India is a sovereign nation in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi). It borders Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia.

It has got some of the world's best beaches in Goa. There are some of the best hill-stations cradled in the lap of the mighty Himalayas. The magnificient Taj Mahal from Agra is as alluring to a Westerner so as to an Indian. The majestic palaces of Jaipur show the past glory of the kings who ruled this desert land.

The National Parks and the Sancturies of India are a home to many a varied animals and birds. The Royal Bengal Tigers are the most graceful animals found in the Sundarbans in Bengal, India. The Temples located in South India and the Temples of Khajuraho are a must see for anyone visting India. Delhi is the capital of India.

Home to the Indus Valley civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture.

Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became a modern nation-state in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread nonviolent resistance.

It has got some of the world's best beaches in Goa. There are some of the best hill-stations cradled in the lap of the mighty Himalayas. The magnificient Taj Mahal from Agra is as alluring to a Westerner so as to an Indian. The majestic palaces of Jaipur show the past glory of the kings who ruled this desert land.

The National Parks and the Sancturies of India are a home to many a varied animals and birds. The Royal Bengal Tigers are the most graceful animals found in the Sundarbans in Bengal, India. The Temples located in South India and the Temples of Khajuraho are a must see for anyone visting India. Delhi is the capital of India.