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India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...
Autonomous administrative divisions of India; List of adjectives and demonyms for states and territories of India; List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies; List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) List of states and union territories of India by area; List of states and union territories of India by population
The tribes of north-west India were once strongly matrilineal societies. The changing fates and fortunes of these people has caused a gradual evolution to a more patriarchal code of living. These days the tribal societies generally follow the rule of patriliny , but there remain many examples of organised matriarchy in existence in the tribal ...
The following list shows the 33 largest Scheduled Tribes according to the Census in India 2011 (76% ≈ 80 of a total of 104 million members) with their population development (population explosion from +25%), their proportions and their gender distribution (number of female relatives per 1000 male) as well as the populated states/territories ...
The eastern and western coastal regions of Deccan Plateau are also densely populated regions of India. The Thar Desert in western Rajasthan is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world. [3] The northern and north-eastern states along the Himalayas contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have relatively low ...
East India is a region of India consisting of the Indian states of Bihar, [1] Jharkhand, [2] Odisha [3] and West Bengal [4] and also the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [ 5 ] The states of Bihar and West Bengal lie on the Indo-Gangetic plain .
In India, there are autonomously administered territories for Scheduled Tribes, administered by representatives of those tribes.The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India allows for the formation of Autonomous District Councils and Autonomous Regional Councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura, granting them autonomy within their respective territories.
Kalinganagara (modern Mukhalingam): Capital of Eastern Ganga dynasty; Kannauj: Capital of Harshavardhana's short-lived empire; also of Pratiharas. Manyakheta, Avanti: Capitals of Rashtrakuta dynasty and Pratihara Empire respectively. Gadhipur: center of administration of the Gupta dynasty. Capital under Jamwal kings Gaadhi and Vishvamitra.