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National Symbols of India

National Symbols of India

Click to view this post about National Symbols of India. This post has details about Indian National symbols, National Flag of India, National Emblem of India, National Anthem of India, National Animal of India, National Bird of India, National Song of India, National Fruit of India, National Flower of India, National Sport of India, National River of India, National Calendar of India, National Motto of India, National Tree of India. [… Next …]

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National Calendar of India

The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. It is used, alongside the Gregorian calendar, by The Gazette of India, news broadcasts by All India Radio, and calendars and communications issued by the Government of India. The term may also ambiguously refer to the Hindu calendar, and the Saka era is commonly used by different calendars as well. [… Next …]

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National River of India

River Ganga is officially declared the National River of India. The Ganges or Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. By discharge it ranks among the world’s top 20 rivers. [… Next …]

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National Motto of India

Satyameva Jayate is the national motto of India. It is inscribed in Devanagari script at the base of the national emblem, which is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Asoka at Sarnath, near Varanasi in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of the motto is a well-known mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka Upanishad. [… Next …]

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National Sport of India

Field Hockey is the National Sport of India. The country has 8 Gold Medals in Hockey. Although Cricket seems to be more popular game in India, Hockey is the official one.On May 2009, Hockey India was formed, which is the sole body of the country to govern and conduct all activities for both men’s and women’s hockey in India. India dominated International Hockey by winning the World Cup in 1975. The Indian player Dhyan Chand, the most famous Indian hockey player, was described as a ‘wizard’ by the European press. [… Next …]

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National Tree of India

A banyan (also banian) is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges). “Banyan” often refers specifically to the Indian Banyan or Ficus benghalensis, the National tree of India, though the term has been generalized to include all figs that share a unique life cycle, and systematically to refer to the subgenus Urostigma. The seeds of banyans are dispersed by fruit-eating birds. [… Next …]