India


India is the second most populous country in the world, and is has been the home of one of the major civilizations of the world since antiquity. History This is a summary: More details are available by following the history link. India began to develop a distinctive civilization in prehistory, but many of its developments can be traced to Antiquity. In classical and medieval times it began to come to the attention of the Western world. Budhism, which had originated here, spread throughout the Orient and Southeast Asia. In modern times, it was occupied and ruled by Great Brtain, but in the 20th century was granted independence. Since then has functioned as what is called the world's largest democracy.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Sociology Peoples Nations Links to other Sites 2007 CIA World Factbook - India Wikipedia - India
Other Sociology Other areas of sociology including other peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to India.
Institutions 12 Nov 2008 - India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar exploration mission successfully completed its journey to the Moon, entering its intended operational orbit 100 kilometers (62 mi) above the surface. 13 Nov 2008 - India successfully test fired the first Sagarika submarine-launched ballistic missile from a land-based launcher. 14 Nov 2008 - India's Chandrayaan-1 unmanned lunar exploration mission successfully landed the Moon Impact Probe on the south pole of the Moon. Religion Varieties of religous traditions are present. It is primarily asiatic, including Indian, Persian, and Oriental beliefs, and chiefly Hindu, Jain, and Sikh. Few Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Manicheans, Confucians, or Taoists are present. It also includes Abrahamic religion. There may be a small jewish presence. Christians have been present, but not particularly influential, since early times, and there are possibly a few Orthodox, and small numbers of Mormons. There are some traditions that Old Christianity reached India. Catholicism was brought to India by the Portuguese, but did not become influentual. Protestantism is present due to British influence. Islam is present, but not influential, as Muslim and Hindu rulers have repeatedly persecuted and fought one another. There are pagan components. European pagan , Asiatic pagan religion, African, American Indian, and Neopagan religion can be compared. Secular ideas are also important. Its overall organization tends to be unstructured or at best fragmented on a large scale. Religious practice and beliefs are rich and mixed. Government Particular governments International government including traditional empires and colonial empires will be useful. Modern compacts including regional associations, special purpose associations, and temporary alliances can be considered. World government including the League of Nations and the United Nations can be considered. National government can be connected. Local government can be connected. Government activities including administration, succession, and state relations are significant. Government structure is varied. There are numerous political parties and interest groups, a judicial system. Legislative systems include Parliament, and executive functions are headed by the Prime Minister. There is also a head of state. The form is a parliamentary Federal republic. Its law will be examined further as the site develops. Western law is predominent, but Asiatic law, tribal law, and international law can be considered. Economics Economic systems including firms, networks, types of systems, and system behavior can be connected. India is economically backward compared to Western civilization, in spite of attempts to modernize and industrialize. Industry including companies, Agriculture, extraction and manufacturing, building and construction, social and medical, transportation, communication, and commerical and financial will also be developed. Activities including production, consumption, and distribution can be examined. I lack details on its educational structure, though research is significant. Cultural instititutions including museums, libraries, and other venues may be useful. Educational organization including course material, students, faculty, and administration will be useful. Particular schools including primary, secondary, and advanced education will be important. Teaching can be connected. Family structure including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families will be a vital part of studies of India.
Culture Behavioral culture Customs including vital customs, living and dwelling customs, dress and adornment, social interaction, and institutional customs will be useful. Cccupations such as food-related, building related, transportation related, communication related, industrial, and service occupations will be useful. Recreation and entertainment including music, dance, theater, games, and sports will be discussed as the site develops. Cultural events such as miscellaneous events, disasters, fairs and conventions, and holidays can also be considered.
Conceptual culture including language and graphic arts will be significant. Literature including oral traditions, literary forms, types and genres, and literary works can be connected. Mathematics including foundations, arithmetic, algebra, analysis, geometry, and statistics can be applied. Applied science such as measurement, engineering science, navigation, medical science, information and computing science, accounting, and applied social science will be useful. Philosophy including logic, metaphysicsm epistemology, Aesthetics, ethics, specialized topics, and philosophical schools and doctrines are useful. Material culture such as foodstuffs, buildings, transportation, communication, and industrial artifacts is important. Other artifacts including toys, weaponry, medicines, musical instruments, and sculpture can be considered. Clothing and dress can be connected.
Anthropology Particular groups may also be significant. Human geography will be significant. Asian geography is by far the most important. Total area is estimated at 3,287,590 km², giving it a mean population density of 349 persons km². African, Oceanic, and European geography are also nearby. Human ecology including effects of the environment, relations with other life, and effects on the environment can be considered. Physical anthropology including human origins, racial variation, and human dispersion can be considered. Demography includes birth and fertility, migration, morbidity and mortality, population size and structure, and population change. Estimated population as of July 2008 is 1,147,995,898. Social foundations including social presentation, social interaction, social control, social group behavior, and group types can be considered.
Personal studies Biography is useful and various figures are important. Alexander Asoka Buddha The human body including boby systems, functions, disease, and form and apparaance seems to be mostly indirectly significant. Psychology including studies of behavioral elements, mind, behavior patterns, developmental psychology, mental disorders, personality, and social psychology seem to be useful.
Science Physics and chemistry are indirectly useful to India. Astronomy will be more useful. Earth science including geology, hydrospheric science, atmospheric science, and physical geography can be connected. Geohistory including the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic periods may be useful. Biology is indirectly useful. Molecular biology, cell biology, and organism biology seems indirectly useful. Systematics including microbes, protists, plants, fungi, and animals seems to be more useful. Ecology including behavioral ecology, population ecology, community ecology, system ecology, evolution, ecosystems, and biogeography can be considered. Biohistory including Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic biology may be useful.

India is the second most populous country in the world, and is has been the home of one of the major civilizations of the world since antiquity.

History

This is a summary: More details are available by following the history link.

India began to develop a distinctive civilization in prehistory, but many of its developments can be traced to Antiquity. In classical and medieval times it began to come to the attention of the Western world. Budhism, which had originated here, spread throughout the Orient and Southeast Asia. In modern times, it was occupied and ruled by Great Brtain, but in the 20th century was granted independence. Since then has functioned as what is called the world's largest democracy.

Other Sociology

Other areas of sociology including other peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to India.

Institutions

12 Nov 2008 - India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar exploration mission successfully completed its journey to the Moon, entering its intended operational orbit 100 kilometers (62 mi) above the surface.

13 Nov 2008 - India successfully test fired the first Sagarika submarine-launched ballistic missile from a land-based launcher.

14 Nov 2008 - India's Chandrayaan-1 unmanned lunar exploration mission successfully landed the Moon Impact Probe on the south pole of the Moon.

Religion

Varieties of religous traditions are present. It is primarily asiatic, including Indian, Persian, and Oriental beliefs, and chiefly Hindu, Jain, and Sikh. Few Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Manicheans, Confucians, or Taoists are present. It also includes Abrahamic religion. There may be a small jewish presence. Christians have been present, but not particularly influential, since early times, and there are possibly a few Orthodox, and small numbers of Mormons. There are some traditions that Old Christianity reached India. Catholicism was brought to India by the Portuguese, but did not become influentual. Protestantism is present due to British influence. Islam is present, but not influential, as Muslim and Hindu rulers have repeatedly persecuted and fought one another. There are pagan components. European pagan , Asiatic pagan religion, African, American Indian, and Neopagan religion can be compared. Secular ideas are also important. Its overall organization tends to be unstructured or at best fragmented on a large scale. Religious practice and beliefs are rich and mixed.

Government

Particular governments

International government including traditional empires and colonial empires will be useful. Modern compacts including regional associations, special purpose associations, and temporary alliances can be considered. World government including the League of Nations and the United Nations can be considered. National government can be connected. Local government can be connected.

Government activities including administration, succession, and state relations are significant. Government structure is varied. There are numerous political parties and interest groups, a judicial system. Legislative systems include Parliament, and executive functions are headed by the Prime Minister. There is also a head of state. The form is a parliamentary Federal republic. Its law will be examined further as the site develops. Western law is predominent, but Asiatic law, tribal law, and international law can be considered.

Economics

Economic systems including firms, networks, types of systems, and system behavior can be connected. India is economically backward compared to Western civilization, in spite of attempts to modernize and industrialize. Industry including companies, Agriculture, extraction and manufacturing, building and construction, social and medical, transportation, communication, and commerical and financial will also be developed. Activities including production, consumption, and distribution can be examined.

I lack details on its educational structure, though research is significant. Cultural instititutions including museums, libraries, and other venues may be useful. Educational organization including course material, students, faculty, and administration will be useful. Particular schools including primary, secondary, and advanced education will be important. Teaching can be connected.

Family structure including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families will be a vital part of studies of India.

Culture

Behavioral culture

Customs including vital customs, living and dwelling customs, dress and adornment, social interaction, and institutional customs will be useful. Cccupations such as food-related, building related, transportation related, communication related, industrial, and service occupations will be useful. Recreation and entertainment including music, dance, theater, games, and sports will be discussed as the site develops. Cultural events such as miscellaneous events, disasters, fairs and conventions, and holidays can also be considered.

Conceptual culture including language and graphic arts will be significant. Literature including oral traditions, literary forms, types and genres, and literary works can be connected. Mathematics including foundations, arithmetic, algebra, analysis, geometry, and statistics can be applied. Applied science such as measurement, engineering science, navigation, medical science, information and computing science, accounting, and applied social science will be useful. Philosophy including logic, metaphysicsm epistemology, Aesthetics, ethics, specialized topics, and philosophical schools and doctrines are useful.

Material culture such as foodstuffs, buildings, transportation, communication, and industrial artifacts is important. Other artifacts including toys, weaponry, medicines, musical instruments, and sculpture can be considered. Clothing and dress can be connected.

Anthropology

Particular groups may also be significant. Human geography will be significant. Asian geography is by far the most important. Total area is estimated at 3,287,590 km², giving it a mean population density of 349 persons km². African, Oceanic, and European geography are also nearby. Human ecology including effects of the environment, relations with other life, and effects on the environment can be considered. Physical anthropology including human origins, racial variation, and human dispersion can be considered. Demography includes birth and fertility, migration, morbidity and mortality, population size and structure, and population change. Estimated population as of July 2008 is 1,147,995,898. Social foundations including social presentation, social interaction, social control, social group behavior, and group types can be considered.

Personal studies

Biography is useful and various figures are important.

The human body including boby systems, functions, disease, and form and apparaance seems to be mostly indirectly significant. Psychology including studies of behavioral elements, mind, behavior patterns, developmental psychology, mental disorders, personality, and social psychology seem to be useful.

Science

Physics and chemistry are indirectly useful to India. Astronomy will be more useful. Earth science including geology, hydrospheric science, atmospheric science, and physical geography can be connected. Geohistory including the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic periods may be useful.

Biology is indirectly useful. Molecular biology, cell biology, and organism biology seems indirectly useful. Systematics including microbes, protists, plants, fungi, and animals seems to be more useful. Ecology including behavioral ecology, population ecology, community ecology, system ecology, evolution, ecosystems, and biogeography can be considered. Biohistory including Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic biology may be useful.