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Taj Mahal

Ajanta Caves

The first urban civilization on the Indian subcontinent arose around 3300 BCE in the Indus river valley.India subsequently became a hub of ancient trade routes, the seat of vast empires, and a center of cultural innovation and synthesis,whose diverse achievements included the decimal number system,the Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta, and the Taj Mahal. Four of the world's major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism all originated in India, while Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism arrived in the first millennium CE and played an influential role in the formation of the variegated culture of India. In addition, through the transmission of Buddhism and Hinduism, India notably influenced the cultures of South Asia,South-east Asia,and East Asia.

India emerged as a modern democratic nation-state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was characterized by the first large-scale use of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience as a means of social protest. It became a republic in 1950, with the completion of a constitution that guaranteed "liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship." Modern India is a large and complex country that defies easy characterization. On the one hand, it is now the fourth largest economy (PPP) in the world and the second fastest growing economy,having made rapid economic progress in the last ten years, especially in the field of information technology. It has the second largest agricultural output of any country in the world; it is a declared nuclear deterrent state,with an active space program; and it is sometimes spoken of as an emerging superpower.On the other hand, despite these gains, India battles endemic poverty and uneven development. It ranks 122nd in per capita income among the nations of the world, with four-fifths of its population living on less than $2 a day. India also ranks 127th in the 2005 UN human development index and, according to the FAO, has the largest number of undernourished people of any country in the world,which, at 212 million, is a full one-fifth of the population.However, India's overall prognosis is now much improved: with its high rates of growth, its standard of living is expected to rise sharply in the 21st century

India

Indian Emblem
Indian Flag
India (Hindī: भारत Bhārat), officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world.India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres which is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east.India borders Afghanistan and Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean nations of Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia and Thailand.


Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit)Devanāgarī: सत्यमेव जयते
Anthem(s): "Jana Gana Mana

Capital:New Delhi N 77°12′E
Largest city:Mumbai
Official language(s):Hindi, English (Central Govt.)Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gondi, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Maithili, Meitei, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Government:Federal republic
President:A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Prime Minister:Manmohan Singh
Independence:from the UK
- Commonwealth:15 August 1947
- Republic:26 January 1950
Area: - Total 3,287,590 km² (7th)1,269,346 sq mi
- Water (%)9.56
Population: - 2005 estimate 1,103,371,000 (2nd)
- 2001 census 1,027,015,247
- Density 329/km² (31st)852/sq mi
GDP (PPP) :2005 estimate
- Total $3.633 trillion (4th)
- Per capita $3,344 (122nd)
HDI (2003) 0.602 (127th) – medium
Currency Rupee (Rs.1) (INR)
Time zone :IST (UTC+5:30)
- Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC+5:30)

Etymology
Main article: Origin of India's name
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 Constitution of India and common usage recognise Bharat Ganrajya , as an official name; The Republic of India is also recognized with equal status. A second name, Hindustan (Persian: Land of the Hindus) has been used since the twelfth century, although its contemporary use is unevenly applied. Bharat is derived from the mythical king Bharat, who is said to have ruled over the landmass known as Bharatavarsha, the Sanskrit name for India. India is a Greek version of the name lying east of the river Indus, known as Sindhu in Sanskrit and Sind in Persian. Hindustan is the name given by Persians to those who lived in the land east of the river Indus (Sindhu), or Hind in short. In general, the three names Bharata, Hindustan and India are used interchangeably. India is one of a very small number of civilizational states in the world.

National symbols of India
Flag
Tiranga
Emblem
Sarnath Lion
Anthem
"Jana Gana Mana"
Song
"Vandē Mātaram"
Animal
Royal Bengal Tiger
Bird
Indian Peacock
Flower
Lotus
Tree
Banyan
Fruit
Mango
Sport
Field Hockey
Calendar
Saka

SRK - Trivia

He is one of the highest-paid actors in India.

He is the highest paid actor in Bollywood and second highest in India after south star Rajnikanth, after being paid a whopping 12 crores for Don - The Chase Begins Again
Recently launched his autobiography Still Reading Khan - SRK which has more trivia right from his childhood
Firmly insists that he will never kiss any of his heroines on the mouth, however, earlier in his career, he appeared in what was apparently an "explicit for Bollywood" sex scene in the 1992 film Maya Memsaab.
Lives in a palatial heritage mansion called Mannat (formerly Villa Vienna) at Bandra's Bandstand, in the city of Mumbai - a city where many Bollywood stars can only afford apartments, especially in the city's most expensive areas.
Loves computer games and hi-tech gadgets.
Khan is a chain smoker; he had vowed to quit smoking before his 40th birthday in 2005, as part of a Bollywood push to de-glamorize smoking. However, he has been seen smoking even after his 40th birthday, although he has dramatically cut down on the amount of cigarettes he smokes a day.
Married to Gauri Khan who is a Hindu. Rumour has it that he fell instantly in love with his present wife, who did not initially agree; after a long period of courtship, she finally relented. The couple now have two children and have combined both religious backgrounds into their upbringing. His son, Aryan Khan, appeared in a scene in the film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, playing the younger version of the character played by his father. Aryan also collaborated with his father in dubbing the movie The Incredibles into Hindi and voiced Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible in the dub. The film was released in India as Hum Hain Lajawab.
Although his birth name, which means "Face of the King," is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name Shah Rukh and his name is often abbreviated to SRK.
Has refused to return to Sri Lanka after a grenade was tossed during his live performance. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/sril-d17.shtml
Said to be 5 foot 9 inches tall.

Shahrukh Khan

Birth Name: Shahrukh Khan;
which means "Face of the King," is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name Shah Rukh
Born:November 2, 1965
Place of Birth:New Delhi, India

Background
He is from New Delhi. His family came from Peshawar from a pathan family in Pakistan before the partition. He did his schooling from St. Columba's School there, has a Bachelors degree from Hansraj College, Delhi and then joined a Masters Degree in Mass Communications from Center for Mass Communication, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi. He is married to Gauri Khan who comes from a Punjabi family. They have two children his son, Aryan Khan and his daughter Suhana Khan

Sharukh Khan is total family man with his love-wife Gauri Chibber who graduated from New Delhi and the two children. Though he's very much fond of a baby girl, he was first blest with a son Aryan on 13 Nov 1997 and as he wished, a daughter just recently. Sharukh and Gauri are known as the best couple in the Bollywood because he's got an undying obsession for her and when it comes to his films, he always sticks to his moral values - ie - no kisses on the screen or no poses for the photographs with his lady actresses for the covers of magazines and so on but he's having a very good rapport with all the filmi personalities in the Bollywood and is highly respected for his manners and life-style off the screen.

Fan mail address
Shah Rukh Khan
7th Floor,
Amrit Apts.,15th Carter Road,Bandra, Mumbai 400 050

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Pavan Kalyan

Date of birth :September 2, 1971
Place of birth :Mogalthur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse:Renu Desai

Personal life
Pawan Kalyan is the younger brother of the Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu. His nephew is upcoming actor Allu Arjun. He is married to Renu Desai who also was an actress. He has a son named Akira Nandan, apparently as homage to his favourite director Akira Kurosawa.

Early career
Pawan Kalyan entered into the movie industry with the movie Akkada Abbai Ikkada Ammayi. Although the film did not perfom well in the box office, Pawan was noticed by many in the industry. He did some martial arts stunts in the movie which made him popular. He also did stunts for some of Chiranjeevi's films

Extra Details

Movies were never his passion. He spent most of his youth practicing martial arts , which helped him gain the confidence and discipline which are the prime aspects of his charecter that shows very much on screen.
Address:Pavan KalyanPlot No.5,

Road No.9,

Jubilee Hills,Hyderabad-33

phone no : 040-3544656

J Lo doing a 'solo number' with Pavan Kalyan?

Telugu superstar Pavan Kalyan tried to rope in Kareena Kapoor for his film Jaani . The light-eyed beauty turned him down and he had to settle for Mumbai girl Monica Dubey instead. But Persistent Pavan hasn't given up hope of wooing a celebrity into his film. If Bollywood didn't oblige, he's trying Hollywood next. News has come in that Pavan is trying to get none other than the 'world's sexiest woman' Jennifer Lopez to do a 'solo number' in his film! IF the international pop star actually agrees, we'd probably soon see a 'tilak'-sporting J Lo doing a desi-jiggle for the camera with Pavan!

Nagarjuna

Birth name:Akkineni Nagarjuna
Date of birth:August 29, 1959
Place of birth:Chennai, India
Spouse:Amala

Personal
Nagarjuna was born to Telugu cinema star Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Annapurna Akkineni. Nagarjuna did his schooling at Hyderabad Public School and later went to Little Flower School to do his intermediate. After that, he went on to do mechanical engineering in Madras. He went to the University of Michigan for automobiles. His first marriage was to Lakshmi, sister of actor Venkatesh, on February 18, 1984. That marriage ended in a divorce. Nagarjuna is now currently married to Amala a former South Indian actress. He has two sons: Naga Chaitanya (born November 23, 1986) - from his first marriage and Akhil (born April 8, 1994) - from his second marriage.

Trivia
He revived his father’s productionAnnapurna Studios and has become one of the most successful production companies of recent times in Tollywood

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