A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies.

South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. Geographically, South India traditionally includes the entire Indian Peninsula south of the Satpura and Vindhya ranges and Narmada River, encompassing the Deccan plateau (from the Sanskrit word dakshina, meaning south), the Eastern and Western Ghats, and the coasts between the Ghats and the sea. Download high resolution version (790x794, 64 KB)This is a Map of South India made by Sébastien Oliveau of French Institute of Pondicherry. ... Download high resolution version (790x794, 64 KB)This is a Map of South India made by Sébastien Oliveau of French Institute of Pondicherry. ... The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. ... The Vindhya Range is a range of hills in central India, which geographically separates The Indian subcontinent into northern India and Southern India. ... The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम्) is a classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains, eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern India, the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri. ... Enlarge this map of South India to see details about Western Ghats Nelliampathi mountains, Kerala A view from Ponmudi The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in the state of Maharashtra) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a...

As a linguistic-cultural and political region, South India consists of the five south Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa,Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry & Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Natives of these states are referred to as South Indians. Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ in Telugu) (Ä€ndhra Prādesh), is a state in south-eastern India and is part of the linguistic-cultural region of South India. ... Goa (गोआ in DevanāgarÄ«) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ... Karnataka (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... List of famous Keralites Districts of Kerala Local Body Election in Kerala Malayalam External links Government of Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Kerala Trivia Poorams Pachakam Categories: | | ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... A union territory is an administrative division of India. ... Lakshadweep (Tamil: லட்சத்தீவுகள்) is the smallest Union Territory of India. ... Pondicherry is a Union Territory of India. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India. ...

South India is also called Dakshina Nad (Dakshina = South + Nad = land), Dravida Nad (Dravida = Dravidian + Nad = land), or simply Dravida. Culturally and linguistically South India is distinguished as the home of the Dravidians, but not exclusively so; ethnic Dravidians also live in parts of eastern and central India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia, and some non-Dravidian peoples (for example the Konkani people and other Indo-Aryans) also make their home in South India and have adopted the local language. The Dravidian Race is the name sometimes still given to the peoples of southern and central India and northern Sri Lanka who speak Dravidian languages, the best known of which are Tamil (தமிழ்), Telugu (తెలుగు), Kannada and Malayalam. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Konkani is a term used to refer both to a language and to an Indian ethnic group. ... Roma family in Smyrne, Turkey, photographed in 1904. ...

The land

South India is a vast triangular peninsula, bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, and on the east by the Bay of Bengal. The Vindhya and Satpura ranges and the Narmada River are the traditional boundary between northern and southern India. South of the Satpuras, at the center of the peninsula, is the Deccan plateau, defined by the Western Ghats mountain range, which runs along the western edge of the peninsula, and the Eastern Ghats along the eastern edge. The great rivers of south India, the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri (Cauvery), rise in the Western Ghats and flow across the Deccan and through gaps in the Eastern Ghats to empty into the Bay of Bengal. Peninsula A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... The Vindhya Range is a range of hills in central India, which geographically separates The Indian subcontinent into northern India and Southern India. ... The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. ... The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... Enlarge this map of South India to see details about Western Ghats Nelliampathi mountains, Kerala A view from Ponmudi The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in the state of Maharashtra) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a... The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains, eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern India, the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri. ... The Godavari River, adjacent to the town of Kovvur The Godavari River is a major waterway in India, next to the Ganges and Indus rivers. ... The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). ... The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ...

Regions of South India

The four states of South India generally follow linguistic boundaries. In addition to these linguistic regions, South India has a number of distinct geographic regions:

• Carnatic (Karnataka - birth place of carnatic music)
• Chola Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
• Coastal Andhra (Andhra Pradesh
• Coromandel Coast (southern coastal Andhra Pradesh, northern coastal Tamil Nadu)
• Kongu Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
• Maidan (Karnataka)
• Malabar Coast (coastal Karnataka, Kerala)
• Malnad (Karnataka)
• Northern Circars (northern coastal Andra Pradesh, southern coastal Orissa)
• Pandya Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
• Raichur Doab (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
• Rayalaseema (Andhra Pradesh)
• Telangana (Andhra Pradesh)
• Tondai Nadu (Tamil Nadu)
• Tulu Nadu (southern coastal Karnataka)
• Morasu Nadu (Karnataka)

NASA satellite photo of South India, 31 January 2003. Red dots mark small fires.

The Malabar Coast lies along the western shore of the peninsula, between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats catch the monsoon winds, and the region is rainy and densely forested. The South Western Ghats montane rain forests, which lie in the southern portion of the range, is the most species-abundant ecoregion of the Indian peninsula. Carnatic is a name given by Europeans to a region of southern India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast, in the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. ... Chola Nadu is a region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... Coastal Andhra is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... This article is about the Coromandel Coast of India. ... Kongu Nadu is a region of Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... The Maidan is an unofficial region of Karnataka state of southern India. ... Bekal Fort Beach Malabar is a region along the southwest coast of the Indian peninsula, which forms the northern part of present-day Kerala state. ... Malnad (Malenaadu in Kannada, derived from words meaning hilly region as male means hill in Kannada, also receives abundant rainfall) is a region of Karnataka state in South India. ... Circar is an Indian term applied to the component parts of a subah or province, each of which is administered by a deputy governor. ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... Pandya Nadu is a region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... The Raichur Doab is the triangular region of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states which lies between the Krishna River and its tributary the Tungabhadra, named for the town of Raichur. ... Rayalaseema is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Telangana or Telingana is an unofficial region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Tondai Nadu is a region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... Dakshina Kannada, also called South Kannada, South Kanara, or South Canara, is a district of Indias Karnataka state. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x1800, 602 KB) Numerous scattered fires (red dots) were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite across southern India on January 31, 2003. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x1800, 602 KB) Numerous scattered fires (red dots) were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite across southern India on January 31, 2003. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bekal Fort Beach Malabar is a region along the southwest coast of the Indian peninsula, which forms the northern part of present-day Kerala state. ... For the band Monsoon see Sheila Chandra Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ... The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Peninsula A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ...

Along the east coast between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal lies the Coromandel Coast (Cholamandalam). Sri Lanka lies off the southeast coast, separated from India by the Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as Rama's Bridge (Adam's Bridge). The low coral islands of Lakshadweep and the Maldives lie off the southwest coast. The southernmost tip of India is Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) on the Indian Ocean. This article is about the Coromandel Coast of India. ... The Palk Strait is a 40-85 mi (64-137 km) wide strait that lies between Indias Tamil Nadu state and the island nation of Sri Lanka. ... Ramas Bridge, Nalas Bridge or Adams Bridge is a chain of limestone shoals, between the islands of Mannar, near northwestern Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram, off the southeastern coast of India. ... // Headline text Headline text Headline text Headline text Bold text Orders Scleractinia Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ... Lakshadweep (Tamil: லட்சத்தீவுகள்) is the smallest Union Territory of India. ... The Tiruvalluvar statue The Vivekananda memorial The Gandhi Mandepam Kanyakumari is a town and a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. ...

The southeastern peninsula, south of the Krishna river and its tributary the Tungabhadra, was known to Europeans as the Carnatic. It was the scene of colonial rivalries between the British, French, and Dutch in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in what is now called the Carnatic wars. The European name for the region is likely derived from Karnataka, the homeland of the Kannada people, and comes from the Kannada words kar and nadu, which mean "Hilly forest land". Karnataka straddles the central portion of the Western Ghats, from the Arabian Sea coast to the western Deccan, and the Europeans seem to have misapplied the term to refer most commonly to Southern India's eastern coastal region, although Carnatic is sometimes used to denote the entirety of southern India. The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ... Carnatic is a name given by Europeans to a region of southern India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast, in the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. ... Bold textItalic text World map of colonialism at the end of the Second World War in 1945. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ ; also, less commonly, Kanarese) is one of the major Dravidian languages of southern India. ...

The sophisticated Indian Classical Music of South India is known as Carnatic music. The origins of Indian classical music (marga), the classical music of India, can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. ... Carnatic music, known as karnāṭaka saṃgītaṃ (कर्णाटक सङ्गीतं) in Sanskrit (Telugu కర్నాటక సంగీతం) is the classical music of South India. ...

The people

South Indians are primarily Dravidians by racial stock. They are united by the Dravidian language family. It is a distinct language family which includes Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Tulu, among many others. Tamil is considered to be closest to the Proto-Dravidian and one of classical languages of the world. Telugu and Kannada are also derived from proto-Dravidian, but with a greater admixture of words derived from Sanskrit. Malayalam was derived from Tamil in the late 13th century, with much less Sanskrit than Telugu and Kannada. The Dravidian Race is the name sometimes still given to the peoples of southern and central India and northern Sri Lanka who speak Dravidian languages, the best known of which are Tamil (தமிழ்), Telugu (తెలుగు), Kannada and Malayalam. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ... Current distribution of Human Language Families Most languages are known to belong to language families. ... Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ ; also, less commonly, Kanarese) is one of the major Dravidian languages of southern India. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ... Telugu (తెలుగు) belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Tulu is one of the Dravidian languages of India with under 2,000,000 speakers. ... Proto-Dravidian is the proto-language of the Dravidian languages. ... A classical language is a language with a literary tradition that can be judged as classical. According to George L. Hart: [To] qualify as a classical tradition, a language must fit several criteria: it should be ancient, it should be an independent tradition that arose mostly on its own not... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम्) is a classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ...

Konkani, an Indo-Aryan language, is widely spoken in Goa and coastal Karnataka, Kerala, and Maharashtra, where it has drawn heavy influences from Kannada and Malayalam. Most of Maharasthra, which includes the northern Deccan and Konkan regions of South India, is predominantly Marathi-speaking. Marathi and Konkani are part of the Southern Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language, although it includes a wealth of words derived from various Dravidian languages. ... The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ... Goa (गोआ in Devanāgarī) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... The Konkan, also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is the name given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Ratnagiri to Mangalore. ... Marathi (मराठी ) is one of the 22 official languages spoken in India, and has a long literary history purportedly dating back to the 8th century A.D. The first Marathi document having been discovered in the state now known as Karnataka. ...

The south Indian people have a world view which is organic and celebrates the generative ethos of the natural world. The conception of femininity-motherhood is central to the South Indian worldview. They have a distinct and unique concept of beauty that is reflected through the traditional clothing of South Indian women called the saree. South Indian men traditionally wear a kind of sarong, which could be either a white dhoti or a colourful lungi with typical batik patterns. A world view, also spelled as worldview is a term calqued from the German word Weltanschauung (look onto the world). The German word is also in wide use in English, as well as the translated form world outlook. ... This article is about the garment worn by Indian, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi women. ... The dhoti is a style of Indian mens wear. ... Lungi is a garment worn in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. ... A batik painting depicting two Indian women. ...

Rice is the staple diet, with fish being an integral component of coastal South Indian meals. Coconut is an important ingredient in many of the dishes of the south Indian people. Binomial name Oryza sativa L. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a species of grass in the genus Oryza, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, where it grows in wetlands. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ...

The economy

The people are largely agrarian, dependent on monsoons, as are most people in India. Some of the main crops cultivated in South India include paddy, sorghum, millet, pulses, cotton, chilli, and ragi. South India was and still is the "promised land" as far as spice cultivation is concerned. Areca, coffee, pepper, tapioca, and cardamom are widely cultivated on the Nilgiri Hills and Coorg. But frequent droughts in Northern Karnataka, Rayalaseema and Telangana regions are leaving farmers debt-ridden, forcing them to sell their livestock and sometimes even to suicides. Scarcity of water has been a major problem for past few years in these regions along with cities like Chennai and Hyderabad. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Literacy is the ability to read and write. ... ... Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. ... Electricity is a general term applied to phenomena involving a fundamental property of matter called an electric charge // Related concepts Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... For the band Monsoon see Sheila Chandra Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ... Paddy has these meanings:- Paddy is a field for cultivating rice or another crop. ... Species About 20 species, including: Sorghum almum Sorghum bicolor Sorghum caffrorum Sorghum caudatum Sorghum cernuum Sorghum halepense Sorghum nervosum Sorghum nigricans Sorghum nitidum Sorghum propinquum Sorghum roxburghii Hybrids Sorghum × almum Sorghum × drummondii Sorghum is a genus of about 20 species of grasses, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the... Pearl millet in the field Ripe head of proso millet The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. ... The chile pepper (also chili or chilli; from Spanish chile) is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family (Solanaceae). ... Species (Betel nut palm) and about 50 more Areca is a genus of about 50 species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands. ... Coffee is a beverage, usually served hot, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ... Tapioca is an essentially flavourless starchy ingredient, or fecula, produced from treated and dried cassava (manioc) root and used in cooking. ... Genera Aframomum Amomum Elettaria The name cardamom is used for species within three genera of the Ginger family (Zingiberaceae), namely Elettaria, Amomum and Aframomum. ... Map of The Nilgiris district The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains, often called The Queen of Hills are a range of mountains and a district in the south-Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ... A coffee plantation in Coorg Kodagu (previously called Coorg) is a district of Karnataka state, India. ... Rayalaseema is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Telangana or Telingana is an unofficial region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...

Education is highly valued in the south Indian community, and is seen as a gateway to a better livelihood. Many of the nation's most prominent physicists and mathematicians have been South Indians. Kerala, while possessing a literacy rate above 98% also has the highest unemployment rates in India. The population growth rate of these states is also beginning to decline rapidly relative to North India.

Information Technology is a growing field in South India. Bangalore is India's Information Technology hub, and is home to over 200 software companies. It is often referred to as the "Silicon Valley of India". Category: ... Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) (pronounced // in Kannada and // in English) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. Like many large cities, San Joses downtown is expansive and encompasses much more area than shown in this view. ...

Chennai, Tamil Nadu ranks next only to Bangalore in the software exports in India and grossed over Rs 100,000,000,000 in 2005 [1]. Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...

Chennai houses the automobile manufacturing giants in the country. More than 50% of heavy vehicles produced in the country, such as cars, buses, lorries, trains and bicycles, are produced in Chennai, and it is referred to as the Detroit of South Asia. The manufacturing units of BMW, Flextronics, Ford, Hyundai, Nokia and Saint Gobain are housed in Chennai. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Flextronics, based in Singapore, is a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering operational services to technology companies. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... The Hyundai Group (pronounced: Hyun-dae, meaning modern in Korean), founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction company, was once South Koreas biggest conglomerate (chaebol). ... Nokia Corporation NYSE: NOK is one of the worlds largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers. ... Saint-Gobain is a multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in France. ...

Andhra Pradesh

Information Technology industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Agriculture has been the chief source of income for the state's economy. Two important rivers of India, the Godavari and Krishna, flow through the state. Rice, tobacco, cotton, mirchi, and sugarcane are the local crops. The state has also started to focus on the fields of information technology and biotechnology. Hitech city File links The following pages link to this file: South India ... Hitech city File links The following pages link to this file: South India ... Category: ... The Godavari River is a major waterway in India, next to the Ganges and Indus rivers. ... Krishna (IAST , the Sanskrit for dark or black) (see below), is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... Binomial name Oryza sativa L. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a species of grass in the genus Oryza, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, where it grows in wetlands. ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family, which is indigenous to North and South America, or to their dried and cured leaves. ... Picking cotton in Georgia Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... The chile pepper (also chili or chilli; from Spanish chile) is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family (Solanaceae). ... Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugar cane Saccharum officinarum at Kew Gardens, London Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of between 6–37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall grasses (family Poaceae, tribe... A farmer in Germany working the land in the traditional way, with horse and plough Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... Category: ... Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ...

Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, is the fifth largest cosmopolitan city in India, rich in culture, enduring history and industrial growth. Hyderabad or Hyderābād (హైదరాబాదు in Telugu, حیدر آباد in Urdu), the 5th largest metropolis of India [1], is the capital of the present day State of Andhra Pradesh. ...

The advent of Information Technology growth in India, the so called "Blue Chip Revolution", has fostered the growth of Hyderabad's economy. The city is sometimes referred to as "Cyberabad" because of the large number of IT firms in the city. Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a major jump in software exports. Hyderabad's IT export revenue was Rs. 81,450,000,000, an increaes of 62% from fiscal 2004. For Andhra, fiscal 2004 is particularly significant as the 62% growth in exports in fiscal 2005, was almost double the 37% it grew in 2003-2004. Other cities such as Vizag and Vijayawada have shown growths in IT exports on an annual basis. Vizag's contribution was Rs 700,000,000, while it was Rs 240,000,000 from Vijayawada. A fiscal year or financial year is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Visakhapatnam (Also Vishākhapatnam, shortened and Anglicized: Vizag) is a large city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Lenin statue in Vijayawada Vijayawada (విజయవాడ) (also known as Bezawada or, because of its heat, Blazewada) is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River, and bounded by the lndrakiladri Hills on the west and the Budameru River on the north. ...

More information on the economy of Hyderabad can be found here. Hyderabad or Hyderābād (హైదరాబాదు in Telugu, حیدر آباد in Urdu), the 5th largest metropolis of India [1], is the capital of the present day State of Andhra Pradesh. ...

Karnataka

Information Technology industry in Bangalore, Karnataka

Karnataka's net state domestic product of Rs. 1,000,406,000,000 is the fifth largest in India. Between 1992-2002, Karnataka attracted the fourth highest total Foreign Direct Investment approvals in India, to the tune of Rs. 21,566 million. Agriculture in Karnataka, like most of India, employs 80% of the population. The coastal plains of Karnataka, which include Uttara Kanara and Dakshina Kanara are cultivated with rice and sugarcane. Coffee and Tea are also grown on the slopes of the Western Ghats in the district of Coorg. The black soil in the northwest of the state, is hospitable for the growth of cotton, onion, course cereal, sunflower and peanuts. Image File history File links Infosys Headquarters, Electronics City, Bangalore. ... Image File history File links Infosys Headquarters, Electronics City, Bangalore. ... Category: ... The Net Domestic Product (NDP) equals the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) minus depreciation on a countrys capital goods. ... See also International investment position Bilateral Investment Treaty Foreign direct investment (FDI) is the movement of capital across national frontiers in a manner that grants the investor control over the acquired asset. ... One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ... Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugar cane Saccharum officinarum at Kew Gardens, London Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of between 6–37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall grasses (family Poaceae, tribe... Coffee is a beverage, usually served hot, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Tea leaves in a teacup. ... A coffee plantation in Coorg Kodagu (previously called Coorg) is a district of Karnataka state, India. ... Chernozem, or Black Earth (from Russian: ), is a kind of soil. ... Picking cotton in Georgia Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Binomial name Allium cepa L. Onion in the general sense can be used for any plant in the Genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa L., also called the garden onion. ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ... Binomial name Helianthus annuus L. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the Family Asteraceae with a large flower head (inflorescence). ... Binomial name Arachis hypogaea L. The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae native to South America. ...

The forests of the Malnad region produce timber, bamboo and sandalwood. Karnataka is the only exporter of sandlewood in the country. All of India's gold comes from the Kolar district of Karnataka. Karnataka is also rich in minerals which form the bulk of the raw materials for iron and steel industries in the state such as the one at Bhadravati. Malnad (Malenaadu in Kannada, derived from words meaning hilly region as male means hill in Kannada, also receives abundant rainfall) is a region of Karnataka state in South India. ... Timber Timber is a term used to describe wood that has been processed for use —from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use —such as structural material for construction or wood pulp for paper production. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... The branches of a young sandalwood tree found in Hawaii Sandalwood is the wood of trees of the genus Santalum. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Kolar District is situated in the state of Karnataka, India and belongs to its semi-arid drought prone region. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ...

The first power station in Asia was set up in Karnataka at Shivanasamudra in 1902 to produce hydroelectric power. Karnataka has 18 power stations which generate annually 16,513 million units. The state, however generates insufficient power and is forced to buy electricity from neighboring states. Asia is the largest and most populous of the Earths continents. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hydroelectricity is a form of hydropower used to produce electricity. ...

Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, is home to several public sector undertaking aircraft companies, such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),HMT Hindustan Machine Tools , Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL), National Aeronautics Limited and also Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Bangalore, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India has the largest number of international and local Information Technology and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the country. A number of "IT Parks" have been set up by the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS) including Bangalore's "Electronics City", and IT parks in Mysore, Mangalore and Hubli. Bangalore is also home to prestigious higher institutes of learning such as the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM Bangalore). Categories: India-related stubs | Bangalore | Indian aircraft manufacturers ... The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is Indias national space agency. ... Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is the leveraging of technology or specialist process vendors to provide and manage an organisations critical and/or non-critical enterprise processes and applications. ... Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Mangalore, originally called Mangalooru, is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ... Hubli-Dharwad is a twin city in the state of Karnataka in India. ... The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is one of the premier post-graduate institutions of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. ... The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is one of the premier post-graduate institutions of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. ... The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the premier management schools of India, located in the cities of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Kozhikode and Lucknow. ... The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) was established in 1973. ...

Kerala

Kerala's paddy fields

Kerala's economy is predominantly agrarian. In terms of per capita income and production, Kerala lags behind many of the Indian states, but in terms of Human Development Index and life standard of the people, Kerala is ahead of most other states in India. In fact, in certain development indices it is on a par with some of the developed countries. This peculiar paradox often termed as the "Kerala Phenomenon" or Kerala model of development by experts. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A paddy field in Japan A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. ... List of famous Keralites Districts of Kerala Local Body Election in Kerala Malayalam External links Government of Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Kerala Trivia Poorams Pachakam Categories: | | ... The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...

Kerala follows a socialist welfare economy. Kerala's emphasis on social welfare also resulted in slow economic progress. There are few major industries in Kerala, and the per capita GDP is lower than the national average. Remittances from Keralites working abroad, mainly in the Middle East, make up over 60% of the state's gross domestic product. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Welfare Economics means using Economics for the welfare of the society. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Agriculture is the most important economic activity. Coconut, tea and coffee are grown extensively, along with rubber, cashew and spices. Spices commonly cultivated in Kerala include pepper, cardamom, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Much of Kerala's agriculture is in the form of home gardens. Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Tea leaves in a teacup. ... Coffee is a beverage, usually served hot, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ... Binomial name Anacardium occidentale L. The Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. ... External links Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Spice Food Bacteria-Spice Survey Shows Why Some Cultures Like It Hot Citat: ...Garlic, onion, allspice and oregano, for example, were found to be the best all-around bacteria killers (they kill everything). ... Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ... Genera Aframomum Amomum Elettaria The name cardamom is used for species within three genera of the Ginger family (Zingiberaceae), namely Elettaria, Amomum and Aframomum. ... For other uses, see vanilla (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Cinnamomum verum J.Presl Cassia (Indonesian cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Species About 100 species, including: Myristica argentea Myristica fragrans Myristica malabarica The nutmegs Myristica are a genus of evergreen trees indigenous to tropical southeast Asia and Australasia. ... Home Gardens is a census-designated place located in Riverside County, California. ...

Unemployment is typically high in Kerala. Traditional low-wage cottage industries such as the processing of coconut fiber and cashew or weaving employ most workers. More than a fourth of Kerala's workers provide services. A cottage industry is an industry – primarily manufacturing – which includes many producers, working from their homes, typically part time. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. ...

Kerala boasts an Indian Institute of Management at Kozhikode. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the premier management schools of India, located in the cities of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Kozhikode and Lucknow. ... Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the third largest city (pop. ...

More information on the economy of Kerala can be found here. List of famous Keralites Districts of Kerala Local Body Election in Kerala Malayalam External links Government of Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Kerala Trivia Poorams Pachakam Categories: | | ...

Tamil Nadu

Tidel Park in Chennai hosts a number of IT companies.

Tamil Nadu's net state domestic product is the largest in South India and third largest in India. It is one of the most industrialised states in India. It ranks third in the country in total foreign direct investment (FDI) (Rs. 220,582,640,000). The State's investment constitutes 9.12 per cent of the total FDI in the country [2]. According to the 2001 Census, Tamil Nadu has the highest level of urbanization (43.86 percent) in India, which accounts for 6% of India’s total population and 9.6% of the urban population. Chennai is refered as the Gate way of South India. Chennai is the Second leading Software exporter in India. Companies such as Cognizant, Covansys, Ford Information Technology, Xansa, Verizon, iSoft and many others are Chennai based companies in India. Infosys has set up India's largest software development centre to house 25,000 software professionals at an estimated investment of Rs 1,250 crore (Rs 12.5 billion) in Chennai[3]. India's largest IT park is housed at Chennai. Unlike other States in India the state has many software tier II cities such as Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai and Hosur. Chennai has become the most preferred BPO hub in India and South Asia [4]. Chennai is sometimes referred to as the "Health Capital of India" or the "Banking Capital of India", having attracted investments from International corporations and the World Bank. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 715 KB) Tidel Park, Chennai, as seen from the MRTS station near it. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 715 KB) Tidel Park, Chennai, as seen from the MRTS station near it. ... Tidel Park Tidel Park is an IT Park situated in the city of Chennai, India. ... Category: ... The Net Domestic Product (NDP) equals the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) minus depreciation on a countrys capital goods. ... See also International investment position Bilateral Investment Treaty Foreign direct investment (FDI) is the movement of capital across national frontiers in a manner that grants the investor control over the acquired asset. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is a city on the east coast of Southern India. ... Cognizant began its software services business in 1994 as the in-house technology development center for The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (D&B) and its operating units. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... Infosys Technologies Limited NASDAQ: INFY is a global information technology (IT) services, solutions and consulting major started in Pune in 1981 and later shifted to Bangalore, Karnataka. ... A crore is a unit in a traditional number system, still widely used in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ... The word billion and its equivalents in other languages refer to one of two different numbers, depending on whether the writer is using the long or short scale. ... Coimbatore (கோயம்புத்தூர் in Tamil) is one of the major industrial cities in South India and is second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Madurai (மதுரை in Tamil) is situated on the banks of Vaigai River in Tamil Nadu, a southern Indian state. ... Hosur is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is a city on the east coast of Southern India. ... Chennai( formerly Madras) is refered as the Banking Capital of India.The prominent presence of Foreign and Nationalised Banks, financial Institutions like ICICI, IDBI, HDFC and the World Bank in chennai marks its excellence in banking in India. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means...

Tamil Nadu has a network of about 110 industrial parks/estates that offer developed plots with supporting infrastructure[5][6]. Also, the Government is promoting other industrial parks like Rubber Park, Apparel Parks, Floriculture Park, TICEL Park for Biotechnology [7], Siruseri IT Park, Agro Export Zones among others. 56% of India's total knitwear exports come from Tirupur, Tamilnadu. Tirupur is a town in TamilNadu,south India. ...

The heavy engineering manufacturing companies are centered around the suburbs of Chennai. Chennai boasts presence of global car manufacturing giants like Ford, Hyundai, BMW and Mitsubishi as well as home grown companies like MRF, TI Cycles of India, Ashok Leyland and TVS. Chennai is also home to one of the Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT Madras. Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... The Hyundai Group (pronounced: Hyun-dae, meaning modern in Korean), founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction company, was once South Koreas biggest conglomerate (chaebol). ... BMW AG (an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... The Mitsubishi companies, or the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or the Mitsubishi Group is a large group (keiretsu) of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... Madras Rubber Factory, or (MRF) is a major manufacturing company located in Chennai, India. ... TI Cycles of India is one of the leading bicycle manufacturers in India. ... Ashok Leyland bus Ashok Leyland ([NSE:]ASHOKLEY, [BSE:]500477)is a commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in Chennai, India. ... TVS may stand for: Television South TVS, India topological vector space transvaginal ultrasound transient voltage suppressor diode This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Location of IITs Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are educational institutions established by the Government of India. ... Categories: India-related stubs | Universities and colleges in India | Chennai | Tamil Nadu ...

Kalpakkam nuclear power plant, Neyveli Lignite Corporation, and the Narimanam natural gas plants provide sources of fuel and energy for the nation. 55% of electricity from wind power produced in India from wind mills comes from Tamil Nadu. The town of Sivakasi is the leader for Printing, Fireworks, Safety matches Production in India. It contributes to 80% of India's total Safety Matches Production ,90% of India's Total Fireworks Production and 60% of India's Total Offset Printing Solutions and ranks as one of the highest Tax payer towns in India. Sivakasi and Tirupur in Tamil Nadu are 100% employed towns, among a few towns in India. Kalpakkam is a small town situated 80 kms south of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu a state in southern India. ... Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) is the leading and biggest lignite mining and lignite-based power generating company in India. ... Electricity is a general term applied to phenomena involving a fundamental property of matter called an electric charge // Related concepts Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... Wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains of California // Wind power is the kinetic energy of wind, or the extraction of this energy by wind turbines. ... Sivakasi is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu,India. ... Sivakasi is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu,India. ... Tirupur is a town in TamilNadu,south India. ...

Tamilnadu is leading producer of kambu ,cholam, ground nut, oil seeds and sugarcane in India. At present Tamil Nadu is second biggest producer of Rice in India, next to Punjab where there is perennial source of irrigation.[8].

Biovalleys in Tamil Nadu include Biotechnology Incubator Park Near Chennai, [9], Women's Biotechnology Park Kelambakkam[10], Medicinal Plants Biotechnology Park, Madurai[11], Marine Biotechnology Park, Madapam and Bioinformatics and Genomics Centre (BGC), Chennai [12]

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South Indian worldview and culture

South Indians are racially, linguistically and culturally different from their North Indian compatriots although their cultures have influenced each other at various points in history.

Mattancherry Palace - temple courtyard in Kerala, South India

Whether or not the existing proto Dravidian culture was supplanted by invading Aryan nomads during the twilight of the Indus Valley Civilization or whether they simply coexisted and eventually merged to form another culture is a subject of heated debate to this day. See The Aryan Invasion Theory. This photograph was taken by me in December 2000. ... This photograph was taken by me in December 2000. ... The Indus Valley Civilization existed along the Indus River and the Hakra-Ghaggar river and their tributaries. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies The Aryan invasion theory is a historical theory first put forth by the German Indologist Friedrich Max Müller and others in the mid nineteenth century in order to provide a historical explanation for the existence of Indo-European languages in India. ...

The South Indian world view is essentially, the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the body and motherhood. It is exemplified through its dance, clothing, and sculptures. A world view, (or worldview) is a term calqued from the German word Weltanschauung meaning a look onto the world. It implies a concept fundamental to German philosophy and epistemology and refers to a wide world perception. ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ... Many see natural beauty in the folded petals of a rose. ... Look up mother on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... (See also List of types of clothing and Clothing terminology) Humans nearly universally wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments, attire, or apparel) on the body. ... Sculptor redirects here. ...

South Indian dance

The South Indian weltanschauung is celebrated in the elaborate dance forms of South India, Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniaattam which literally translates as ‘the dance of the enchantress’. The Bharathanatyam expresses the celebration of beauty and the universe, through its tenets of having a perfectly erect posture, a straight and pout curving stomach, a well rounded and proportionate body mass- to the body structure, very long hairs and broad curvaceous hips. These tenets bring to life the philosophy of Natyashastra (the treatise on Dance by the sage Bharatha), ‘Angikam bhuvanam yasya’ (the body is your world). This is elaborated in the araimandi posture, wherein the performer assumes a half sitting position with the knees turned sideways, with a very erect posture. In this fundamental posture of the Bharathanathyam dance, the distance between the head and the navel becomes equal to that between the earth and the navel. In a similar way the distance between the outstretched right arm to the outstretched left arm becomes equal to the distance between the head and the feet, thus representing the "Natyapurusha", the embodiment of life and creation. A world view, also spelled as worldview is a term calqued from the German word Weltanschauung (look onto the world). The German word is also in wide use in English, as well as the translated form world outlook. ... A Bharatanatyam Dancer Bharatanatyam (also spelled Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam or Bharata Natyam) is a South Indian classical dance form. ... Kuchipudi is a classical dance form from Andhra Pradesh, a southern state of India. ... Mohiniaattam (മൊഹിനിയാട്ടം) (also spelled as mohiniattam or mohiniyattam) is a traditional South Indian dance form from Kerala, India. ... Philosophy, (Greek: Φιλοσοφία, philo-sophia, love of wisdom) // Meaning and use of Philosophy The word once included all forms of knowledge, and all methods for attaining it. ... The Natya Shastra or Nātyaśāstra is the principal work of dramatic theory in the Sanskrit drama of classical India. ... While not moving, a human can be in one of the following main positions. ...

Traditional clothing

The saree, being an unstiched drape, enhances the shape of the wearer, while only partially covering the midriff. In Indian philosophy, the navel of the Supreme Being is considered as the source of life and creativity. Hence by tradition, the stomach and the navel is to be left unconcealed, though the philosophy behind the costume has largely been forgotten. This makes the realization of sharira-mandala, where in Angikam bhuvanam yasya (the body as the world) unites with the sharira-mandala ( the whole universe), as expressed in the Natyashastra. These principles of the sari, also hold for other forms of drapes, like the lungi or mund worn by men. Sari has two meanings: name of an Indian garment worn by women. ... A draped garment is a garment that is made of unstitched cloth that is held to the body by friction and gravity alone. ... Lungi is a garment worn in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. ... Lungi is a garment worn in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. ...

South Indian sculptures embodying human expression

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Sculptures and figurine

Sculptures became one of the finest medium of South Indian expression after the human form of dance. In this medium it was possible to etch the three dimensional form in time.

The traditional South Indian sculptor starts his sculpture of the divinities from the navel which is always represented unclothed by the saree. A koshta or grid of the sculpture would show the navel to be right at the centre of the sculpture, representing the source of the union of the finite body and the infinite universe. A sculpture is a three-dimensional, man-made object selected for special recognition as art. ... Divinity is seen as the existence of some entity or entities which are greater than humankind. ... GRID can refer to : GRID computing short for gay-related immune deficiency, a former name for AIDS. See also homosexuality and medical science General Repository for Interaction Datasets, a database of biological interactions hosted at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ...

Sculptures adorn many of the temples around the complexes and also inside them. They are also depiction of dance steps of various stylizations and have served to preserve dance forms and revive it. The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

South Indian history

Ruins of Vijayanagara empire at Hampi, Karnataka

South India has been at the crossroads of the ancient world, linking the Mediterranean world and the far-east. The Southern coastline from Karwar to Kodungalloor was the most important trading shore in the Indian sub-continent. This brought about a lot of intermingling of the natives with the traders. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 107 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 107 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Karwar Karwar is the capital of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka in India. ... Cranganore (modern day Kodungallur) was a famous and prosperous sea-port in the southern Indian state of Kerala, about 38 km from the present day Cochin. ...

The South Indian coast of Malabar and the tamil people of the Sangam age had trade with the Graeco Roman world. They were in contact with the Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Syrians, Jews, and the Chinese. It has been suggested that Malabarian Coast be merged into this article or section. ... The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... The Sangam is a collection of Tamil literature composed between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago. ... Greco-Roman refers to the culture of Ancient Greece and Classical Rome and reflects the essential unity of the Mediterranean world at the time when those cultures flourished, between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD. Categories: Historical stubs | Ancient Rome | Ancient Greece ... Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal plain of what is now Lebanon and Syria. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ...

There were several rulers and dynasties significant in South Indian history. These included the Chola Empire, Pandyas, Pallavas, Western Gangas, Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas, Cheras, Wodeyars, Chalukyan Empire and the Vijayanagar Empire. The history of South India begins with the Sangam age, from 200 BC to 300 AD. It is called so after the sangam literature. ... The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ... The Pandyan kingdom was an ancient state at the tip of South India, founded around the 6th century BCE. It was part of the Dravidian cultural area, which also comprised other kingdoms such as that of the Pallava, the Chera, the Chola, the Chalukya and the Vijayanagara. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Rashtrakutas were a dynasty which ruled the Deccan during the 8th-10th centuries. ... The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ... The Cheras were one of the three ancient Tamil dynasties who ruled the southern peninsula of India at the beginning of its recorded history. ... The Wodeyar dynasty (also spelt as Wadiyar-by the British and the Royal family members themselves and also as Odeyar by some) was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947, until the independence of India from British rule and the subsequent unification of... The Chalukya Dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled parts of southern India between 550 and 750, and again between 973 and 1190. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...

See History of South India, Middle kingdoms of India, History of India. The history of South India begins with the Sangam age, from 200 BC to 300 AD. It is called so after the sangam literature. ... Middle kingdoms of India refers to the political entities in India from the 6th century BCE through to the Islamic invasions and the related Decline of Buddhism from the 7th century CE. // Kingdoms and Empires The Aryans had invaded India from the Northwest, according to the Aryan Invasion Theory, and... The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. ...

South Indian heritage

South Indian music

The music of the South Indian people is called as Carnatic music. It includes sensuous rhythmic and structured music by composers like Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Tyagaraja, Mysore Vasudevachari and Swathi Thirunal. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Meta has a page about this at: Music markup MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia The... Carnatic music, known as karnāṭaka saṃgītaṃ (कर्णाटक सङ्गीतं) in Sanskrit (Telugu కర్నాటక సంగీతం) is the classical music of South India. ... Sri Purandara Dasa (1494-1564) (the follower (dasa) of Lord Purandara Vittala [Lord Vishnu in one of his many avatars. ... Kanaka Dasa was one of the devotees of Krishna and an influential person in the Vaishnava bhakti movement in Karnataka. ... Sri Tyagaraja (శ్రీ త్యాగరాజ) (17??-1848), an ardent devotee of Sri Ramachandra, was one of the most important composers of Carnatic music. ... Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma(April 16, 1813 - December 25, 1846) was a South Indian king of the state of Travancore, in India. ...

See Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as karnāṭaka saṃgītaṃ (कर्णाटक सङ्गीतं) in Sanskrit (Telugu కర్నాటక సంగీతం) is the classical music of South India. ...

Literature and philosophy

Tirumala Temple in Andra Pradesh

South India has an independent literary tradition going back over 2000 years. The first known literature of South India are the poetic Sangams, which were written in Tamil from 2000 to 1500 years ago. The 9th centuary AD Kannada classic "kavirajamarga" written by King Amoghavarsha I (Rashtrakuta dynasty) makes references to Kannada literature of king Durvinita in early 6th centuary AD. Distinct Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada literary traditions developed in the following centuries. The artistic expressions of the South Indian people shows their admiration of the magnificence of nature and its rhythms, as in the epic Silappadhikaram by Ilango Adigal, also called as the Cilappatikaram. Other works include the "Tholkappiam" written by Tholkappiar, and Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukural. In South Indian literature and philosophy, women are considered very powerful. A married woman is regarded as auspicious, her shakti or mother-feminine power, protects and empowers her husband and their children. The female form is highly regarded. Image File history File links Tirumala. ... Image File history File links Tirumala. ... The Sangam is a collection of Tamil literature composed between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago. ... Cilappatikaram (The Ankle Bracelet - initial c pronounced like the first syllable of chat) also spelled as Cilappadhikaram or Silappadhigaram, is one of the five great epics of ancient Tamil Literature. ... Cilappatikaram (The Anklet) also spelled as Cilappadhikaram or Silappadhigaram, is one of the five great epics of ancient Tamil Literature. ... Tiruvalluvar statue at Kanyakumari Tirukkural (திருக்குறள் in Tamil) is an important work of Tamil literature by Tiruvalluvar written in the form of couplets expounding various aspects of life. ... ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

See also: Kannada literature, Malayalam literature, Tamil literature andTelugu literature The Kannada language belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is the second oldest language currently spoken in India (next to Tamil). ... Literature written in Malayalam language. ... Tamil literature is literature in the Tamil language which most prominently includes the contributions of the Tamil country (or Tamizhagam) history, a large part of which constitutes the modern state of Tamil Nadu in India and some parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Andra pradesh. ... Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Tanjavur temple in Tamil Nadu

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Architecture and paintings

South India boasts of two enchanting styles of rock architecture, the dravida style of Tamil Nadu and the Vesara style (also called Karnata dravida style) present in Karnataka. The inspirational temple sculptures of Hampi, Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole, Belur, Halebidu, Mahabalipuram, Tanjore, Madhuri and the mural paintings of Travancore and Lepakshi temples, also stand as a testament to south Indian culture. The paintings of Raja Ravi Varma are considered classic renditions of many a scenes of South Indian life and mythology. There are several examples of Dravidian mural paintings in the mattancherry palace and the Shiva kshetram in Ettamanoor. The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... Hampi (Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, India. ... Badami is a city in Karnataka in modern India. ... Pattadakal is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka famous for its group of monuments that comprise of initial experiments in Hindu temple architecture. ... Durga Devi Temple at Aihole Aihole is now in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. ... Belur was the capital of the Hoysala Empire. ... Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. ... Thanjavur, also known as Tanjore, is a city in Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... Travancore (real name Thiruvithaamkoor in Malayalam) was a princely state in India whose capital was Thiruvananthapuram. ... South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ... Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was an Indian painter who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. ... Dravidian mural paintings are the frescos depicting South Indian mythology and legends, which are drawn on the walls of temples in South India. ...

See also Dravidian mural painting. Dravidian mural paintings are the frescos depicting South Indian mythology and legends, which are drawn on the walls of temples in South India. ...

South Indian diversity

The main spiritual traditions of South Indians have included both Shaivism or Shaivite philosophy, and Vaishnavism, which are both branches of Hinduism, although Jain philosophy had been influential in Southern India several centuries earlier. Shravanabelagola in Karnataka is a popular pilgrim center for Jains. Åšaivism, also transliterated Shaivism and Saivism, is a branch of Hinduism that worships Siva as the Supreme God. ... Vaishnavism is one of the principal divisions of Hinduism. ... Basic beliefs What can be said to be common to all Hindus is the belief in Dharma (duties and obligations), Samsara (Reincarnation/rebirth), Karma (actions, leading to a cause and effect relationship), and Moksha (salvation) of every soul through a variety of paths, such as Bhakti (devotion), Karma (action) and... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... The statue of Gomatheswara dates from 978-993 AD. Shravanabelagola is a city located in the Hassan district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... The hand with a wheel on the palm symbolizes the Jain Vow of Ahinsa, meaning non-injury and nonviolence. ...

Coorg, in Karnataka is home to one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the country and provides sanctuary to Tibetan Buddhist monks that fled Tibet fearing percecution from communist China. A coffee plantation in Coorg Kodagu (previously called Coorg) is a district of Karnataka state, India. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Tibetan Buddhism — formerly (and incorrectly) also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng or 藏区 Zàngqū [the two names are used with different connotations; see Names section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ...

There is also a large Muslim community in South India, particularly in the Malabar coast. The community's roots can be traced back to the ancient maritime trade between Kerala and Omanis and other Arabs. Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh is an historic center of Muslim culture in South India, and the Hyderabad region has a large Muslim population. Besides Ayyavazhi was also a fast spreading religion especially in southern districts of Tamil Nadu and in some parts of Kerala from the mid-nineteenth century. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... It has been suggested that Malabarian Coast be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... Hyderabad or Hyderābād (హైదరాబాదు in Telugu, حیدر آباد in Urdu), the 5th largest metropolis of India [1], is the capital of the present day State of Andhra Pradesh. ... Ayyavazhi அய்யாவழி (Tamil: path of the father), officially a Tamil Hindu sect, is a monistic religion that originated in South India in the mid-19th century. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... List of famous Keralites Districts of Kerala Local Body Election in Kerala Malayalam External links Government of Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Kerala Trivia Poorams Pachakam Categories: | | ...

The oldest Jewish synagogue in the British Commonwealth is the Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi, in South India. A synagogue or synagog (from Greek συναγωγή, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states, most of which were once governed by the United Kingdom and are its former colonies. ... The Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the British Commonwealth, located in Kochi, Kerala, in South India. ...

Christianity has also flourished in coastal South India from the earliest times. St. Thomas the Apostle is believed to have come to Kerala and established the church, from which came Saint Thomas Christians (also known as Nasranis, Syrian Christians, Roman Catholics with Syrian-rite which is a combination of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church). These two Eastern Catholic Churches, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, both having communion with Roman Catholic Church, have their Holy-See in Kerala. Knanaya community which exists as part of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church. Goa and Kerala are home to a significant Roman Catholic Latin Rite population. The Church of South India is an autonomous Protestant church, formed in 1947 through the merger of several Protestant denominations. See also: Timeline of Christianity Beliefs Jesus crucifixion as portrayed by Diego Velázquez. ... Thomas was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. ... Saint Thomas Christians or Mar Thoma Khristianis is a phrase commonly used to describe a variety of different peoples of India and its vicinity who have Syriac Christian connections tracing back to the earliest period of Christianity in India. ... The Nasrani people are an ethnic community from Kerala, South India, who follow the early Hebrew-Syriac Christian tradition. ... A Nasrani (also called as a Syrian - Malabar Christian) is a type of Christian from Kerala, South India who follows the earliest form of Christian-Jewish tradition of the early Christians. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The term Eastern Rites may refer to the liturgical rites used by many ancient Christian Churches of Eastern Europe and the Middle East that, while being part of the Roman Catholic Church, are distinct from the Latin Rite or Western Church. ... The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Major Archiepiscopal Eastern Rite Church sui iuris with historical ties to the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Church of Rome. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Malankara catholic church. ... The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Major Archiepiscopal Eastern Rite Church sui iuris with historical ties to the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Church of Rome. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Malankara catholic church. ... The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the Christian Church led by the Pope, currently Benedict XVI, and whose adherents constitute almost half of all Christians worldwide. ... Knanaya Christians (kanaanite Christians or Canaanite Christians) are Jewish Christians from Kerala, South India. ... The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Major Archiepiscopal Eastern Rite Church sui iuris with historical ties to the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Church of Rome. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Latin Rite, in the singular and accompanied, in English, by the definite article (The Latin Rite), is a term by which documents of the Catholic Church designate the particular Church, distinct from the Eastern Rite Churches, that developed in western Europe and northern Africa, where Latin was the language of... The Church of South India is an autonomous Protestant church of South India. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Selected bibliography

• Beck, Brenda. 1976. “The Symbolic Merger of Body, Space, and Cosmos in Hindu Tamil Nadu." Contributions to Indian Sociology 10(2): 213-43.
• Bharata (1967). The Natyashastra [Dramaturgy], 2 vols., 2nd. ed. Trans. by Manomohan Ghosh. Calcutta: Manisha Granthalaya.
• Boulanger, Chantal; (1997) Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping, Shakti Press International, New York.
• Craddock, Norma. 1994. Anthills, Split Mothers, and Sacrifice: Conceptions of Female Power in the Mariyamman Tradition. Dissertation, U. of California, Berkeley.
• Danielou, Alain, trans. 1965. Shilappadikaram (The Ankle Bracelet) By Prince Ilango Adigal. New York: New Directions.
• Dehejia, Vidya, Richard H. Davis, R. Nagaswamy, Karen Pechilis Prentiss (2002) The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India.
• Hart, George, ed. and trans. 1979. Poets of the Tamil Anthologies: Ancient Poems of Love and War. Princeton: Princeton U. Press
• Gover, Charles. 1983 (1871). Folk-songs of Southern India. Madras: The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society.
• Nagaraju, S. 1990. “Prehistory of South India.” In South Indian Studies, H. M. Nayak and B. R. Gopal, eds., Mysore: Geetha Book House, pp. 35-52.
• Trawick, Margaret. 1990a. Notes on Love in a Tamil Family. Berkeley: U. of California Press.
• Wadley, Susan, ed. 1980. The Powers of Tamil Women. Syracuse: Syracuse U. Press.
• Zvelebil, Kamil. 1975. Tamil Literature. Leiden: Brill.
• Economy referenced from the encyclopedia Britannica online.
• Some economic statistics from http://indiabudget.nic.in

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External links

• http://home.pacbell.net/bklatsky/southindiapicsindex.html (photos of south India)
• Bharata Natyam the largest collection of streaming videos on the Web.
• http://community.webshots.com/album/84008905iHbHtH (bharatanatyam photos)