India (disambiguation)
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India
, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia
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India may also refer to:
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
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India may also refer to:
Politics
- Former Union of India (1947 to 1950), the Republic of India before the adoption of its constitutionConstitution of IndiaThe Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions, and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens...
Geography and culture
- The Indian subcontinentIndian subcontinentThe Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
- The IndiesIndiesThe Indies is a term that has been used to describe the lands of South and Southeast Asia, occupying all of the present India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and also Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines, East Timor, Malaysia and...
, an appellation historically used by European colonists to refer to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast AsiaSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
History
- Kingdoms of Ancient IndiaKingdoms of Ancient IndiaEpic India is the geography of Greater India traditionally around early 10th century BC and later on from the Sanskrit epics, viz. the Mahabharata and the Ramayana as well as Puranic literature ....
- Iron Age IndiaIron Age IndiaIron Age India, the Iron Age in the Indian subcontinent, succeeds the Late Harappan culture, also known as the last phase of the Indus Valley Tradition...
- HindustanHindustanHindustan or Indostan, literal translation "Land of River Sindhu ", is one of the popular names of South Asia. It can also mean "the land of the Hindus"...
, a name sometimes used for medieval India - British RajBritish RajBritish Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, officially known as the British Indian Empire - India (East Syrian Ecclesiastical Province)India (East Syrian Ecclesiastical Province)India was an ecclesiastical province of the Church of the East, at least nominally, from the seventh to the sixteenth century. The Malabar Coast of India had long been home to a thriving East Syrian Christian community, known as the St. Thomas Christians...
, a historical ecclesiastical province of the Church of the EastChurch of the EastThe Church of the East tāʾ d-Maḏnḥāʾ), also known as the Nestorian Church, is a Christian church, part of the Syriac tradition of Eastern Christianity. Originally the church of the Persian Sassanid Empire, it quickly spread widely through Asia...
Music
- La IndiaLa IndiaLa India , known also as "La Princesa de la Salsa" , is a singer of salsa. She has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy awards.-Early years:...
(born 1970), salsa singer from Puerto Rico - India.ArieIndia.ArieIndia.Arie is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer . She has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album.-Background:Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado...
(born 1975), American singer, songwriter, producer and musician - India (Vega album)India (vega album)India is the first studio album by Spanish singer Vega, released on November 7, 2003 on Vale Music Spain.-History:This album represents her success after having sold more than 200.000 copies of her first single "Quiero Ser Tú" , which was a task to be accomplished before being entitled to a...
, 2003 - India (Xandria album), 2005
- "India", a track on Impressions by John Coltrane
- "India", a track on TribeTribe (Sadist album)Tribe is the second full-length studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released in 1996 by Rising Sun Productions. It features two live Japanese bonus tracks on the original release; "Enslaver of Lies " and "Sometimes They Come Back ". Also, a video was shot for "Tribe" in...
by Sadist - "India", a track on The Psychedelic Furs's self-titled albumThe Psychedelic Furs (album)The Psychedelic Furs is the debut album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs. It was released in 1980 on Columbia Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy....
- "India", a track on Avalon by Roxy Music
- "India", a track on Virtuoso by Edvin Marton
Other uses
- India (given name)India (given name)India is a feminine given name derived from the name of the country India, which takes its name from the Indus River. The name was used for India Wilkes, a character in the novel and movie Gone with the Wind. Its use for girls in England began during the British rule in India during the 19th century...
, a personal name - India (pornographic actress) (born 1977), pornographic actress, singer and rap artist
- India (Battle honour)India (Battle honour)India was a battle honour awarded to the following regiments of the British Army for their service during the conquest of British India between 1787 and 1826:*12th Regiment of Foot, later the Suffolk Regiment...
, a battle honour awarded to regiments of the British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
between 1787 and 1826 - India class submarineIndia class submarineThe Project 940 Lenok class was a military submarine design of the Soviet Union....
, a military submarine design of the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... - India tag, an item of stationery
- Inđija, a town in SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
whose name means "India" in archaic Serbian - India, a village in ButorButorButor is a commune in the Grigoriopol sub-district of Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Butor and India . It is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic....
Commune, TransnistriaTransnistriaTransnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine... - The letter "I" in the NATO phonetic alphabetNATO phonetic alphabetThe NATO phonetic alphabet, more accurately known as the NATO spelling alphabet and also called the ICAO phonetic or spelling alphabet, the ITU phonetic alphabet, and the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet...
and the Federal Aviation Administration aviation phonetic letters
See also
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, historically parts of India - MyanmarMyanmarBurma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, formerly a part of British India - Names of IndiaNames of IndiaThe name India may refer to either the region of Greater India , or to the contemporary Republic of India contained therein....
- Indian (disambiguation)