1687 map of the Mogul Empire in northern India
Most Common Spoken Languages in Inḍian States
Most Common Spoken Languages in Inḍian States
‘There are almost no native speakers of English (0.02%). Everyone speaks it as a second or third language
I would caution you from making a connection between mother tongue and first language. In big cities like Bangalore and Chennai, the rich and upper middle class usually send their children to English-medium schools, so their children often end up better at English than their mother tongue(they can speak both well, but reading and writing in their mother tongue is often poor since they don’t take it in school or only as a second language). However, even if they speak English fluently and are not as proficient in their mother tongue, they would never say English is their mother tongue’
India divided into 4 sections of equal population, based on elevation
India divided into 4 sections of equal population, based on elevation
‘I am most surprised by the green part
3D map of Jammu and Kashmir
Railway map of South Asia (1915)
Railway map of South Asia (1915)
‘TIL I learned you can take a train to Sri Lanka’–RitaRaccoon
Languages and minority religions in India, 1970
1954 soil map of India
Sub-branches of the Bengali-Assamese languages. The map is based on the historical ranges
Sub-branches of the Bengali-Assamese languages. The map is based on the historical ranges
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The Languages of India (1862)
The Languages of India (1862)
‘It’s interesting to see how many there are. I’m sure there are thousands of sub-dialects in those families.
A friend at college is Tamil he would often discuss how he is not Indian. He did that because I asked he wasn’t angry it was a historical discussion. He even said look at how his Indian friend has light skin and a large nose (compared to his) just like I did. It was true there is a sharp contrast between north Indians and the southern Dravidian speaking peoples’–dghughes
Population density heatmap of India
Population density heatmap of India - one of a new series of maps by Robert Szucs of Grasshopper Geography
‘Chronology of Bihar
- Rich and developed Bihar with best universities in the world, a place for intellectual thinking and spiritual awakening —>
- Then Islamic invaders burned universities, chased away the scholars and we lost thousands of years worth of knowledge —>
- Then the British came and looted all the wealth causing great suffering and famines —>
- Then the British forced the farmers into Indigo and Opium cultivation(Secret plan to destroy China) causing loss of quality of soil and the traditional art based industries like handloom, sculpturing etc were destroyed causing loss of skills.
- After Independence, a lot of corruption happened due to poverty and illiteracy causing it to grow slowest among all states —>
- Now one of the poorest and least developed places.
- A story of tragedy after tragedy from being one of the richest and most developed places in the world’–Fdsn
Physical map of India and adjacent countries (1917)
Physical map of India and adjacent countries (1917)
‘gawd dayum, this is really cool. Thanks for sharing !’–hellouralive
New Borders in India from August 2019 - dividing the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories
New Borders in India from August 2019 - dividing the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories to be called Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh
Percent of People Speaking Primary Languages in India
Percent of People Speaking Primary Languages in India
“Nagaland’s only having 12.9% of people speaking their plurality language I found interesting. It turn’s out that’s only about 250,000 people and one of 16 or so tribes, making Nagaland no more populated than a large city elsewhere in India. According to wikipedia there is no majority language but English is typically used in government and higher education – When I lived in Nagaland, the blanket term for all their languages was nagamese lol …. In my time spent travelling in India, I never met anyone from Nagaland (or, for that matter, from the Seven Sisters in general). It’s such a fascinating and unique place!”
1936 map of South Asia
1936 map of South Asia
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Territorial Distribution of Andamanese Tribes in the early 1800s and 2004
Territorial Distribution of Andamanese Tribes in the early 1800s and 2004
“The Sentinelese have done a good job keeping outsiders away. They are a fascinating group and probably the world’s most isolated human population”–the_broccoli
Topographic map of India
Topographic map of India
“There is exactly zero chance Nepal or Bangladesh would ever allow their territory to be used by the Indian military”–vancian14
1786 map of Bengal, Bahar, Oude & Allahabad : with part of Agra and Delhi - by James Rennell
1786 map of Bengal, Bahar, Oude & Allahabad : with part of Agra and Delhi - by James Rennell
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1949 Geological Map of India
First Language/Mother Tongue in India reported in 2011 Census by District
First Language/Mother Tongue in India reported in 2011 Census by District
“India is more diverse than Europe.
However, many minority languages are rapidly declining in favour of the dominant state languages. In that sense, each state is becoming more homogeneous despite interstate migration”–Zaketo
Language map of India
Language map of India
“Shame it doesn’t show Bhojpuri, Magahi or Rajasthani”–nyetflix
Andaman Islands Tribal Distribution (1923)
Andaman Islands Tribal Distribution (1923)
“When the missionary died last year from visting the Sentinelese it was something that could have been prevented had he listened to common sense. Those people have made it clear as a community that they wish to be left alone and the Christian thing is to respect those wishes”–CaptainObvious110
Languages of Sikkim
Languages of Sikkim
“Oh, interesting. Sikkim is India’s least populous state with ~600,000 people. These languages all seem in the Sino-Tibetan family, the Tibetan branch, and a lot of them endangered”–MeekHat