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Cinema in India India was one of the largest and oldest film industries in the World. When Lumiere brothers invented cinema in the last decade of the 19th century, they did not quite realise the fact that their invention would, in years to come, entertain millions across the world in an unprecedented manner. India may have lagged behind other countries in many fields, but the maintained near parity in the field of cinema, only 7 months after its inauguration (premier show) in France, Lumiere brothers films were shown in Bombay for the first time on 7th July, 1896. In 1899, Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar made a film on wrestling match in Bombay. In 1901, Bhatwadekar made the first news reel. The honour of making the first feature film goes to Dadasaheb (Dhundiraj Govind) Phalke, who made the first film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Indian cinema has thus completed about a 100 years and feature films have completed a span of more than 80 years. FACTS ABOUT INDIAN CINEMA ...

THEATRE OF INDIA The theatre in India has encompassed all the other forms of literature and fine arts into its physical presentation literature, mime, music, dance, movement, painting, sculpture and architecture all mixed into one and being called 'Natya' or 'Theatre' in English. Roughly, the Indian theatre can be divided into three distinctive kinds i.e. the Classical or the Sanskrit theatre, the Traditional or the Folk theatre and Modern theatre. FAMOUS SANSKRIT PLAYS Shudraka- Mrichha Katika Bhasa- Swapna Vasavadattam, Panchatantra, Pratijna Yaugandharayaanam Charudatta, Kamabhara Kalidasa- Vikramorvasiyam, Malavikagnimitram, Abhijinanasakuntalam Bhavabhuti- Mahaveeracharita, Uttararamacharita, Malati-Madhava Harsha- Ratnavali, Priyadarshika, Nagananda FORMS OF TRADITIONAL THEATRE Bhand Pather- The traditional theatre form of Kashmir, is a unique combination of dance, music and acting. Satire, wit and parody are preferred for inducing lau...

INDIAN CULTURE The culture of India is one of the oldest and unique. In India, there is amazing cultural diversity throughout the country. The South-North and North-East have their own distinct cultures and almost every state has carved out its own culture niche. There is hardly any culture in the world that is as varied and unique as India. India is a home to some of the most ancient civilization including four major world religions i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Indian cultural history has been derived by the absorbing customs, traditions and rituals from both invaders and immigrants. Many Indian customs, cultural practices and languages are examples of this co-mingling over centuries. With the following invasions of the Islamic rulers, the culture of India was heavily influenced by Persian, Arabic, Turkish culture. 5000 years old Indian culture is both ancient and varied. Also unity in diversity, which is the main mantra of Indian civilization can be seen ...

India has a unique culture and is one of the oldest and greatest civilizations of the world. It stretches from the snow-capped Himalayas in the North to the Sun drenched coastal villages of the South. In this section, you will certainly get the best glimpse of this great country. India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It has achieved all-round socio-economic progress during the last 70 years of its Independence. As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity. Bounded by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. There are so many beautiful places to go- Jammu and kashmir :- The Kashmir valley is famous for its be...

The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force of the Royal Air Force.Military aircrafts and Fighter Planes of Indian Air Force can be divided into three categories as per their role – Fighter Planes, Transportation Aircrafts, Training Aircrafts and Helicopters.                       During World War II, the IAF played an instrumental role in halting the advance of the Japanese army in Burma, where the first IAF air strike was executed. The target for this first mission was the Japanese military base in Arakan, after which IAF strike missions continued against the Japanese airbases at Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. LIST OF INDIAN AIRCRAFT:                FIGHTER PLANES OF INDIA 1.MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic fighter made by the Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Burea...