INTRODUCTION

Hi! We are Anthea, Andrea, Luis, Alejandro and Lorea, and we are students from ESO 1 at St. José School, in Lugo (Spain).We're going to talk about India, this beautiful country with such interesting culture

GEOGRAPHY

India is bound to the South West by the Arabia sea, to the south east by the Bay of Bengal and the Indian ocean to the south Kanya Kumany.

The northern frontiers of India are defined largely by the Himalaya

LANGUAGES

India has 22 languages

CURRENCY

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India

RELIGION

Four religions: Hiunduism, Budhism, Jainism and Sikism.

POLITICAL SYSTEM

India is a federal state with a parliamentary system governed under the Constitution of India. It is a constitutional republic and a representative democracy.

CLIMATE

The Indian climate is influenced by the Himalaya and the Thar Desert. The Himalaya prevents cold from Central Asian Katabatics.

BOLLYWOOD

Bollywood is the informal term populary used for the India-Languages film industry based in Mumbay (Bombay)

MONUMENTS AND LANDMARKS

The Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in the world. Yet, there have been few serious studies of it and no full analysis of its architecture and meaning. On the Taj Mahal is the Tomb of the Indian emperor´s wife Mutmaz Mahal

INDIAN FOOD

In India you eat well , in quantity and at a very affordable price. When you see the first restaurant menu of traditional Indian food you will be stunned by the amount of different dishes that they offer .

Interestingly, Hindus ( the majority religion in India) are vegetarian. Therefore, many restaurants do not serve meat of any kind.

In addition to its extensive use of vegetables, beans and rice, much of the variety of Indian dishes is differentiated by the type of curry ( spice mixture ) they use to cook every sauce and sometimes it varies depending on the region. In the north it is more common to find more recipes with meat, for most Muslim influence in the south and more vegetarian dishes, accompanied by rice or chapatti , a type of bread with very skillfully and , like a spoon , pick up the meal with four fingers of the right hand, in the south is still common to serve food in banana leaves and also eat with your hands , but less and less.