Unique India

1. India - The World's largest democracy. Effective processes when implemented rightly ensure that freedom thrives unhindered. (Process)

2. The Indian Railway - The World's largest people carrier. It has successfully integrated people, process and technology to transport as many as four billion travelers every year.

3. The White Revolution - The Milk revolution demonstrated the focus of a nation struggling to become self-reliant. It transformed the nation from one with a perennial shortage to a major exporter.

4. The Khardung-La Pass - At 18,380 Feet above sea level, the is the highest motor-able road in the world. Closed due to bad weather for most of the year, the pass is re-opened only for 5 months.

5. The Dabbawallahs - The dababawallas of Mumbai have been in business for over 100 years, operating at a six sigma level of efficiency with technology as simple as pen and paper. (Optimization)

6. The Howrah Bridge - Built in 1943, this bridge in Kolkata was an innovative slant on traditional bridge-building. It remains one of the longest and most famous cantilever bridges in the world. (Innovation)

7. The World Guru - India has the largest talent pool of the engineers in the world with more on the way just the engine to propel a focused nation to take it's rightful place in the world economy. (Focus)

8. Ayurveda - Over 6000 years old Ayurveda, literally meaning knowledge of the life is a comprehensive approach to medicine incorporating an integrated holistic model. (Integration)

9. The Zero - The concept of zero resulted from responsive approach to mathematics that encompassed both abstraction and reality and led to everything from finance to modern science. (Responsiveness)

10. The Chess Game - The game of chess originated as a study of strategy and tactics - a controlled yet involving way of practicing the art of warfare without having indulge in one. (Strategy)

11. The Kalaripyattu - The oldest continuously practiced martial art form in the world. It emphasizes agility and flexibility, the key disciplines later incorporated in all martial arts. (Flexibility)

12. Indian Cinema - India makes more movies than any other country in thw world with it's share of popular and critically acclaimed cinema. This industry sales both fantasy and reality successfully. (Experience).

The ancient land of India portrays a landscape of vibrant cultural heritage and spiritual mysticism. This particular section takes you to a journey through the fascinating lanes of the country, which reflect its numerous national traits.

The name India is derived from Indus, which is derived from the Old Persian word Hindu, from Sanskrit Sindhu, the historic local appellation for the Indus River. The ancient Greeks referred to the Indians as Indoi, the people of the Indus. The Constitution of India and common usage in various Indian languages also recognise Bharat as an official name of equal status. The name Bharat is derived from the name of the legendary king Bharata in Hindu scriptures. Hindustan , originally a Persian word for “Land of the Hindus” referring to northern India, is also occasionally used as a synonym for all of India.




India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also Official names of India), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.18 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.Mainland India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east; and it is bordered by Pakistan to the west;[note] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, its Andaman and Nicobar Islands are also in the vicinity of the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea, and in the Andaman Sea India also shares a maritime border with Thailand.[18] India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometres.


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