A few lines about India and its Neighbours

India and Its Neighbours

India is a vast country with its mountains, plateaus and plains. It is the seventh largest and the second most populous country in the world.

From north to south, India stretches across about 3,200 kilometres, and from east to west it stretches about 3,000 kilometres. It is surrounded by water on three sides – the Arabian Sea in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south. To its north are the high mountain ranges – the Himalayas.

The physical divisions of India are divided into six divisions – the Northern Mountains, the Northern Plains, the Great Indian Desert, the Peninsular Plateau, the Coastal Plains and the Islands.

The Northern Mountains include the Himalayas.

The Northern Plains lie to the south of the Northern Mountains.

The Great Indian Desert which is also known as the Thar Desert, is in the north-western part of India.

The Peninsular Plateau lies to the south of the Northern Plains and extends till Kanniyakumari, the southernmost tip of peninsular India.

The Coastal Plains occupy the land between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea in the west, and the land between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal in the east.

The Islands found in the Bay of Bengal are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and those found in the Arabian Sea are the Lakshadweep Islands.

India shares a common boundary with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the north-west; Nepal, Bhutan and China in the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east. Sri Lanka and the Maldives lie to the south of India. These countries are India’s neighbours.

UNITY IN DIVERSITY

We can see that India is a land of diversity which is visible in the different landforms. The climate is also differs from place to place. Some places are very hot while some are cool. Some places receive little rainfall while some receive heavy rainfall.

People in India belong to different religions, tribes and races. They speak different languages, they follow different customs, they wear different dresses and they eat different foods. In spite of all these difference, we are all united and we call ourselves Indians and as an Indian I proud of my country because there is unity in diversity.