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Reasons Why Islam Became Popular In India

July 31, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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India has a large Muslim population. Statistics reveal that there are approximately 172 million people in India who identify themselves as followers of Islam. A majority of Muslims in India belong to the Sunni sect of Islam and others belong to the Shia sect of Islam. For thousands of years coastal communities of India, particularly…

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Which Are The Best Paintings Of Raja Ravi Varma

July 29, 2020 by Hari 1 Comment

Ravi Varma Painting

Raja Ravi Varma is a celebrated Indian painter who’s known for bringing detail and realism into imagery. He’s recognized for painting beautiful canvases that have influenced several generations of Indian painters. He’s also the first person to make lithographs of his paintings easily affordable and available to the masses. He used European realism along with…

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Who Is The Founder Of Hinduism?

July 24, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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Hinduism does not have a founder because Hinduism is not a religion in the traditional sense of the word. There are many religions, religious sects, philosophies and spiritual concepts within Hinduism. In fact the word Hindu was not very commonly used in India at all, particularly in relation to a religion. About two thousand years…

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Reasons Why Hinduism Has Millions Of Gods

July 17, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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How many Hindu Gods are there? Are there millions of Hindu Gods? By some estimates there are 33 million Hindu Gods!!. The overall count is totally not an issue for the people of India. India for the most part is a polytheistic society and is very comfortable with the notion that there can be more…

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Which Are The Most Spoken Languages In India?

July 11, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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Is Hindi the most spoken language in India? Is there a difference between the spoken languages of Hindi and Urdu (the script might be different)? Why does India count Hindi and Urdu as different languages? According to the 2011 Census, there are 121 languages in India (there are hundreds of dialects). Each one of these…

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When Did India Gain Its Independence From The British?

July 9, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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India gained it’s independence from United Kingdom at midnight on August 15, 1947. The Indian Independence Act, was an act enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and came into effect on August 15, 1947. This act partitioned “British India” into two independent nations, India and Pakistan. Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India…

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Where Is The Indian Subcontinent?

July 7, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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Is India in Asia? This is a question a lot of Indian Americans get asked. The answer is yes. India is very much part of Asia and is one of the major economic, political and military power houses of Asia. India is the second largest nation in Asia, both in terms of population and geographical…

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Which Is The Best Way To Travel From Philadelphia To India?

July 5, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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According to Pew Research there are about 108,000 Indians in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The number is even larger when you include Central New Jersey and Delaware. In addition, business travel and tourism is slowly increasing between this region and India (When I travel to India, I mostly end up visiting friends and family. I…

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Reasons Why Americans Are Not Traveling To India

May 16, 2020 by Hari Leave a Comment

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In 2019, approximately 83 million American residents traveled abroad.  The most visited countries were Mexico and Canada.  Out of the 83 million, 37 million residents traveled to countries other than Mexico and Canada.  The most visited countries (other than Mexico and Canada) are Western European countries (except Dominican Republic and China).  Only about 1.4 million…

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