"India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!"
--Mark Twain

The diversity of India:

	It has mountains, snow peaks, forests, deserts, rivers, and long sea coasts.
	It is home to people from nine different religions.
	There are more than 20 official languages.
	It celebrates more than 15 festivals in a year.
	It has six different forms of classical dance.

Did you know?

	India has the world's tenth largest economy and the third largest in Asia.
	It ranks among the top three English-speaking countries in the world.
	The Indian rupee has appreciated by 8.8% against USD in the last financial year.
	The per capita Income has grown by 7.2% per annum in the last two fiscal years.
	Eight Indian companies have made it to the Forbes A-list of companies.
	Its GDP growth has reached 9%.