India, also known as the Republic of India, is placed in the south part of the Asian continent. This area is also known as the subcontinent of India consisting of 6 countries, namely, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. India is the seventh largest and the second most populous country in the whole world. India is bordered by Pakistan on the west, China, Nepal, Bhutan on the north east, Burma and Bangladesh to the east, Arabian sea on the south west and the bay of Bengal in the south east. India's Andaman & Nicobar Islands shares a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
The word Bharath is the officially recognized name for India. The name Bharath has been derived from the well known Emperor of ancient India. India is a parliamentary republic with a multi party system. Indian National Congress, Bharathiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India are some of the known national parties. There are more than 40 regional parties which have been recognized here.
Elections in India
Parliamentary elections are supposed to take place every 5 years and the first General Elections were held in 1951/52.But when there is a no confidence vote or when the ruling party loses majority in Lok Sabha, new General Elections are announced. So General elections have been held as many as16 general elections till now, namely,
First General Elections - 1951 / 52
Second General Elections - 1957
Third General Elections - 1962
Fourth General Elections - 1967
Fifth General Elections - 1971
Sixth General Elections - 1977
Seventh General Elections - 1980
Eighth General Elections - 1984 / 85
Ninth General Elections - 1989
Tenth General Elections - 1991
Eleventh General Elections - 1996
Twelfth General Elections - 1998
Thirteenth General Elections - 1999
Fourteenth General Elections - 2004
Fifteenth General Elections - 2009
Sixteenth General Elections - 2014
Cultural Heritage of India
India is known for its Cultural history and the Art and Architecture spanning more than 4500 years. It is said that during the Vedic period c1700 to 500 BCE foundations for the philosophy, literature and mythology of the Hindu Religion were laid and many of those are still prevalent namely, Karma, Dharma, Yoga , Moksha etc. Not only Hinduism, you can also find other major religions in India like Sikhism, Islam, Jainism and Christianity.
Works of Architecture found in India are mostly of the Mughal Architecture, South Indian Architecture, Vernacular Architecture, Indo Islamic Architecture
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