Historically, India is an ancient country and it was known as 'Bharatvarsh' . It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, separated from the rest of Asia by a lofty mountain chain. Hence, India has become an independent entity and called as 'Indian Subcontinent '. India is the seventh largest country in the world in area. It is a vast country characterized by great diversity in its physical feature. Location, Extent and Boundaries of India- Indian sub continent- A huge landmass of South Asia is flanked by new fold towering mountains on the northwest, north and northeast. The Arabian sea lies to its southwest, the Bay of Bengal to its southeast and the Indian Ocean to its south. This well defined South Asian landmass is called Indian sub continent . Countries of Indian sub-continent- India, Pakistan, Banglade sh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, although Sri Lanka is an island which is narrowly separated by the Palk Strait. India alone covers about three fourth
राजस्थान की कला, संस्कृति, इतिहास, भूगोल व समसामयिक तथ्यों के विविध रंगों से युक्त प्रामाणिक एवं मूलभूत जानकारियों की वेब पत्रिका "The web magazine of various colours of authentic and basic information of Rajasthan's Art, Culture, History, Geography and Current affairs