Encyclopaedia of IndiaPresents information on India in over 270 photographs and 44 maps. This book is divided into two major sections: one is about India in general, and the other is about the states in particular. It covers a range of topics from history, political divisions, people, physical features, climate, forests and wildlife, natural resources, and more. |
Contents
INDIAPOLITICAL | 8 |
INDIAFESTIVALS FAIRS | 26 |
INDIA FORESTS WILDLIFE | 35 |
INDIA NATURAL RESOURCES | 58 |
DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI | 83 |
JHARKHAND | 118 |
MADHYA PRADESH | 136 |
MANIPUR | 146 |
MIZORAM | 156 |
WEST BENGAL | 208 |
SYMBOLS OF INDIA | 216 |
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Agriculture Andaman and Nicobar Andhra Pradesh annual rainfall Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bay of Bengal Bihar birds Brahmaputra cash crops celebrated cent Chandigarh Chhattisgarh climate coal coastal cultivation Daman dance deer Delhi deposits districts Dussehra east eastern Festivals and Fairs Forests and Wildlife Ganga Godavari grown Gujarat Haryana Hills Himalayas Hindu important India industries Jaipur Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala km sq known Kolkata Lake Lakshadweep largest leopard limestone located Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra major Manipur Meghalaya million tonnes mineral Mizoram monsoon mountain Mumbai MYANMAR Nagaland Nagar National Park Natural Resources Nicobar Islands oilseeds Orissa plains Plateau PONDICHERRY population Port Blair production Punjab Rajasthan ranges region rice rivers rocks sambhar Sanctuary season Shiva Sikkim soils southern southwest species sugarcane Tamil Nadu temperatures temple tiger Tourist Places tribal tribes Tripura tropical Union Territory Uttar Pradesh Uttaranchal Valley village Vishakhapatnam West Bengal Western Ghats zone