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India's
history goes back to 3200 BC when Hinduism was first founded.
Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and
Islam all exist within the country today. As a consequence of India's
size, the history of the country has seldom been the same for two
adjoining territories, and its great natural wealth has lured a
succession of traders and foreign influences to it, each having left
their imprint in the country, however faint or localized. Thus,
Chinese fishing nets in Kerala are a throwback to that country's
ancient maritime trade, while in the north; terra-cotta figurines of
the centuries BC bear distinctly Greek traces.
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Modern
India is home alike to the tribal with his anachronistic lifestyle and
to the sophisticated urban jetsetter. It is a land where temple
elephants exist amicably with microchip. Its ancient monuments are the
backdrop for the world's largest democracy where atomic energy is
generated and industrial development has brought the country within
the world's top ten nations. Today, fishermen along the country's
coastline fashion simple fishing boats in a centuries old tradition
while, a few miles away motor vehicles glide off conveyor belts in
state-of-the-art factories.
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