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New India

Everything comes from India?

This section explores what you might already know or think about India.

key questions:

  • Where in the world is India?
  • How do we view India in the UK?
Key Concepts:
Place
Interdependence
Cultural understanding and diversity
Space
Scale

 

Where is India?

  • India is a vast peninsular in Southern Asia extending into the Indian Ocean and lying between latitudes 8”4’ and 37”6’ north and longitudes 68”7’ and 97”25’ east. It is part of an area often referred to as ‘The Sub-continent’.India’s land borders are in the north with Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, and China. To the west, east and south it is surrounded by seas: The Arabian Sea and The Bay of Bengal both of which are part of the Indian Ocean.
  • India has an area of 3.3 million sq km. The area of the UK is 250,000 sq km.
  • The name India comes from the River Indus which is now entirely within Pakistan. The Hindi word for India is Bharat.

How do people view India in the UK?  

  • Work - It has been estimated that UK firms created about 100,000 jobs in India between 2002 and 2007.
  • Food - Indian cuisine can be found all round the world, especially in the UK. Most Indian restaurants serve food from North India. The UK spends £2 billion a year on curry. It is estimated that in Scotland 50,000 curries are eaten every night.
  • Skills - In the Rhonda Valley in South Wales 73% of the GPs are from South Asia.
  • Wonder - The Taj Mahal in Agra is one of the ‘new’ Seven Wonders of the World.
  • Music - Bhangra are rhythms, which originated in the Punjab region of India and are now being used by popular international singers like Craig David and Missy Elliot.

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