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"India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition." – Mark Twain |
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The Majestic Fort and Jodhpur, the Blue City
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| Quick facts about India |
| Country code: IN | | Zone: Asia | | Country local name: Bhārat | | Demonym: Indian | | Official languages: Hindi, English, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit | | Driving on the left side of the road | | Currency: INR (Indian Rupee) | | Internet TLD: .in | | Calling code: +91 | | Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5:30) | | Population: 1.129.866.154 | | Capital: Delhi ( Dilli ) | | Biggest city: Bombay ( Mumbai ) |
| Borders: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
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The climate of India comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a large geographic scale and varied topography, making generalisations difficult. India hosts six major climatic subtypes, ranging from desert in the west, to alpine tundra and glaciers in the north, to humid tropical regions supporting rainforests in the southwest and the island territories. Many regions have starkly different microclimates.
The nation has four seasons: winter (January and February), summer (March to May), a monsoon (rainy) season (June to September), and a post-monsoon period (October to December).
India's unique geography and geology strongly influence its climate; this is particularly true of the Himalayas in the north and the Thar Desert in the northwest. The Himalayas act as a barrier to the frigid katabatic winds flowing down from Central Asia. Thus, North India is kept warm or only mildly cold during winter; in summer, the same phenomenon makes India relatively hot.
Although the Tropic of Cancer—the boundary between the tropics and subtropics—passes through the middle of India, the whole country is considered to be tropical.
As in much of the tropics, monsoonal and other weather conditions in India are unstable: major droughts, floods, cyclones and other natural disasters are sporadic, but have killed or displaced millions. India's long-term climatic stability is further threatened by global warming. Climatic diversity in India makes the analysis of these issues complex.
When to go
October to March tend to be the most pleasant months in India, when it relatively dry and cool.
In the far south the best months to visit are between January and September, while northeastern areas of India tend to be more comfortable between March and August.
The deserts of Rajasthan (west of Jodhpur) and the northwestern Indian Himalayan region are at their best during the monsoon (July to September).
The mountainous regions of Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir should be visited over the summer months (May to September).
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