India is the land of great men and women. It is the land of high mountains and deep valleys. It is the land of big rivers and fertile plains. It is the land of lovely forests and green ills. It is the land of lions and peacocks. It is the land of truth and peace. I am proud of this great land- my motherland!

India is very big country. From the north to the south, it is about 3200 kilometers. From the east to the west, it is about 2900 kilometers. In the north, we have Jammu and Kashmir. In the south, we have Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In the east, there are Mizoram, Manipur and Meghalaya. In the west, there are Gujarat and Rajasthan.

People of all castes live in this country. There are major Hindus, minority Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Christians and many others. They live in a peace and unity. They live like bothers as one family.

The people main depend on agriculture.

India is the land of great saints like the Buddha and Guru Nanak. It is the land of great poets like Kalidas and Tagore. It is the land of brave me and women like King Ranaprathaop Singh, Shivaji and queen Laxmibai, and Rani Rudrama Devi queen in south. It is the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru.

Before 1947, India was under the British rule. The British ruled our country for about 200 years. They made our country weak and poor. They were cruel people. We fought against them for our freedom. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were our national leaders in battle. They were angles of peace. They fought without ay sword or gun. They forced the British to leave our country. India became free on 15 August, 1947.

India is now a freedom country with fast developing. The Tricolor is our national flag. We will keep if flying high in the air. We will always protect it. We salute our national flag! We salute our motherland! We salute our Bharat Mata!