India+Country+Report

= -Women Officers are allowed in noncombat roles in the military. -India is 10.5 hours ahead of Washington D.C. = "Where to Visit" -Taj Mahal, i would visit there because it was built in the year 1648 by nearly 20 thousand workers.
 * “Did You Know?”

-Umaid Bhawan Palace,I would visit there because its biggest private resendice in the world

General History: **The Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent from 3300 to 1300 BC witch, was the first major civilization in India. A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture developed in the Matur Harappan period. the bronz//e// civilization collapsed at the beginning of the second millennium and was followed by the Iron Age//.// This extended over much of the Indo-Gangetic plains and which witnessed the rise of major polities known as the Mahajanapadas. India had a civilization since 2500 B.C., when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade this** **civilization declined around 1500 B.C. probably due to ecological changes. Islam spread across the Indian subcontinent over a period of 500 years. In the 10th and 11th centuries, Turks and Afghans invaded India and established sultanates in Delhi. In the early 16th century, descendants of Genghis Khan swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal (Mogul) Dynasty, which lasted for 200 years. From the 11th to the 15th centuries, southern India was dominated by Hindu Chola and Vijayanagar Dynasties. During this time, the two systems--the prevailing Hindu and Muslim--mingled, leaving lasting cultural influences on each other.**

Fast Facts: Name of Leader- Pratibha Population- 1,156,897,766 Size in Square Miles- 3,387,263 Languages Spoken- Hindi, Bengali Compared to Us- One/Third the Size Income-3,100 Percent below Proverty- 25%

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