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=Basic Info= | =Basic Info= | ||
==Country Name== | ==Country Name== | ||
| − | + | The Republic of [[India]] | |
==What the People are Called== | ==What the People are Called== | ||
| − | + | Indian | |
==Ethnic Groups== | ==Ethnic Groups== | ||
| + | [[India]] has more than 2000 ethnic groups and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages (Indo-Aryan – a branch of the larger Indo-European language group –, Dravidian, Austroasiatic, and Tibeto-Burman) as well as a language isolate (the Nihali language spoken in parts of Maharashtra). [[India]]'s castism history is extremely complex; nevertheless, distinct racial divisions between peoples still exist as established by modern anthropologists, despite the fact that the national Census of [[India]] does not recognize racial or ethnic groups within [[India]], but recognizes many of the tribal groups as Scheduled Castes and Tribes. | ||
| + | The Indian caste [[system]] describes the [[system]] of social stratification and severe social restrictions in [[India]] in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed jātis or castes. Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname). | ||
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| + | The Indian caste [[system]] involves four castes and outcasted social groups. Caste barriers have mostly broken down in large cities, though they persist in rural areas of the country, where 72% of [[India]]'s population resides. | ||
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| + | For a detailed diagram of ethnic groups in [[India]] go [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Ethnic_groups_of_India here] for more information. | ||
==U.S. Embassy== | ==U.S. Embassy== | ||
| − | + | U.S. Embassy in [[India]] | |
| + | Shantipath, Chanakyapuri | ||
| + | New Delhi – 110021 | ||
| + | Tel: 091-011-24198000 | ||
| + | Fax: 091-011-24198407 | ||
| + | Email: NDAdopt@State.gov | ||
| + | Internet: newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ | ||
==Canadian Embassy== | ==Canadian Embassy== | ||
| + | 7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri | ||
| + | New Delhi 110 021, [[India]] | ||
| + | ==Currency== | ||
| − | + | Indian Rupee | |
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==Time Zone== | ==Time Zone== | ||
| + | IST (UTC+05:30) Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+05:30) | ||
==Phone/Internet Information== | ==Phone/Internet Information== | ||
| − | + | * Calling code +91 | |
| − | + | * ISO 3166 code IN | |
| − | + | * Internet TLD .in other TLDs | |
==Major Languages Spoken== | ==Major Languages Spoken== | ||
| − | + | [[India]] is home to two major language families: Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the population) and Dravidian (24%). Other languages spoken in [[India]] come from the Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families. [[India]] has no national language. Hindi, with the largest number of speakers, is the official language of the government. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a "subsidiary official language"; it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. Each state and union territory has one or more official languages, and the constitution recognises in particular 21 "scheduled languages". The Constitution of [[India]] recognises 212 scheduled tribal groups which together constitute about 7.5% of the country's population.[266] The 2001 census reported that Hinduism, with over 800 million adherents (80.5% of the population), was the largest religion in [[India]]; it is followed by Islam (13.4%), Christianity (2.3%), Sikhism (1.9%), Buddhism (0.8%), Jainism (0.4%), Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and the Bahá'í Faith.[267] [[India]] has the world's largest Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Zoroastrian, and Bahá'í populations, and has the third-largest Muslim population and the largest Muslim population for a non-Muslim majority country. | |
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==Major holidays== | ==Major holidays== | ||
| + | ::Jan 1 New Year's Day Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jan 7 Guru Govind Singh Jayanti Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jan 14 Pongal Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jan 14 Makar Sankranti Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jan 14 Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jan 26 Republic Day Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jan 31 Chinese New Year Observance | ||
| + | ::Feb 4 Vasant Panchami Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Feb 14 Guru Ravidas Jayanti Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Feb 14 Valentine's Day Observance | ||
| + | ::Feb 19 Shivaji Jayanti Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Feb 24 Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Feb 27 Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Mar 16 Dolyatr Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Mar 16 Holika Dahana Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Mar 17 Dolyatra Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Mar 31 Chaitra Sukhladi Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Apr 8 Rama Navami Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Apr 13 Mahavir Jayanti Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Apr 14 Vaisakhi Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Apr 14 Ambedkar Jayanti Observance | ||
| + | ::Apr 15 First day of Passover Observance | ||
| + | ::Apr 15 Mesadi/Vaisakhadi Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Apr 17 Maundy Thursday Observance, Christian | ||
| + | ::Apr 18 Good Friday Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Apr 20 Easter Day Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::May 1 May Day Observance | ||
| + | ::May 9 Birthday of Ravindranath Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::May 11 Mother's Day Observance | ||
| + | ::May 13 Hazarat Ali's Birthday Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::May 14 Buddha Purnima/Vesak Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jun 15 Father's Day Observance | ||
| + | ::Jun 29 Rath Yatra Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jul 25 Jamat U-Vida Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Jul 30 Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar Muslim, Common Local holidays | ||
| + | ::Aug 3 Friendship Day Observance | ||
| + | ::Aug 10 Raksha Bandhan Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Aug 15 Independence Day Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Aug 15 Thanksgiving Day Observance | ||
| + | ::Aug 17 Janmashtami Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Aug 18 Parsi New Year Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Aug 29 Ganesh Chaturthi Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Sep 7 Onam Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 1 Maha Saptami Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 2 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 2 Maha Ashtami Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 3 Dussehra (Maha Navami) Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 5 Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 6 Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 11 Karaka Chaturthi Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 22 Naraka Chaturdasi Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 23 Diwali/Deepavali Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 24 Govardhan Puja Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 25 Bhai Duj Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 29 Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Oct 31 Halloween Observance | ||
| + | ::Nov 4 Muharram/Ashura Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Nov 6 Guru Nanak Jayanti Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Nov 24 Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Dec 12 First Day of Hanukkah Observance | ||
| + | ::Dec 24 Last day of Hanukkah Observance | ||
| + | ::Dec 24 Christmas Eve Restricted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Dec 25 Christmas Gazetted Holiday | ||
| + | ::Dec 31 New Year's Eve Observance, Christian | ||
| + | Source: [http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ Public Holidays India] | ||
| + | Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India Wikipedia India] | ||
| + | Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Ethnic_groups_of_India Ethnic groups India - Wikipedia] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 29 December 2014
Source: flickr.com.
Contents
Basic Info
Country Name
The Republic of India
What the People are Called
Indian
Ethnic Groups
India has more than 2000 ethnic groups and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages (Indo-Aryan – a branch of the larger Indo-European language group –, Dravidian, Austroasiatic, and Tibeto-Burman) as well as a language isolate (the Nihali language spoken in parts of Maharashtra). India's castism history is extremely complex; nevertheless, distinct racial divisions between peoples still exist as established by modern anthropologists, despite the fact that the national Census of India does not recognize racial or ethnic groups within India, but recognizes many of the tribal groups as Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
The Indian caste system describes the system of social stratification and severe social restrictions in India in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed jātis or castes. Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname).
The Indian caste system involves four castes and outcasted social groups. Caste barriers have mostly broken down in large cities, though they persist in rural areas of the country, where 72% of India's population resides.
For a detailed diagram of ethnic groups in India go here for more information.
U.S. Embassy
U.S. Embassy in India Shantipath, Chanakyapuri New Delhi – 110021 Tel: 091-011-24198000 Fax: 091-011-24198407 Email: NDAdopt@State.gov Internet: newdelhi.usembassy.gov/
Canadian Embassy
7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110 021, India
Currency
Indian Rupee
Time Zone
IST (UTC+05:30) Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+05:30)
Phone/Internet Information
- Calling code +91
- ISO 3166 code IN
- Internet TLD .in other TLDs
Major Languages Spoken
India is home to two major language families: Indo-Aryan (spoken by about 74% of the population) and Dravidian (24%). Other languages spoken in India come from the Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families. India has no national language. Hindi, with the largest number of speakers, is the official language of the government. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a "subsidiary official language"; it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. Each state and union territory has one or more official languages, and the constitution recognises in particular 21 "scheduled languages". The Constitution of India recognises 212 scheduled tribal groups which together constitute about 7.5% of the country's population.[266] The 2001 census reported that Hinduism, with over 800 million adherents (80.5% of the population), was the largest religion in India; it is followed by Islam (13.4%), Christianity (2.3%), Sikhism (1.9%), Buddhism (0.8%), Jainism (0.4%), Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and the Bahá'í Faith.[267] India has the world's largest Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Zoroastrian, and Bahá'í populations, and has the third-largest Muslim population and the largest Muslim population for a non-Muslim majority country.
Major holidays
- Jan 1 New Year's Day Restricted Holiday
- Jan 7 Guru Govind Singh Jayanti Restricted Holiday
- Jan 14 Pongal Restricted Holiday
- Jan 14 Makar Sankranti Restricted Holiday
- Jan 14 Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad Gazetted Holiday
- Jan 26 Republic Day Gazetted Holiday
- Jan 31 Chinese New Year Observance
- Feb 4 Vasant Panchami Restricted Holiday
- Feb 14 Guru Ravidas Jayanti Restricted Holiday
- Feb 14 Valentine's Day Observance
- Feb 19 Shivaji Jayanti Restricted Holiday
- Feb 24 Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti Restricted Holiday
- Feb 27 Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri Gazetted Holiday
- Mar 16 Dolyatr Gazetted Holiday
- Mar 16 Holika Dahana Restricted Holiday
- Mar 17 Dolyatra Restricted Holiday
- Mar 31 Chaitra Sukhladi Restricted Holiday
- Apr 8 Rama Navami Gazetted Holiday
- Apr 13 Mahavir Jayanti Gazetted Holiday
- Apr 14 Vaisakhi Restricted Holiday
- Apr 14 Ambedkar Jayanti Observance
- Apr 15 First day of Passover Observance
- Apr 15 Mesadi/Vaisakhadi Restricted Holiday
- Apr 17 Maundy Thursday Observance, Christian
- Apr 18 Good Friday Gazetted Holiday
- Apr 20 Easter Day Restricted Holiday
- May 1 May Day Observance
- May 9 Birthday of Ravindranath Restricted Holiday
- May 11 Mother's Day Observance
- May 13 Hazarat Ali's Birthday Restricted Holiday
- May 14 Buddha Purnima/Vesak Gazetted Holiday
- Jun 15 Father's Day Observance
- Jun 29 Rath Yatra Restricted Holiday
- Jul 25 Jamat U-Vida Restricted Holiday
- Jul 30 Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar Muslim, Common Local holidays
- Aug 3 Friendship Day Observance
- Aug 10 Raksha Bandhan Restricted Holiday
- Aug 15 Independence Day Gazetted Holiday
- Aug 15 Thanksgiving Day Observance
- Aug 17 Janmashtami Gazetted Holiday
- Aug 18 Parsi New Year Restricted Holiday
- Aug 29 Ganesh Chaturthi Restricted Holiday
- Sep 7 Onam Restricted Holiday
- Oct 1 Maha Saptami Restricted Holiday
- Oct 2 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Gazetted Holiday
- Oct 2 Maha Ashtami Restricted Holiday
- Oct 3 Dussehra (Maha Navami) Gazetted Holiday
- Oct 5 Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha Gazetted Holiday
- Oct 6 Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha Gazetted Holiday
- Oct 11 Karaka Chaturthi Restricted Holiday
- Oct 22 Naraka Chaturdasi Restricted Holiday
- Oct 23 Diwali/Deepavali Gazetted Holiday
- Oct 24 Govardhan Puja Restricted Holiday
- Oct 25 Bhai Duj Restricted Holiday
- Oct 29 Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) Restricted Holiday
- Oct 31 Halloween Observance
- Nov 4 Muharram/Ashura Gazetted Holiday
- Nov 6 Guru Nanak Jayanti Gazetted Holiday
- Nov 24 Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day Restricted Holiday
- Dec 12 First Day of Hanukkah Observance
- Dec 24 Last day of Hanukkah Observance
- Dec 24 Christmas Eve Restricted Holiday
- Dec 25 Christmas Gazetted Holiday
- Dec 31 New Year's Eve Observance, Christian
Source: Public Holidays India Source: Wikipedia India Source: Ethnic groups India - Wikipedia
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