https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5 Images of India from each PERSIA category with captions. en-us 2016-10-24 17:57:25 UTC 2016-10-27 07:09:30 UTC hello@padlet.com durrah_ridhuan https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133136872 The picture below is of Mohandas Ghandi, the leader of India's independence movement. He had a nonviolent philosophy that he believed would help India gain its independence from the British Empire.]]> 2016-10-25 18:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133136872 durrah_ridhuan https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133142025 Depicted below is a statue of Brahma, the god who Hindus believe was the creator of the universe and most beings within it. Though Brahma is revered in ancient texts and is known as the creator of the four Vedas, in India, he's rarely worshiped as on of the primary deities.]]> 2016-10-25 18:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133142025 durrah_ridhuan https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133145187 The caste system is the social structure in India that was created by the Aryans. People are born into their castes, with those in higher castes having a higher social status.]]> 2016-10-25 19:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133145187 durrah_ridhuan https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133528561 The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau that makes up most of central and south India. Surrounded on both sides by the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau is rich in minerals, including mica and iron ore.]]> 2016-10-27 06:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133528561 durrah_ridhuan https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133529933 Below are banknotes of the Indian rupee, India's official currency. The rupee is divided into 100 paise, but only the 50 paise coins are legal tender.]]> 2016-10-27 06:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133529933 durrah_ridhuan https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133533881 In 500 AD, Aryabhata (an Indian mathematician and astronomer) gave zero the symbol that it's associated with today. Before, blank spaces and dots were used to represent zero, but using this symbol made it easier to do math.]]> 2016-10-27 06:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/durrah_ridhuan/2wb0r48pvb5/wish/133533881