Indianism

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT MAHATMA GANDHI Title of “Mahatma” or “Great soul” was given by Rabindranath Tagore . According to a popular anecdote, when Gandhiji visited Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan in the year 1915, he greeted him with a 'Namaste Gurudev'. On hearing this, Tagore's reply was, "If I am Gurudev, you are Mahatma". Since then Mahatma, which means a great soul, has become popular as his first name. ' Father of the Nation ' might not have been officially accorded by the Indian Government, but it still has come to be associated with him. The origin of the term dates back to a radio address by  Subhas Chandra Bose  on Singapore radio on July 6, 1944 as the Indian National Army that was headed by him started its march in Delhi. He was  nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 5 times.  However, he was not awarded with it and the committee regrets not giving him the Nobel Peace Prize to this day. Also, this  award cannot be given posthumously.

"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only." These are not our words. These are the  words of the great Mark Twain.  Time for Part 3 of Jugaadu Indians: As they say-"Images Speak Louder than Words",I let you all judge are we Indians actually jugaddu! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Broken Headlight,Here's Brand New One! 2.Low on Electricity,Why Not Use Gas! 3.Why Not Put Your Webcam To Good Use! 4.Broken Lock,Why Not Use Homemade One? 5.Homemade Stove! 7.Indian Vr! Exclusively Preorder on this Blog! Comment To Buy One!

Lets visit some Indian National Symbols Shall we? National Emblem The Emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Emperor Ashoka the Great, erected the capital to mark the spot where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha was founded. In the original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharmacakra). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Flag The Indian flag was designed as a symbol of freedom. The flag is a horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom.

Indian Flag of India Languages Languages of India , including: Assamese   Bengali Bodo Chhattisgarhi Dogri English Gujarati Hindi Kashmiri Kannada Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Rajasthani Sanskrit Santhali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Tulu Urdu Religion Predominantly: Hinduism Jainism (historical) Minorities: Islam Christianity Sikhism Buddhism Jainism Zoroastrianism Judaism Bahá'í Irreligion Related ethnic groups Indian diaspora Indians  are the people who are the nationals or citizens of India, the second most populous nation containing 17.50% of the world's population. "Indian" refers to nationality, but not ethnicity or language. The Indian nationality consists of many regional ethno-linguistic groups, reflecting the rich and complex history of India. India hosts all major ethnic groups found in the Indian Subcontinent. The  diaspora  populations with Indian ancestry, as