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| A Window to India |
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Birthplace of four major religions, home to 1.2 billion people (the world's second largest national population and largest democracy) and enjoying the tenth largest economy, India remains a baffling mix of enlightenment and backwardness. Poverty and illiteracy are matched by high-tech modernity and industrial growth. From computer geeks to holy men, sacred cows to nuclear scientists, India has it all. more
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Echoes of Tradition |
| From pilgrimages and temple worship to folk festivals and snake charming, life in India frequently reflects the country's deep and diverse cultural origins. more |
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India and the Arts |
| India's traditions of dance and music are universally appreciated. The country boasts masterpieces of architecture and decoration, and much more. more |
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A Developing Society |
| Since it gained Independence, India's path into the modern world has been far from easy. Urban needs have conflicted with traditional rural expectations and ways of life. more |
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Modern Challenges |
| In the coming century, the competition between developing nations for market share and natural resources will undoubtedly heat up. India may well hold the balance. more |
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Experience India |
| The heat, the sights, the smells, the city's noisy milling crowd, the quiet of a rural hillside, India is a varied tapestry of sensual experience. more |
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