India Geographically : India is the seventh largest country in
the world by geographical area and the most populous democracy
in the world. She is the second-most populous country estimated
to have a population of 1,147,995,904 as of 2008. She is bounded
by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west,
and the Bay of Bengal on the east with a coastline of 7,517
kilometers. It is bordered by sensitive Pakistan to the west;
agile People's Republic of China, trekker of a country Nepal,
benign Bhutan to the north; and brittle Bangladesh and Myanmar
to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the
Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. India's culture is
marked by a high degree of syncretism and cultural diversity. It
has managed to preserve established traditions despite having
been invaded and ruled by British for around 200 years pre
independence in 1947. It adopted some of the new customs,
traditions, and ideas from invaders and immigrants, but largely
retained its rich cultural heri