Historical Figures
Born in Porbandar, Gujurat and followed the path of Ahimsa to gain independence from British rule.
What is Mahatma Gandhi?
The festival of colors.
What is Holi?
A south-eastern coastal region of India and is home to the famous temple Tirupati.
What is Andhra Pradesh?
This historically significant jewel was stolen from India and is currently set in Queen Elizabeth’s crown
What is the Kohinoor Diamond?
Served as India's first Prime Minister and dubbed as Chacha.
What is Jawarhar Lal Nehru?
In North India, this day is the return of Rama to Ayodhya; in South India, it represents Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
What is Diwali?
Located on the country’s western coast, on the Arabian Sea, and home to Baroda, a villa where the Gaekwad royal family formed their kingdom in the 18th century.
What is Gujurat?
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were two major cities in this ancient Indian Civilization.
What is the Indus River Valley?
This woman is known for her valor in the face of the British in the 1857 Indian Rebellion.
What is Rani Laxmi Bai?
This festival consists of nine nights and ten days. Certain people celebrate by setting up a Golu, and many do dandiya at Garba.
What is Navaratri?
A northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent with the capital city as Jaipur.
What is Rajasthan?
This is the name of the most famous Gurudwara in Amritsar. Also known as the Harmandir Sahib and/or the Darbar Sahib.
What is the Golden Temple?
An Indian philosopher and theologian who expounded the doctrine if Advaita Vedanta.
What is Adi Shankaracharya?
This festival represents the start of the Harvest season.
What is Pongal/Makar Sankranti?
Located in the southwest corner of India and is currently very known for retaining the ancient medical techniques of Ayurveda. Also known as “God’s own country.”
What is Kerala?
The holy city of Varanasi is home to THIS many temples (to the nearest thousand).
What is 23,000?
The third Mughal emperor who is known for assimilating modern-Indian traditions that are still practiced in the present.
What is Akbar?
This day is often celebrated by refraining from sleep and chanting the hymns of “Tandava.”
What is Shivaratri?
Located in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and is home to the Vaishno Devi Temple, a cave-style temple located at an altitude of 5200 ft above sea level.
What is Jammu/Kashmir?
This Indian state is home to the wettest place inhabited on Earth.
What is Meghalaya?