Namaste and Happy Holidays to all my classmates! Thank you for your questions.
We are still in Mumbai, and will be leaving for Goa tomorrow. Mumbai is a big city like Toronto or New York, but it has lots more people. Goa is not as big and has beautiful beaches.
Here are some answers to your questions and some interesting facts about India:
- India has approximately 1,200,000,000 people or 40 times more people than Canada.
- India has 28 states and 7 union territories.
- the most popular sport in India is Cricket.
- the most common language in India is Hindi, and English is also very common in some parts.
- there are many religions in India including Hindus, Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists, Sikhs.
- Singh is a very common last name in India (mostly in the state of Punjab).
To Maya, the capital city of India in New Delhi which is in the North of India.
To Allan, the President of India is Pranab Mukherjee. The Prime Minister of India is Manmohan Singh.
To Riley, here is a picture of the India flag:
To Aksel: the beggars use the money for food and water. Most beggars do not have shelter and sleep on the streets. We will share pictures soon.
To Arman: there are lots of animals on the streets. We mostly see dogs and cows everywhere including on the roads. Cows are sacred to the Hindus and they have a lot of freedom. Sometimes we see cows walking on the roads and causing traffic jams. We also see goats and cats near the streets, and we've seen some cool bugs and cockroaches here as well, and we've seen 1 or 2 rats as well. Also, click here to see a list of Indian state animals. And finally, here's another fun picture:
To Allan: here are some pictures of Indian money. In Canada, our money is called Dollars. In India, money is called Rupees. 55 Indian Rupees is approximately equal to 1 Canadian Dollar. For the bills shown below, can you count how many Rupees are shown? How much is this in Canadian Dollars?
For Emma, there are many instruments that are unique to India. Some common musical instruments are the Sitar and Tabla:
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ReplyDeleteMy answer is 30 canadian dollars.(for the bills,and a few cents for the coins.
ReplyDelete-Allan
Those are some really neat answers and facts! I hope you have a great stay in Goa! By the way; do you the names of some of the beaches(if any)?
ReplyDeleteFrom Alex V.
Those are some pretty cool pictures! Did you take them yourself?
ReplyDeleteI just don't realize that just 1 Canadian dollar can be about 55 Indian Rupees! Another Money Translation fact:
That only 1 Canadian dollar can get you almost 100 Japanese Yen!
It seems like you're having lots of fun in India
- Marcus
Dear Ilan
ReplyDeleteI have a question.
What are the traditions in India?
From,Faraz
P.S.Have a good time!
the indan instroments look like some canadan instroments, the Sitar
ReplyDeletelooks like a geutar and the Tabla looks like and probibly played like the drums.
what is the landscpe like in inda?
-Liam
Very interesting info Ilan.I will be looking forward to the pictures!
ReplyDeleteSincerely,Maya
I learned a lot of things from you like, money in India is called''Rupees''and two common insturments are the sitar and the tabla.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are haveing a great time in India!
from,Emma
Dear Ilan,
ReplyDeleteWow! You sure learned a lot about India! Could you tell me some of the beaches names?
From' Bianca
Dear Ilan you told me alot of stuff that i did not know about India. What kind of clothing to the people of India wear?
Arman
Hello Ilan
What is it like in India? In India what language do people speak?
Karmen
Dear Ilan
You told me alot of intresting facts about India but what is the tallest building in India?
from:Roman
Yes, I will look forward to seeing some more pictures too. I hope that you are having a great time in India. I will probably post some more questions soon.
ReplyDeleteYour friend,
Aksel
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