I Love you India

1. Largest democracy in the world
2. Has the biggest film industry in the world
3. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero
4. India has the most post offices in the world
5. The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC
6. Ayurveda is the earliest known school of medicine 2500 years ago
7. The word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH
8. India is home to several major rivers, including the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Yamuna
9. Indian's contribute just 1 ton of C02 per capita as opposed to 9 for UK and 20 for USA
10. The main religion Hinduism believes in One Supreme God projecting as many different Deities

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Do You know Traffic Rules, No!! Read this

BASIC RULES OF THE ROAD:
Keep left allowing the vehicles from the opposite direction to pass.
Give way to all traffic on your right, especially at road junctions and round abouts.
While turning left or right, give way to vehicles going straight.
While turning left, keep to the left side of the road and turn close to the left side of the road to which you enter.
Slow down at road junctions, inteRsections and pedestrian crossings. You must also slow down near school zones, temple areas etc., where a lot of pedestrians and vehicle traffic move. Signal before you make any manoeuvre indicating your intention so that the other road useRs can adjust accordingly.
Always use a helmet if you are driving a two-wheeler and always see that when you use the helmet, the strap is fixed properly.
Stick to the speed limit and remember that speed limit is related to the traffic condition.
Remember that the stopping distance of your vehicle depends on the speed at which you are driving.
If you are driving at 40 Kms. per hour, the braking distance would be 22 mts. But if you are driving at 60 Kms. per hour, the braking distance will be 42 mts.
Keep adequate distance from the vehicle ahead to avoid collision.
Yellow lines should not be crossed, even while over-taking.
At road junctions or inteRsections, do not park the vehicle beyond the stop line.
Remember that at pedestrian crossings, the pedestrian has the right of way.
At the signal, do not stop your vehicle on the Pedestrian Crossing but stop it within the stop line.
Two wheeleRs are meant only for two. Do not carry children additionally.
Do not start on the amber light. Wait for the green.
Overtake only on the right side and do not overtake on bridges, narrow roads, junctions, school zones and pedestrian crossings. Do not overtake when one vehicle is already overtaking the vehicle which you want to overtake.
Never drive in a zig-zag manner.
You can observe all the above only if you are patient, considerate and careful.
KNOW YOUR SIGNS :- In the world of communications, signs form a vital part. Traffic signs are an integral part of the system of safeguard for the safety of road users. Traffic signs may be classified into three categories:-
Mandatory signs :-
They are also known as regulatory signs. All mandatory signs are indicated in a circular form and they have to be followed compulsorily.
Cautionary signs :-
These are meant for your safety. These are given in triangular form.
Information signs : -
These signs are those which provide information to help you. They are in Blue Color in square shape. MANDATORY SIGNS :-
Violation of these traffic signs, which denote a specific traffic regulation is a legal offence under Section 119 of Motor Vehicle Act.
Speed limit, stop and give way signs are the most important of these signs. The other major signs relate to prohibiting entry or turn and permitting entry or turn only in one direction. No parking signs and signs relating to No stopping or standing and No ‘U’ turn, No entry etc. should be observed scrupulously and violation of these signs would affect the road useRs by creating jam and accidents. CAUTIONARY SIGNS :- Signs denoting Pedestrian crossing, School zones and InteRsections are the most important among the cautionary signs. As already pointed out in the pedestrian crossing, the pedestrian has the right of way and you should not proceed when the pedestrian is crossing nor should you stop the vehicle on the pedestrian crossing hindering his movement. In school zones, you have to drive very cautiously and reduce the speed since any time a boy or girl can run or dart across

Indian Culture - Hamari Sabhyata

The term culture refers to a state of intellectual development or manners. The social and political forces that influence the growth of a human being is defined as culture.
Indian culture is rich and diverse and as a result unique in its very own way. Our manners, way of communicating with one another, etc are one of the important components of our culture. Even though we have accepted modern means of living, improved our lifestyle, our values and beliefs still remain unchanged. A person can change his way of clothing, way of eating and living but the rich values in a person always remains unchanged because they are deeply rooted within our hearts, mind, body and soul which we receive from our culture.
Indian culture treats guests as god and serves them and takes care of them as if they are a part and parcel of the family itself. Even though we don’t have anything to eat, the guests are never left hungry and are always looked after by the members of the family. Elders and the respect for elders is a major component in Indian culture. Elders are the driving force for any family and hence the love and respect for elders comes from within and is not artificial. An individual takes blessings from his elders by touching their feet. Elders drill and pass on the Indian culture within us as we grow.
“Respect one another” is another lesson that is taught from the books of Indian culture. All people are alike and respecting one another is ones duty. In foreign countries the relation between the boss and the employee is like a master and slave and is purely monetary whereas in Indian culture the relation between the boss and the employee is more like homely relations unlike foreign countries.

Helpful nature is another striking feature in our Indian culture. Right from our early days of childhood we are taught to help one another in need of help and distress. If not monetary then at least in kind or non-monetary ways.
Indian culture tells us to multiply and distribute joy and happiness and share sadness and pain. It tells us that by all this we can develop co-operation and better living amongst ourselves and subsequently make this world a better place to live in.
Even though India is a country of various religions and caste our culture tells us just one thing 'phir bhi dil hai hidustani '.

Namaste or Pranam --How we greet each other in India.
To greet a friend or another Indian, We join our hands (palms together), bow down in front of the other person, and say Namaste, Namaskar, or Pranam.

The Lord dwells in the heart of every human being. This joining of hands symbolizes the meeting of two souls, our real self actually meets Itself. This signifies reverent Salutations and Unity of Souls.

Bowing down & joining hands symbolizes humility and also makes us humble. Thus when we joins our hands and say Namaskar, we actually see the Lord in the other persons and believe, "I bow with deep respects to the all-loving, all-powerful and omnipresent (present everywhere) Lord in you."

Jaipur Terror Picture

New Delhi: Police have released sketches of the man who they claim bought the nine cycles used in the Jaipur blasts on Tuesday.
The sketch was of a 25-year-old man of medium height. The sketch of the suspect was made on the basis of descriptions given by the owner of the shop who sold the suspect all the bicycles.
Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria was quoted by news agency PTI as saying that several people might have been involved in planting the bombs and the number may be more or less than nine teams. He was further quoted as saying that two shops were identified in the walled city where from the terrorists bought cycles used in the explosions.
A rickshaw puller identified as Vijay, injured in the blasts, was being questioned as he claimed that a lady had approached him for hire to carry a new cycle to an area near Hawa Mahal, one of the sites of the terror attack, about 45 minutes before the blasts.
The rickshaw puller is undergoing treatment in hospital.
Top police officials confirm that RDX and ammonium nitrate were used in the blasts and the bombs were filled with ball bearings and nails. An alarm clock circuit was rigged to the bombs.
Eight persons were picked up for questioning for their suspected role in the serial blasts.
Authorities on Wednesday clamped curfew in 15 areas as a precautionary measure. Those picked up for interrogation included a man who was injured in the blasts.
Police have yet to name any specific group as being responsible for the blasts. However, Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje and Union Minister of State for Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal have said that a "neighbouring country is responsible" for the blasts that rocked the city on Tuesday. Neither of the two took any country's name.
However, initial investigations are pointing to the involvement of Bangladesh-based Harkut-ul Jihadi Islami (HuJI).

Bharat ki Aan/Maan/Shaan India Gate

The India Gate is a war memorial in New Delhi commemorating the Indian dead of the First World War. The India Gate today also houses the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Amar Jawan Jyoti.


Situated on the Rajpath in [New Delhi]], the India Gate was originally called the All India War Memorial is a monument built by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan Wars. The foundation stone was laid on 10 February 1921 by the Duke of Connaught. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls. It was completed in 1931. The 42 metre tall India Gate is situated such that many important roads spread out from it. Traffic passing around India Gate used to be continuous until the roads were closed to the public due to terrorist threats. The lawns around Rajpath are thronged by people during the night, when the India Gate is lit up. The India Gate also has some resemblance to the Arc de Triomphe of Paris. Inscribed on top of India Gate in capital letters is the line:
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To the dead of the Indian armies who fell honoured in France and Flanders Mesopotamia and Persia East Africa Gallipoli and elsewhere in the near and the far-east and in sacred memory also of those whose names are recorded and who fell in India or the north-west frontier and during the Third Afghan War.
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It is today one of the most famous monuments in Delhi.

[edit] Amar Jawan Joyti
Burning in a shrine under the arch of India Gate since 1971 is the Amar Jawan Jyoti (the flame of the immortal warrior), which marks the Unknown Soldier's Tomb. The shrine itself is a black marble cenotaph with a rifle placed on its barrel, crested by a soldier's helmet. Each face of the cenotaph has inscribed in gold the words "Amar Jawan" (Immortal Warrior). This cenotaph is itself placed on an edifice which has on its four corners four torches that are perpetually kept alive. It was unveiled on January 26, 1972 by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in the wake of the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Today, it is customary for the President and the Prime Minister, as well as visiting Guests of State, to pay homage at the site on occasions of State ceremonies.