India is the name given to the vast peninsula which the continent of asia throws out to the south of the magnificent mountain ranges that stretch in a sword like curve across the southern border India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It has achieved all-round socio-economic progress since independence.

The country is subdivided into 29 states and seven union territories. With an area of Ò€¦ After india's independence on august 15, 1947, jawaharlal nehru became prime minister of the dominion of india, an office he held until january 26, 1950, when india became a republic;