INDIAN

CONSTITUTION

The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan,

China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest
mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of
the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests
and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches .

 5,000 year old civilization

325 languages spoken 1,652
dialects
18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline

 Parliamentary form of Government

Secular democratic constitution

Worlds largest democracy since 55

years

4th largest economy

Fastest growing IT super power

Indian Railways ,the biggest employer

in the world.

HISTORY

 India's history goes back to

3,200 BC when Hinduism was
first founded. Buddhism,
Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism.
Zoroashtrianism, Christianity
and Islam all exist within the
country today.

THE TRINITY

GeneratesBrahma
Observes-Vishnu
Destroys-Shiva

The Great Indian Epics

Ramaya
na first
The

Indian epic

Mahabharat
Longest
a Epic in
world literature
with 100,000

Indus Valley Civilization- one

of the worlds first great
urban civilizations.

Harappa Civilization- 2700B

Worlds first university in

Takshila 700 B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of
medicine known to humans
Sanskrit Language most suitable
for computer software

Yoga- Made in India

Origin 5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC 300 AD

Origin of Martial arts 200 BC

Kalarippaya

 1700s BRITISH INVASION

15th August , 1947

Indian Independence

26th January , 1950

Republic- India

National Emblem

Truth alone
triumphs

NATIONAL ANIMAL

National Bird Peacock

National Flower - Lotus

Great Indian
Personalities

Aryabhatta

Invented the Zero

Mahatma Gandhi

Father of the nation

Embodiment of Non- Violence

Swami Vivekananda

Champion of humanitarianism

Ramanujam

Great Indian Mathematician

Postulated and proved 3,542
theorems

Rabindranath Tagore

1913 Nobel Prize in Literature

C.V Raman

1930 - Nobel Laureate in Physics

Work on scattering of light and
Raman effect

Mother Teresa

1979 Nobel Prize in Peace

Har Gobind Khorana

1968 - Nobel Laureate in Medicine

Work on interpretation of the genetic

Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

1983 - Nobel Laureate in Physics

Work on structure and evolution of

DANCE FORMS

45 folk dances

7 Classical Dance forms

7 Classical Dance forms

Bharata Natyam

Kathak

Kathakali

Kuchipudi

Manipuri

Mohini Attam

Odissi

More than 15 vocal forms

More than 60 music

instruments

India - Gods own country

Celebrates more than 65
festivals

Places of historic importance

Tirumala - Tirupati
Worlds richest temple

Saint Thomas Cathedral

Statue of Virgin Mary brought from
Portugal in 1543

The Golden Temple

Jamma Masjid
The biggest mosque in India

Thousand pillar temple

Gateway of India

Jantar Mantar 1716

Modernistic structures to observe the
movement of stars

Mysore Palace
Illuminated by 97,000 light bulbs

Buddha Statue
Largest monolithic statue in Asia

Dal Lake
Jewel in the crown of Kashmir

The Taj Mahal

Calcutta City of joy

Cherrapunji
Wettest place on earth

India is,the cradle of the human race,the

birthplace of human speech, the mother of
history,the grandmother of legend, and the
great grand mother of tradition.Our most
valuable and most instructive materials in
the history of man are treasured up in India
only.
-Mark Twain
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us
how to count, without which no worthwhile
scientific discovery could have been made.
-Albert Einstein

Jai Hind
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List of Union Territories In India:

1.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2.Chandigarh
3.Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4.Daman and Diu
5.Lakshadweep
6.National Capital Territory of Delhi
7.Puducherry

Districts in Karntaka
1

Bagalkot

16

Gulbarga

Bangalore Rural

17

Hassan

Bangalore Urban

18

Haveri

Belgaum

19

Kodagu

Bellary

20

Kolar

Bidar

21

Koppal

Bijapur

22

Mandya

Chamraj Nagar

23

Mysore

Chikballapur

24

Ramnagara

10

Chickmagalur

25

Raichur

11

Chitradurga

26

Shimoga

12

Dakshina Kannada

27

Tumkur

13

Davanagere

28

Karwar (Uttara Kannada)

14

Dharwad

29

Udupi

15

Gadag

30

Yadgir

Constitution
Government

The People

64

1.What Is Constitution Anyway?

CONSTITUTION

THE PEOPLE

GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATIVE

Makes Laws

JUDICIARY

Interprets Laws

EXECUTIVE

Enforces Laws
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6.What Is The constitution of India?

Both
(ii) Structure
features of
areConstitution
listed below:of India:-

Constitution of India
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles
Preamble

Parts 25

Fundamental
Duties

Articles 450

Amendments 97

Schedules 12

Appendices 2

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Parallel state structure

Formal political structure of the states
parallels that of the national government
national
state
President
Governor
Prime Minister Chief Minister
Parliament
Assembly
Supreme Court High Court

The President of India

Head of the State
Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
elected by an electoral college
national Parliament
state legislature

5-year terms
can be reelected

The legislature
Parliamentary system of government
the executive authority is responsible to the
Parliament

The legislature
bicameral Parliament
Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
Lok Sabha (House of the People)

Rajya Sabha (Council of States)

The Upper House

Upper House
Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
not more than 250 members
12 are nominated by the President of India
the rest are indirectly elected
by state Legislative Assemblies

The Council of States can not be dissolved

members have terms of 6 years
1/3 members retire at end of every 2nd year

Lok Sabha
House of the
People

Lower House
Lok Sabha (House of the People)
545 members
2 are appointed by the President of India
the rest are directly elected from single-member
districts

5-year terms unless dissolved

Lok Sabha elects its presiding officer
the Speaker

Lok Sabha
Elections held at least every 5 years
Prime Minister may call elections earlier
543 single-member districts of roughly equal
population
party nomination
1st-past-the-post
winner-take-all

womens share

The Judiciary
Fundamental contradiction in constitution
principle of parliamentary sovereignty
principle of judicial review

The Judiciary
judiciary tries to preserve the constitutions
basic structure
to ensure that legislation conforms with the
intent of the constitution
parliament tries to assert its right to amend
the constitution