India - Phisiography

Phisiography Divisions

         5 phisiographic divisions

• Northern Mountains
• Northern Great Plains
• Peninsular Plateaus
• Coastal Plains
• Islands

India - Location

India - a subcontinent:

• due to diverse characteristics
• Indian subcontinent includes, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Afghanistan, Nepal & Bhutan

World map & India Map

Have a look at the world map and the india and be thorough with the countries and states..

Check out the photos..

Vedangas, Upavedas & Puranas

Vedangas:

       - limbs of veda
       - for understanding & studying vedas
       - 6 vedangas

1. Shiksha - phonetics & phonology
2. Kalpa - rituals
3. Vyakarna - Grammer
4. Nirukta - Etymology (Origin of words & change of meaning)
5. Chands - Meter (syllables & padas)
6. Jyotisha - Astronomy

Ancient History

Vedas

Vishnu purana - original veda
by Veda vyasa ( believed to be an avatar of Lord Vishnu)
Four vedas in order are

1. Rig veda        - oldest, related to hymes
2. Yajur veda     - rituals & astronomy
3. Sama veda     - songs of praise, music
4. Atharva veda - spells, incantations & charms

Divisions:

Four division in vedas

1. Samhita
2. Bhramana
3. Aranyaka
4. Upanisads

Facts

Facts:

• Vatican city - smallest independent state
• Nauru - smallest republic
• 265 Popes till date, present - Benedict XVI
• Sunray takes 8.311 minutes to reach Earth
• Speed of light is 3*10⁸ m/s
• So, Distance b/w Sun & Earth = 8.311*60*3*10⁸  = 1.496*10¹¹  m
• Temperature of Earth increases by 0.7°C every year
• Ocean currents are measured in Sverdrup (Sv)
• Man booker prize is the highest prize for writers
• Only book that tells the history of Jammu & kashmir - Rajatarangini by Kalhana
• Greenwich mean time (GMT) is calculated at 0° longitude
• Calculation of time from 0° is by using the formula

                             Time lag / leag = longitude * 4 in seconds
                             Leads if longitude in east / Lags if longitude in west

• There are 13 time zones in Russia
• Fastest Supercomputer is 'IBM Sequoia' which overtook ' K computer'
• Higgs boson have a mass of  125 125 GeV/c² 
• Mausynram (India) is the wettest place in the World

Introduction

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