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India, officially the Republic of India (ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country as of June 2023; and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. (Full article...)

Timeline of Indian history, Indus Valley Civilisation, Dholavira, Science and technology in ancient India, Meluhha, Aryan invasion theory, Out of India theory, Greek conquests in India, Indian maritime history, Maurya Empire, Ashoka, Shunga Empire, Hoysala Empire, Vijayanagara, Satavahana dynasty, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Indo-Scythians, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Kushan Empire, Western Satraps, Gupta Empire, Chola dynasty, Pala Empire, Islamic incursions in India, Mughal Empire, Maratha Empire, British Raj, East India Company, Governor-General, Viceroy, War of Independence, 1857, Indian independence movement, Indian National Army, Azad Hind, Quit India Movement, Partition of India, History of Republic of India, Non-Aligned Movement, Sino-Indian War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Kargil War, 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff, Military, Demographic

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Himalayas, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Deccan Plateau, Thar Desert, Ganges, Rann of Kutch, Brahmaputra River, Northeast India; Mountains, Valleys, Islands, Rivers; States and union territories, Cities, Districts, Regions, Fauna, Flora

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Khan in 1991

Kapoor in 2017

Portrait by Rudolf Swoboda, 1888

Extent of Badami Chalukya Empire, 636 AD, 740 AD.

Padukone at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

Ranaut in 2024

Sorabji in 1917

Basohli miniature, c. 1730. National Museum, New Delhi.

Gay at peak intensity before making landfall on India, on 8 November

Male in Okonjima, Namibia

Pinto in 2014

Kapadia in 2018

Vijay garnered several awards and nominations for his performance as a father and his two sons in Mersal.

Recent winner : Mahesh Narayan for the Movie, Ariyippu

Shah Rukh Khan (left) and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan garnered several awards and nominations for their performances in Devdas (2002).

The 2021 recipient: Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise

Shaheen Bagh women protesters blocking a major road (Road 13A GD Birla Marg, Shaheen Bagh - Kalindi Kunj area) in New Delhi

Sharma in 2018

Districts affected by the attacks.

  Udupi district   Chikkamagaluru district

  Dakshina Kannada district.

Gandhi in 1931

Khandoba and Mhalsa killing demons Mani-Malla — a popular oleograph, c.1880.

Rao in 2020

Sen at success bash of ALTBalaji in 2017

14th century Nepali sculpture of Chamunda.

Madhavan in 2016

Official portrait, 1998