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India is a Country steeped
in history and diverse culture, which is the second
most populous Country in the world with some 930 million
citizens
Modern India is a rapidly developing Country, nuclear
power, and is forecast to become the worlds third
largest economy after USA and China by the year 2025.
Recent figures for GDP are showing growth of almost
10% per annum
The reasons for this are fairly simple, and as with
China, India possess a wealth of low paid workers,
large land mass containing many natural resources
- but perhaps most important, a wish to succeed, driven
by Government initiatives and the embracing of new
technologies, especially computer hardware, software
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Western students, studying in India offers many benefits,
including cultural exchange, English is widely spoken
everywhere, costs are very cheap by Western standards |
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is a land of lofty mountains and mighty rivers. Extensive
are its plains and no less wide are its plateaus. A
vast land with such varied relief is inhabited by about
950 million people. The country consists of three main
physical divisions. They are the Great Mountains of
the North, the Great Plains of Northern India and the
Great Plateau of Peninsular India. The southern plateau
is flanked by the narrow coastal strips which are a
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Great
Mountains
The mountains extending between the Pamir Plateau
and the Indus river in Kashmir are known as the Karakoram
Mountains. Those between the Indus and the Brahmaputra
are known as the Himalaya, meaning the 'abode of snow'.
The eastern section of these mountains in Arunachal
Pradesh and Sikkim is known as the Eastern Himalaya.
The Karakoram Mountains in the northern
part of Kashmir are the north-western extension of
the Himalaya. K-2, the world's second highest mountain
peak, belongs to this mountain range. The other important
ranges of the Kashmir Himalaya are the Ladakh, the
Zanskar and the Pirpanjal. The northernmost range
of the Himalaya proper is known as the Himadri. Loftiest
Himalayan range contains the world's highest peak
with an elevation of 8,848 metres above sea level.
Some of the other important peaks are Nanga Parbat,
Nanda Devi, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Makalu, Manaslu
and Kanchenjunga.
The Great Plains
To the south of the Great Mountains of the north lie
the plains of Northern India. This region is made
up of alluvium and is extremely level. It extends
roughly about 2500 km east to west.
The Great Plains consists of two river
basins, namely, those of the Indus and the Ganga-Brahmaputra.
The Indus, the Ganga and the Brahamaputra are the
three most important rivers of the Indian sub-continent.
The Indus basin is drained by the river Indus and
its tributaries-the Jhelum, Chenab, Beas, Ravi and
Sutlej. The river Ganga in its lower reaches is joined
by the great Brahmaputra. Together they form the world's
largest delta before their waters flow into the Bay
of Bengal.
The northern part of this Great Plateau
is bounded by the Aravalli range in the west and the
Vindhya to its south. To the north-west of this plateau
lies the Desert of Rajasthan. The western edge of
the Deccan Plateau is called the Western Ghat. These
are formed by the Sahyadri, the Nilgiri, The Annamalai
and the Cardmom Hills. Overlooking the Arabian Sea,
they run parallel to the coast. With an elevation
of 2695 metres about sea level, Anai Mudi in Kerala
is the highest peak of peninsular India. The Eastern
edge of the plateau is known as Eastern Ghats. Both
Western and Eastern Ghats converge at the Nilgiris.
The Deccan Plateau
It is flanked by a narrow coastal plain on the west.
It is broadest in the north where it includes the
plain of Gujarat. In Bombay & Marmagoa, it possesses
two best natural harbours and lagoons and back waters
in Kerala. The eastern coastal strip possesses the
fertile deltas of the Kaveri, Krishna, Godavari and
Mahanadi rivers. The southern part of the east coast
is known as the Coromandel Coast. The coastal strip
in the north merges with the delta of the Ganga Brahmaputra.
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India
has 8 different climate zones, and the only thing
they have in common is monsoon weather, albeit at
differing times of the year. You should check weather
patterns of destinations carefully if you intend to
study in India. The High Commission of India,
London website offers very useful information
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