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Chapter 2 1. The physical features of the Indian subcontinent Part I मयाऽद्यक्षेण प्रकृत िः सूय े सचराचरम् ॥ - गी ा
The flowering of culture is dependent on a vibrant economic growth. The economic condition of India is directly dependent on its geo-physical features. The political, social and religious development of India is a direct outcome of its geographical features. A critical analysis of these things help us to understand culture.
Jambudweepa, Bharathavarsha and Bharata Kanda In the ancient Hindu puranas Jambudweepa is a land mass surrounded by ocean. It stretches from Gomukh (the birth place of Ganga) to the tip of land at Kanyakumari1]. Emperor Ashoka says in his inscriptions that he spread the message of Buddha across four corners of Jambudweepa. The influence of Indian sub-continent had spread to Egypt, Cairene, Mesopotamia, Syria, Corinth and other neighbouring countries. The influence of India also extended to the countries of the south-east Asia.
______________________ Footnotes 1. Mahabharatha – Bheeshma parva 5 – 9; Bhagavatha Chapter 5, 16 to 20; Bruhan Naradiya III; Pādma I, 3-9; Vayu 34-50; Vishnu II, 2-7; Matsya 121; Kurma I, 44-49; Markandiya 49-57; Varaha 74-89; Brahma 18-27; De. Ba. VIII, 4-13; Linga 46-53; Garuda 54-57; Shiva. Uma 17-18;
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