History
The historically largest country in South Asia
What is India?
Government of both India and Pakistan
What is a federal parliamentary republic?
One of the most popular foods in India, usually contains onion, cilantro, garlic, tomato, and sometimes ginger root
What is curry?
Originating based off the Vedas, in this religion Brahma is worshipped
These two countries on the Indian subcontinent border the Bay of Bengal
What are India and Bangladesh?
The first civilization in South Asia
What was the Indus River Valley civilization?
Title awarded to the head of government in India and Pakistan
Common South Asian fabric type prevalent in the dresses of women
What is salwar kameez?
Originating based off the teachings of an Indian prince who, once discovering the evils of the world, meditated and achieved enlightenment
What is Buddhism?
Name of British organization which monopolized control in India
What is the East India Company?
Indian activist whose peaceful protests and boycotts forced the British to give India independence
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
The highest court in Indian judiciary law, where the cases greatest in magnitude are settled
What is the Supreme Court?
One of the most popular Pakistani foods, made with beef shank, garlic, garnish and anise.
What is nihari?
Originating outside of South Asia and in Arabia, literally meaning surrender and being based off the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
What is Islam?
Indian astronomer, the first to map planet and eclipse placements using mathematics
Who was Brahmagupta?
Empire founded after Chandragupta's rebellion against the leaders of the Magadha Empire
What was the Maurya Empire?
The building where the main government figures of Pakistan meet
What are the Secretariat buildings?
Indian diamond "revered by gods" for high quality confiscated from India by the British Empire during their occupation
What is the Koh-i-Noor?
Originating from the Punjab, formed by ten gurus whose religious ideas about life and reincarnation became the vanguard for this religion
What is Sikhism?
Hindu smriti poem attributed to poet Valmiki centered around Rama, an avatar of the deity Vishnu
What is the Ramayana?
Who were the Indo-Aryans?
The official name for the Indian parliament
What is the Sansad?
Despite not being from Pakistan, this sport has become a massive favorite for the populace based on its fast-paced nature
What is cricket?
All religions of South Asia have guidelines laid out for what gods to follow except for one, where the identity of a deity is more vague. Which one is it?
What is Buddhism?
Muslim empire that ruled from around the 11th to 13th centuries AD, brought advancements in agriculture and architecture in India
What was the Delhi Sultanate?