Southern India
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South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area. The region is also known as Dravida as is used in the National anthem. South India lies in the peninsular Deccan Plateau and is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the west, the Indian Ocean in the south and the Bay of Bengal in the east. The geography of the region is diverse, encompassing two mountain ranges, the Western and Eastern Ghats, and a plateau heartland. The Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra and Kaveri rivers are important non-perennial sources of water. A majority of Indians from the southern region speak one of the Dravidian languages: Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Tulu. During its history, a number of dynastic kingdoms ruled over parts of South India whose invasions across southern and southeastern Asia impacted the history and cultures of modern nation-states such as Sri Lanka, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. The region was colonised by Britain and gradually incorporated into the British Empire. After experiencing fluctuations in the decades immediately after Indian independence, the economies of South Indian states have registered higher than national average growth over the past three decades. While South Indian states have improved in some socio-economic metrices, economic disparity, illiteracy and poverty continue to affect the region much like the rest of the country. Agriculture is the single largest contributor to the regional net domestic product, while Information technology is a rapidly growing industry. Literary and architectural styles, evolved over two thousand years, differ from other parts of the country. Politics in South India is dominated by smaller regional political parties rather than by national political parties. South India ranks the highest in terms of social and economic development in areas such as fertility rate and infrastructure; the fertility rate of South India is 1.9, the lowest of all regions in India. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Matching Results for Southern India:South Indiathe southern region of India, comprising the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as the union territories of ... Kerala State in southern India which has Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known ... (states of India) state of India; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, ... Tamil Nadu State in southern India which has Chennai (formerly known as Madras) as its capital. ... (states of India) state of India; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, ... From Wiktionary under the
GNU Free Documentation License Matching Results for Southern India:Indian proverbsSource: India Today Volume 25. Thomson Living Media India Ltd.. 2000. p. viii. jis kii laatthii us kii bhaiNs (Hindi) Swami Vivekananda I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites who came to Southern India and took refuge with us in very year in which ... Indian Railways Sourced "Though the initial proposal for building railways in India was mooted in 1844 by East Indian Railway and subsequently by GIPR the actual nod from rulers in ... From Wikiquote under the
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Business: Energy: Oil and Gas: Operating ... Jan 2, 2007 ... Independent oil producer located in southern California. ... Essar Oil Limited - Offshore and onshore exploration and production in India . ... Regional: Asia: India : Andhra Pradesh: Districts Sep 30, 2007 ... This is a district in southern Andhra Pradesh. ... Mahabunagar is a southern district of Andhra Pradesh bordered by River Krishna in the ... Regional: Asia: India: Regions: Southern India Oct 19, 2007 ... Southern India can be summarised as the region of India speaking Dravida languages; though additionally Goa and the island territories are ...
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