INDIA
Population: 1.1 billion (UN, 2005) Capital: New Delhi Area: 3.1 million square meters. Km (1.2 million sq. Miles), with the exception of Indian Kashmir (100,569 sq. Km / 38,830 sq. M.) Main languages: Hindi, English and another 17 official languages Main religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism Life Expectancy: 62 years (men), 65 years (women) (UN) Monetary unit: 1 Indian rupee = 100 paise
No one, I say, will explore India through any media, and will not find content that involves threat, poverty, violence and unrest. But in order to feel the taste of India, you will get a surprisingly durable image, really removed from the advertising in the media about child genocide or medical cows on television and the Internet. The international media has its own veiling of the true image of India, the sensation of political chaos and terrible religious traditions that cause the outside world to have a predisposed notice of what a chaotic nation is India. By accepting India in its own conditions, seeing the country close and personal, the traveler will receive a large chunk of Indian and British fusion culture. To know India, you must see India. And to better understand the nation, ride the trains, eat food and play cricket, or just talk to the locals of the largest democracy in the world, so that the insider's perspective will have the taste of India as it is.
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
India (20 00 N, 77 00 E) is a colossal South Asian habitat of 3,287,263 km2 with a wide variety of landscapes, such as mountains in the north, Deccan Plain in the south, wide expanses along the Ganges, deserts to the west, and jungles and beaches . Yet the highest point is Kanchenjunga (8,598 m). It seems almost everything is incredibly large in this part of the world, even “diversity”. India ranks as the 7th largest country in terms of area and, as such, its size and location are also key factors for its diverse climate, characterized by temperate in the north due to the Himalayas and tropical monsoon climates. The gigantic nation with the “highest rain” experiences at least three seasons in general: summer (April-May), monsoon (June-October) and winter (November-January).
PEOPLE AND CULTURE
India also does not fall so far in size when it comes to the population, because it is, after all, with such a large territory, the second in the world in terms of population with 1.15 billion people by the end of 2009, immediately after China. The spirituality of people in India is omnipresent and thick in the air, almost wherever you look. Four predominant religions were used: Hinduism (+ 80%), Islam (13.4%), Christianity (2.3%), and Sikhism (1.9%). The reformer practices Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Baha. It is clear that religion did not save its people from poverty, illiteracy, disease, malnutrition, or environmental hazards, when a huge collection of 900,000 people died as the consequences of taking polluted air and water.
Fortunately for any traveler, ENGLISH is a common language, which, I must say, is the second official language in a country with 22 (official languages) after HINDI. Thicker statistics: India is the second country with the most English-speaking people on earth. Surprisingly, in Mumbai there are more than a huge number of languages, more than 200 people. The culture of people can be described in three words: work, prayer and play.
This principle sums up how Indians, who are in the background of interests and duties, always strive for their faith in each task. Thousands of times dedicated to a particular case or goal, no one can doubt it. Indeed, India is a good place to look for knowledge, wisdom and enlightenment. The exoticism of this place creates an image of a feverish dream with moments of charm and oriental mysticism, and then you jump out.
Nowhere is this more like in the coastal cities of Calcutta and Bombay, and now Calcutta and Mumbai, where faithful Hindus perform their religious duties on the banks of the Ganges. On the other hand, the capital of the republic in New Delhi offers a modern thrill with a peaceful collision between new and old, quite obvious with the beauty of the Lotus Temple, Humayun's Tomb, Connaught Place, Akshardham Temple, the Secretariat Building and the Gate of India. While this is fun, leisure time has always been a struggle against roosters and soap operas with normal endless plots and subtitles that are associated with triple cases, abbreviations and amnesia.
POWER AND ATTRACTIVENESS
Being in India is being enchanted. With a magical and somehow illusory landscape that creates a hell of a great return on life at home, India is a great escape for the traveler. In all places there is a certain feeling of energy and unlimited opportunities to enjoy food, sports, television, immediately, and sometimes a bit more. Kolkata or Kolkot are busy and fast, traffic and everything, as in most urban cities such as Mumbai.
Indian cuisine is as diverse and numerous as the regions of the country. The ingredients create identity and differences in regional cuisines, which have special elements that are unique and exclusive to the region, such as vegetables and spices. With the introduction of European cooking methods, Indian cuisine has become sophisticated. A characteristic of Indian cuisine is “thrift”, as a predatory backpack can replenish a cheap street snack for 2 rupees or 20 for a serious rich lunch of dishes in several regional variations, which in its most fundamental sense is puffed rice and potato dish with sweet molasses and sugar, garnished and seasoned with cilantro. And if the traveler wishes to gain this knowledge, have a sandwich with a brain that is really not a delicacy in these parts.
Indian cuisine, especially street food, is not a medium for gloves and hairs, but since the food is fresh and made from scratch and cooked with a crispy crust, hygiene becomes trivial. Similarly, food is like cooking, without the use of basic cutlery.
Spices and yogurts, which come fresh and clean in these parts, are central to Indian cuisine. Rice is a staple with several pulses, such as lentils, peas and grams. The oils used for cooking also vary by region, but are most commonly used for Indian curries - vegetable oil. Indian food can be quite frightening and stingy for both taste buds and traveler's nostrils, and there is one perfect solution that comes in thousands of varieties, such as the Indian gods: desserts. Mango is a “super food” or “super dessert”, but in general, Indian desserts have two categories: dairy and flour. Dairy desserts include the famous Rasbari, Peda, Burfi, etc .; flour-based desserts are Lal Mohan, Malpuwa, Halwa, Ladoo, etc.
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