India is land of variety. There is great variety in variety of aspects. The languages, lifestyles, religions, habits, geography, climates, cultures might be different but still they unite us into an invisible frame, the frame of Indianism. Diversity is there in every aspect of India, a land that encloses 1,222,559 sq. meters of land and is home to more than one billion people. As such stats imply, there ought to be diversity, but this does not always imply that there are differences. Rather, India is a land where in spite of so much of diversity, there is still unity. Be it the joining of hands for a mission or against it, Indians have always shows great unity.
There have also been instances where people have fought against each other for some reason or the other but such cases do break out in all countries, so India being a niche of such diversity can be excused for once!
India won’t be India if not for this diversity. If India means Kanchivaram sadi then India also means Pashmina shawl. If India means extreme hot climate of the south India, then India also means the snow covered mountains of the north India. If India means the desert of Rajasthan then India also means the highest rainfall grounds of Assam!
Such diversity is also found in the school of minds, where one stands for the motion, another stands against it. This means an added advantage, because while one is looking at the positive aspects of a side, other is hunting for the counterpart negatives.
The diversity of India has a great edge over the plain unanimously joint countries! It might be speculated that is just another starry eyed optimist opinion, but then if we didn’t differ wouldn’t we be non-Indians?!
By: Tarang Bhargava
Posts Tagged ‘North India’
India – Unity in Diversity
February 1st, 2010Climate of India
December 20th, 2009
For the sake of climate discussion, India can be divided into two distinct regions viz., North India and South India.
Climate of North India
North India covers the Area from the state of Jammu and Kashmir to the Vindya Mountain range. The climate is cool and dry in winter with some rain during the cold season. The mountainous area receives snowfall also. Generally, the temperature is most pleasant on the plains of North India where average temperatures are in the range of 50 to 60 F ( 10-15 C ). In the mountains however temperatures below 32 F are frequent with heavy snow on some occasions.
The early summer is very hot on the plains where the temperatures can cross the 100 F mark by Mid-April and by May it reaches 110 F ( 43 C ). The hill stations enjoy the most pleasant climate at this time where the temperatures are in the range of 70 -80 F at mid-day.
From end of June to about the middle of September this area receives moderate monsoon rains. The rain is heaviest in the North-East and gradually decreases westwards. In general this season is the most unhealthy of all with extreme humidity and high temperatures.
Climate of South India
South India comprises the Area from the Vindya Mountain range up to the southern most tip of India. Whole of peninsular India falls under this region. The climate of South India principally differs from the climate of the North on the following points.
1. The weather remains hot throughout the year and generally the coolest month is over 7O F ( 21 C ). At Mumbai for instance, the coolest month has a mean of 76 F ( 25 C ).
2. The humidity is high throughout the year especially in the coastal areas which makes the weather very trying.
3. South India generally receives much more rain than North India. Especially, South western India is an area of very heavy rainfall. No where on the west coast, the total annual rainfall is les than 70 in (1800 mm ) and at Panaji in Goa it is more than 118 in ( 3000 mm ). The rainy season is also much longer than that of North India . It starts in early June and continues up to end of October.
This, in short, is a general overview of the climate of India.
By: Waqar Awan
