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India is a very vast nation geographically; it forms the meeting ground between the East and the West and hence an important destination to conduct trade with the Western nations. This point in particular, attracted many a foreign invaders to lay hands over this nation - known for her rich culture, wealth as well as tradition. India has always seen a variety of religions taking birth in different parts of the country an as a result, a natural tolerance grew for different groups following different religion types. However, as evil follows good, rifts took birth too. And one has been seeing bloodshed over matters of religious bias time and again.

India has seen a variety of rulers including Persians, Greeks, Chinese nomads, Arabs, Portuguese, British and other raiders all of whom conquered over the local Hindu kingdoms who invariably survived their depredations, living out their own sagas of conquest and collapse.

Flora & Fauna of India

The concept of forest and wildlife conservation is very old to India. Our Indian Culture and literature teach nonviolence and respect for even lowly animal forms. Since time immemorial, wildlife here has enjoyed a privileged position of protection through religious ideals and sentiments. The jungles are thick and wooded with the flora to back up the fabulous fauna. Evergreen forests in the north-east and along the Western Ghats, moist and dry deciduous forests of the plains, swampy marshes of Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, pinewoods of the Himalayan foothills and the lagoons and estuaries down south - each pave for a different ecosystem, sheltering unique forms of plant and animal life.

Religion in India

India is probably the only country with the largest and most diverse mixtures of races. India is perhaps the most culturally diverse country of the world . Once can find representation from almost all the major religions in India.

HINDUISM :-
The Hindu religion had its origin in the concepts of the early Aryans who came to India more than 4,000 years ago. It is not merely a religion but also philosophy and a way of life. Hinduism does not originate in the teachings of any one prophet or holy book. It respects other religions and does not attempt to seek converts. It teaches the immortality of the human soul and three principal paths to ultimate union of the individual soul with the all-pervasive spirit.

JAINISM AND BUDDHISM:
In the sixth century before Christ, Mahavira propagated Jainism. Its message was asceticism, austerity and non-violence. At about the same time, Buddhism came into being Gautama Buddha, a prince, renounced the world and gained enlightenment. He preached that 'Nirvana' was to be attained through the conquest of self. Buddha's teachings in time spread to China and some other countries of South-East Asia.

ISLAM:
Arab traders brought Islam to South India in the seventh century. After them came the Afghan the seventh century. After them came the Afghans and the Moghuls, among whom the most enlightens was the Emperor Akbar. Akbar almost succeeded in founding a new religion Din-e-Elahi, based on both Hinduism and Islam, but it found few adherents. Islam has flourished in India through the centuries. Muslim citizens have occupied some of the highest positions in the country since independence in 1947.

SIKHISM:
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism in the 15-century, stressed the unity of God and the The Sisganj Gurudwara in Delhi, an important Sikh shrine brotherhood of man. Sikhism, with its affirmation of as the one supreme truth and its ideals of discipline and spiritual striving, soon won many followers. It was perhaps possible only in this hospitable land that two religions as diverse as Hinduism and Islam could come could come together in a third, namely Sikhism.

CHRISTIANITY:
Christianity reached India not long after Christ's own lifetime, with the arrival of St. Thomas, the Apostle.

Fairs & Festivals

India is a land of fairs and Festivals. Every festival has some or the other traditional or religious importance. Every day of the year there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, Saints, and gurus (the revered teachers), or the advent of the new year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India, however, they may be called by different names in the various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion. Every festival is celebrated in a unique style

Holi marks the begining of the spring season and the end of the frosty winters.On the eve of Holi, bonfires are built to symbolize the destruction of the evil demon Holika.It is celebrated by throwing colored water and powder at each other.

Baisakhi is the harvest festival of the Punjab and is celebrated with dances and gaiety.The solar new year's day is observed on this day throughout northern India. For Hindus, it is significant of the days of the descent of the Ganges to the earth, and people take holy dips in rivers. The Sikhs attach religious significance to day, as it is day of the formation of the Singh, who converted the Sikhs into a martial race. On this day in 1699, Guru GobindSingh organised the Sikhs into the 'Khalsa'. In Punjab, farmers start their harvesting operations on this day with great fanfare.

Id-ul-Fitr or Ramazan Id is a day of feasting and rejoicing as it marks the end of the end of Ramazan (Ramadan), the Muslim time of fasting.

Onam is Kerala's notable festival. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm. It is primarily a harvest festival observed not only in every home but also out in the open, against the backdrop of lush green tropical vegetation in which the region abounds.Onam is also celebrated Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The lawns in the houses are decorated with floral motifs, swings are tied, and delicious food is cooked. Processions of caparisoned elephants are taken out and snake boat races are held. People get together for various games, which is followed by dance and music.

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the honour of lord Ganesha. This festival is dedicated to the popular elephant headed God, Ganesha. Pune, madras, and Bombay are the important centers of celebration. The elephant-headed god who is worshipped is beleived to be the remover of obstacles.

Diwali or Deepawali, the festival of " lights", is the most important of all Hindu festivals. It is celebrated int the month of Kartika according to the hindu calender.It is believed that it was on this day that Rama entered Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.This is perhaps the happiest of Hindu festivals. Diwali is an occasion of great excitement and rejoicing all over the country.

Christmas is widely celebrated all over India and is especially interesting in Goa and Kerala, where some of the local culture has been absorbed into the festivities. The birth anniversary of Jesus Christ is celebrated by Christians and non-Christians alike, with special enthusiasm in big cities like Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta, where shops and homes take on a festive air.

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