Lotus The National Flower of India –

Lotus or water lily is the national flower of India. lotus flower grow from the mud at the bottom of ponds . Lotus flower rises above the water of the pond and usually white or pink coloured with 15 or more oval, spreading petals, and a peculiar, flat seedcase at its center.

lotus flower is cup-shaped flowers and it’s plant have dark green leathery leaves on it. lotus flower ranks high in the Hinduism, many of the deities are pictured sitting upon a lotus or holding a lotus flower. Goddess Lakshmi who is goddess of goddess of fortune and prosperity is portrayed as sitting on a lotus. The lotus flower is the symbol of beauty and prosperity in India.

Hindi The National Language of India –

Hindi is the National Language of India. More then 40.22 % of India’s people speak Hindi as a national language. In India There are about 22 languages are popular and They all are listed here :

1. Assamese
2. Bengali
3. Bodo
4. Dogri
5. Gujarati
6. Hindi
7. Kannada
8. Kashmiri
9. Konkani
10. Maithili
11. Malayalam
12. Manipuri
13. Marathi
14. Nepali
15. Oriya
16. Punjabi
17. Sanskrit
18. Santhali
19. Sindhi
20. Tamil
21. Telugu
22. Urdu

These are mainly 22 languages recognised in India. approx 1600 minor languages are also spoken here. Hindi is written in the Devanagari script(Lipi). Hindi belongs to the family of Aryan languages. Hindi is a very expressive language of India. Hindi is mainly spoken in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh of India. Hindi is chosen as the official national language of India After India’s independence. English continues to be the working language for many educated Indians. Hindi is widely understood all over the India.

National Tree of India Banyan –

Banyan Tree is the national tree of India .The Banyan tree grows in India. The name “banyan” comes from the “Banyans” who are the merchants from India and they set up there shop in the shade of these banyan trees. Banyan Tree is a symbol of togetherness for all cultures and peoples of the world. It’s branches root themselves like new trees over a big area. The banyan tree is like a meeting point of Indian villages and the villagers meets and talks some under the shade of this Banyan Tree.

The largest banyan tree of the world is at over 420 m wide and found in Calcutta India. The Banyan Tree take high rank in the myths and legends of India because The Banyan tree symbolises the Trimurti – lord Vishnu is believed to be the bark, lord Brahma believed to be roots and Shiva believed to be branches.

Banyan Tree gets nourishment and water from the air. The wood of banyan tree is soft and very useful to all. it’s Height goes up to 100 feet .The Banyan Tree begin the life from top branches of palms. It is said Alexander the Great also camped with A big army of approx 7,000 soldiers under a banyan tree. It is also said that Buddha sat under the shade of banyan for six years .