ndia's history is tied to its geography.
2500 B.C.- It all begins with the formation of the Indus Valley
. The Indus Valley Civilization developed around the valley of the Indus Valley which is now in Pakistan.
2000 B.C- The Indus Valley Civilization collapsed.
1500 B.C- The Aryan People from the region between India and Europe, invaded India from north, spreading through the Indus Valley and Ganges Valley(a holy valley).
326 B.C - Alexander The Great of Macedon, which is located in Greece, crossed the Indus Valley and into India.
50 A.D - The Roman Empire and India begin to trade.
320-550 A.D - India is ruled by the Gupta Empire and Hinduism becomes a major religion. Literature, art, architecture, and science are taught during this age of peace and prosperity.
1600s - Holland, Britian, and France establish trading posts to gain access to India's spices, rice, silk, tea, and jewels.
1638 - Emperer Shah Jahan began the construction of the Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz.
1858 - The British take control of India.
1915 - Mohandas Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Ganhi or "Great Soul", launches a campaign against violent acts in India to defeat the British.
1947 - India gains independence from Great Britian and India is divided into two countries, India and Pakistan.
1948 - Mahatma Gandhi is assasinated at a prayer meeting.
1966 - Indira Gandhi, who is not related to Mahatma Gandhi, becomes the first women prime minister of India
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Life Style
* Work
Living in India is a daily routine. Every morning when women wake up, they pray. Then they start cooking dinner! You may not believe it but it's true. After dinner is cooked they eat it at lunch time (around 1:00 p.m). Then the men go to work while while the ladies stay home and clean around the house. Diversity could be found in food as well as people and places. The most common food would be rotli which is an unleaven bread that is eaten with every meal
* School
Girls and boys do their part by going to school and getting educated. Schools in India are disciplined and very strict. If the principal walks into the classroom, all the children stand up and all at once, they say," Good morning, Sir ". Many kids that have come to learn from a small town or city far away, stay in a dorm called a hostile. Girls and boys stay in seperate hostiles. Every morning, they all make their beds, and get ready for school.
* Clothes
People in India mostly wear cotton clothing. Indian women wear saris,which is mostly a long piece of cloth that wowmen wrap around themselves in different ways. Some saris are 6-5 yards, while others are almost 9 yards long. Young women might wear bright colored saris but widowed or old women might wear white or dark colored saris. Men also wore a long piece of cloth called a dhoti(DOE-TEE). They wrap it around their legs like pants.
Living in India is a daily routine. Every morning when women wake up, they pray. Then they start cooking dinner! You may not believe it but it's true. After dinner is cooked they eat it at lunch time (around 1:00 p.m). Then the men go to work while while the ladies stay home and clean around the house. Diversity could be found in food as well as people and places. The most common food would be rotli which is an unleaven bread that is eaten with every meal
* School
Girls and boys do their part by going to school and getting educated. Schools in India are disciplined and very strict. If the principal walks into the classroom, all the children stand up and all at once, they say," Good morning, Sir ". Many kids that have come to learn from a small town or city far away, stay in a dorm called a hostile. Girls and boys stay in seperate hostiles. Every morning, they all make their beds, and get ready for school.
* Clothes
People in India mostly wear cotton clothing. Indian women wear saris,which is mostly a long piece of cloth that wowmen wrap around themselves in different ways. Some saris are 6-5 yards, while others are almost 9 yards long. Young women might wear bright colored saris but widowed or old women might wear white or dark colored saris. Men also wore a long piece of cloth called a dhoti(DOE-TEE). They wrap it around their legs like pants.
Traditions
India is full of traditions! Some holidays are not celebrated by everyone, while others are celebrated by Indians all over the world. Republic Day is a holiday that celebrates the day that India became a republican unit. It is celebrated on the 26th of January. Holi is another celebration that is celebrated all around the world. Holi is a festival celebrated on the day after the full moon in the Hindu month called Phalguna (early March).It used to be a sign of spring arriving. During Holi, kids, adults, and even seniors take colored powder and spray it at friends and family. After hours of fun, everyone stands in front of a bonfire, and as a religious belief, prays to God to ask for forgivness of all the bad things that they have done. Some people also throw in water and coconuts. After the bonfire is demolished, the coconuts are cut in half and served to the crowd. This "holy" food is known as Prasad. In other words, Holi is a festival of colors! Diwali is a festival of lights. The whole purpose of Diwali(also known as Deepawali) is for a tiny flicker of light to come out of a tiny candle (also known as a diya). Diwali is usually celebrated in the month of October or November. Independence Day is a very important holiday. Independence Day celebrates the day that India won independence from Great Britian. A lot of different countries around the world have celebrations.
Traditions in India are not just holidays, some are different types of dances. Below is a chart of dances in the different states of India:
Type of Dance - State
1.Bhangra - Punjab
2.Bharata Natyam - Tamil Nadu
3.Bihu - Assam
4.Garba - Gujrat
5.Kathak - North India
6.Kathakali - Kerala
7.Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
8.Manipuri - Manipur
9.Odissi - Orissa
Traditions in India are not just holidays, some are different types of dances. Below is a chart of dances in the different states of India:
Type of Dance - State
1.Bhangra - Punjab
2.Bharata Natyam - Tamil Nadu
3.Bihu - Assam
4.Garba - Gujrat
5.Kathak - North India
6.Kathakali - Kerala
7.Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
8.Manipuri - Manipur
9.Odissi - Orissa
India
* Official Name: Bharat (Hindi) or Republic of India (English)
* Capital: New Delhi
* Languages: 2 national languages are Hindi and English (Indian constitution recognizes 22 religious languages)
* Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism
* President: Pratibha Patil (first Indian president)
* Prime Minister: Dr.Manmohan Singh
* National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana (written by Rabindranath Tagore)
* National Animal: Tiger
* National Bird: Peacock
* National Song: Vande Mataram (composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji)
* National Emblem: Replica of the Lion,capital of Sarnath
* National Flag: Horizontal tricolored flag (deep saffron on top, white in the middle with a navy blue center circle, called a Chakra, that stands for a Bhuddist symbol dating back to the 200th century B.C., and dark green on the bottom of the flag)
* Capital: New Delhi
* Languages: 2 national languages are Hindi and English (Indian constitution recognizes 22 religious languages)
* Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism
* President: Pratibha Patil (first Indian president)
* Prime Minister: Dr.Manmohan Singh
* National Anthem: Jana Gana Mana (written by Rabindranath Tagore)
* National Animal: Tiger
* National Bird: Peacock
* National Song: Vande Mataram (composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji)
* National Emblem: Replica of the Lion,capital of Sarnath
* National Flag: Horizontal tricolored flag (deep saffron on top, white in the middle with a navy blue center circle, called a Chakra, that stands for a Bhuddist symbol dating back to the 200th century B.C., and dark green on the bottom of the flag)
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Top In World Level
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TOP 10 COMPANIES IN INDIA
TTop 10 Comop 10 Companies in India
This article is to motivate the Sybrantees to achieve big, to reach a place in this top 10 list. Today the software industry has become the backbone of companies around the world. With technology advancing in leaps and bounds, there is no stopping IT professionals from around the world to bridge the gap between huge untapped markets and its customers, as well as creating an opportunity for innovation.
The companies that dominate the software industry are those which look out for these opportunities and provide instant solutions. The Indian software industry has arrived, and the companies that are dominating this industry, based on their turnovers, are:
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1. Tata Consultancy Services(TCS): Part of the TATA Group, which is well respected for high ethics and good performance, the Mumbai-based TCS is one of the oldest and a leading software company in India. This software giant with a turnover of over US$ 1.50 billion has been in operation since 1968 and has its facilities in 34 countries. Interestingly, TCS started operations by providing software support for a US Insurance firm, Sun Life; way before the word ‘outsourcing’ was coined! TCS offers IT services across sectors – Financial services, to Insurance, to Manufacturing, to Healthcare and life sciences. The performance of its Engineering and Industrial Services division helped it win the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year award in 2006.
2. Wipro: Based in Bangalore, Wipro is a top IT company of India. Its core area of business covers infrastructure solutions, consumer care and other professional and business solutions. Known as one of the largest independent R&D Services provider in the world, turnover from this area of operations alone was over US$ 1 billion in 2005-06. The company has developed the concept of ‘Centers of Excellence’ and has over 40 such centers that create solutions around specific needs of industries. (http://www.wipro.com/)
3. Infosys Technologies:Incorporated in 1981, Infosys needs little introduction.
The company, which is headquartered in Bangalore, takes pride in its timely and accurate delivery using what they call “a low-risk Global Delivery Model (GDM)” and touched a turnover of US$ 2.15 billion in the year ended March 2006. It employs over 58,000 and has been lauded for creating jobs back in the US, where many of its clients are based. It has over 40 development centers across the globe. In a survey conducted by BusinessWeek and Boston Consulting Group, of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, Infosys was ranked #10 in the Asia-Pacific region. (http://www.infosys.com/about/default.asp)
4. Satyam Computers: Headquartered in Hyderabad, Satyam was established in 1987 and is a success story. Ranked 4th among the Indian software exporters in this NASSCOM survey, Satyam is listed on the New York stock exchange and has its presence across 12 countries and employs over 30,000. Banking and Financial services, Insurance and Telecom are some of the industries where it has domain expertise. The turnover for year ended March 2006 over US$ 1 billion(http://www.satyam.com/about/index.asp)
5. HCL Technologies: HCL Technologies, based in Delhi, offers IT services in the areas of Banking, Insurance, Life Sciences, Retail etc. The company, along with its subsidiaries, registered a sales of US$ 976 million in the year ended June 2006 and it employees over 32,000 professionals. HCL Technologies & HCL Infosystems function under the umbrella of the HCL Enterprises, which clocked over US$ 3 billion in sales in the year 2005-06. (http://www.hcltech.com/AboutUs)
6.Tech Mahindra: Headquartered in Pune, India, Tech Mahindra was earlier known as Mahindra British Telecom. Incorporated in 1988, it is a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra and the British Telecommunication. Service to the telecom industry is its core area of strength. Presently it has development centers across 6 cities in India. (http://www.techmahindra.com/aboutus/aboutus.aspx)
7. Patni Computers: Headquartered in Mumbai, Patni has a global presence. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Patni and has 23 sales offices and employs over 12,000 professionals. It provides IT services across many sectors, like Insurance, Finance Service, manufacturing and product engineering. Supply Chain Management is one of its areas of expertise. For the year ended December 2005 the company clocked a revenue of US $ 450 million and 85% of this came from its operations in the US. (http://www.patni.com/)
8.I Flex solutions: Headquartered in Mumbai, I-Flex solutions is a leading Indian Banking Software provider. Oracle bought 41% of its equity in 2005 and its entry is expected to make the presence of I-Flex stronger in the banking industry. It employs over 7000 people and this number is expected to more than double in the coming year. I-Flex is considered a leader in providing solution to the financial services industry and its revenue in 2004–05 was over US$ 262 million. (http://www.iflexsolutions.com/iflex/home/default.aspx
,http://www.oracle.com/iflex/index.html)
9. Perot Systems: The Company, which started operation in NOIDA in 1997, has signed up as an Advanced Business Partner for IBM and with BEA as their Technology alliance partner. Other than NOIDA, it has a large development center in Bangalore, in Surrey, UK, in Singapore and in Dallas, US. (http://www.perotsystems.com/About/default)
10.L & T Infotech: Like TCS, this company too has the backing of an existing, successful and respected company in India, Larsen and Toubro, an Engineering and Construction major. The focus areas of L & T Infotech are Application Maintenance as well as Application Development, ERP-II implementations and Integration of systems within and across enterprises. This too will be a company to watch out for and has facilities in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore and the number of employees is expected to touch 9,000 by end 2006. It hopes to double its revenue to around US$ 350 – 400 million by 2008.
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