India comes from the word “Indoi” a Greek wordfor the people who lived beyond the river Indus, the roots of Indian civilization lie in the country’s precise and awesome natural boundaries, formed by the Himalayas in the north and sea to the east, south and the west these have fostered a remarkable physical and cultural unity. India is possibly the most diverse nation in the word. In area, it’s seventh largest country, in population second only to China. Within it’s geographical confines, stretching from the the great Himalayas in the North to the tropical peninsular in the South., there is a dizzying variety of languages, culture, ethnic group, beliefs, religion and life style that few continents have, leave alone countries.