Give the children the best things we have

We hope with this assignmet, everybody will have moreinformation about some coutries, especially India, the country weresearched about... - Ethinic Food: no information.- Form Of Transpo

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HANOI OPEN UNIVERSITY

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FACULTY OF TOURISM

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MEMBERS OF GROUP: 1 Nguyen Hoang Binh

2 Duong Ngoc Minh

3 Nguyen Thanh Nam

HANOI 04/2008

“Give the children the best things we have”- I think all of us haveknown about this but there are some country on the world, children stillhave to work, still to be a slave We all know about that, but what didthey do to stop this? There’re one person, with his age of 12, fightsagainst child labour, to make children more happy He’s Craig Kielburger,

a young Canadian He and his friends created “Free children”, anorganization that help children all over the world

Our group has 3 member from class bk15:

1 Nguyen Hoang Binh (06)

2 Duong Ngoc Minh (41)

3 Nguyen Thanh Nam (44)

Actually, our group has no leader, we discussed to decideeverything So all of us are leader and member, too

We hope with this assignmet, everybody will have moreinformation about some coutries, especially India, the country weresearched about

Part I: Comprehension Chapter 1: Toronto , Canada

- Ethinic Food: no information

- Form Of Transportation: plane

- Religions : no information

- Culture Note: no information

- Rate Of Unemployment: no information

- This is a development city

Chapter 2: Dhaka , Bangladesh

- Ethinic Food : no information

- Form Of Transportation : taxi , rickshaw , walking

- Religions : no information

- Culture Note : no information

- Rate Of Unemployment : very high

- Bangladesh was one of the poorest countries in the world

Chapter 3: Bangkok , Thailand

- Ethinic Food : wonderful food

- Form Of Transportation : plane

- Religions: no information

- Culture Note : no information

- Rate Of Unemployment : high

- Form Of Child Slave : child prostitution

- Bangkok : developmet but very much evil society , specialyprostitution

Chapter 4: Calcutta

- Ethinic Food: no information

- Form Of Transportation : walking the streets

- Religions: active city, it has lot of energy , the rich and the poor allmixed together

- Culture Note : no information

- Rate Of Unemployment : very high , about 60 000 000 adults don’thave a job

- Form Of Child Slave : many children die in fireworks factories orthey got burned or get killed in a fire

- Calcutta is very poor city

Chapter 5: Kathmandu

- Ethinic Food : teashop

- Form Of Transportation : plane

- Religions : no information

- Culture Note : no information

- Rate Of Unemployment : high , about 1,500children

- Form Of Child Slave : wasg cups and glasses , sometime master hit

- Kathmandu : is very poor city

Chapter 6: Varanasi , India

- Ethinic Food: no information

- Form Of Transportation: jeeps

- Religions: no information

- Culture Note: no information

- Rate Of Unemployment: no information

- Form Of Child Slave: do work in factories

- This is a poor city

Chapter 7: Delhi , India

- Ethinic Food: no information.

- Form Of Transportation: train ride

- Religions: no information

- Culture Note: no information

- Rate Of Unemployment: no information

- Form Of Child Slave: do work in factories , the factory ownerburned them with hot iron

Chapter 8: Pakistan

- Ethinic Food: no information

- Form Of Transportation: taxi

- Religion: no information

- Culture Note: no information

- Rate Of Unemployment: no information

- Form Of Child Save: no information

Chapter 9: Lahore , Pakistan

- Ethinic Food : no information.

- Form Of Transportation: bus , plane

- Religions: no in formation

- Culture Note: no information

- Rate Of Unemployment: no information

- Form Of Child Save: do work in factory and factory owersmade a lot of money from child slave

Chapter 10: Madras

- Ethinic Food: no information

- Form Of Transportation: rickshaw

- Religions: no information

- Culture Note: no information

- Rate Of Unemployment: no information

- Form Of Child Slave: many children and adult workers are hurt

or killed in fireworks factories

Chapter 11: Cochin And Bombay

- Ethinic Food: no information

- Form Of Transportation: no information

- Religions: no information

- Culture Note: no information

- Rate Of Unemployment: very high , about 1 000 000 people

- Cochin and Bombay are very poor

Part II: Research 1.Over view India.

Officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia It

is the seventh largest country by geographical area, the second mostpopulous country, and the largest democracy in the world Bounded bythe Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay

of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers(4,671 mi) It borders Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan tothe north-east; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east The disputedNorthern Areas of Jammu and Kashmir that India claims and is currentlyadministered by Pakistan also border Afghanistan to the North Sri Lanka,Maldives, and Indonesia are in India's vicinity in Indian Ocean

Home to the Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic traderoutes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its

commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history Four majorworld religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originatedhere, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in thefirst millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture Graduallyannexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenthcentury and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenthcentury, India became a modern nation state in 1947 after a struggle forindependence that was marked by widespread nonviolent resistance.

India is the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchangerates and the third largest in purchasing power Economic reforms havetransformed it into the second fastest growing large economy; however, itstill suffers from high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition As apluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society, India is also home to adiversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats

India maintains the third largest military force in the world bynumber of active troops, which consists of the Indian Army, Navy, andAir Force Auxiliary forces such as the Paramilitary Forces, the CoastGuard, and the Strategic Forces Command also come under the military'spurview The President of India is the supreme commander of the Indianarmed forces India became a nuclear power in 1974 after conducting aninitial nuclear test, Operation Smiling Buddha Further undergroundtesting in 1998 led to international military sanctions against India, whichwere gradually withdrawn after September 2001 India maintains a "nofirst use" nuclear policy and has a "strong nuclear non-proliferationrecord" according to the White House, despite not being a signatory to theNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Population of India Although India occupies only 2.4% of theworld's land area, it supports over 15% of the world's population OnlyChina has a larger population Almost 40% of Indians are younger than 15years of age About 70% of the people live in more than 550,000 villages,and the remainder in more than 200 towns and cities Over thousands ofyears of its history, India has been invaded from the Iranian plateau,Central Asia, Arabia, Afghanistan, and the West; Indian people andculture have absorbed and changed these influences to produce aremarkable racial and cultural synthesis

Religion, caste, and language are major determinants of social andpolitical organization in India today The government has recognized 18languages as official; Hindi is the most widely spoken

Although 83% of the people are Hindu, India also is the home ofmore than 120 million Muslims one of the world's largest Muslimpopulations The population also includes Christians, Sikhs, Jains,Buddhists, and Parsis

3 Capital city: New Delhi

Delhi, the capital of the great democracy of India In the last sixdecades since New Delhi was created, the city has seen and undergonevarious changes This union terittory is filled with people of variouscultures and give Delhi its colorful look As the popular saying goes that

no one belongs to Delhi but Delhi do belong to everbody

Although New Delhi was created as a seprate entity from the oldDelhi now the thin line that was seprating the two have started to blurwith north, south, east and west Delhi becoming more prevalent terms of

demarcation The facilities and opportunities that Delhi has to offer haveattracted Indians from far and wide corners of India, making it a meltingpot of sorts On the other hand, the presence of diplomatic and trademissions, the growing number of multi-national companies and foreigninvestors, and the influx of tourists and visiting professionals have giventhe city, especially its southern and central parts, a cosmopolitan air Thecity is boasts of being one of the greener capitals and also with the newshopping plazas opening at an unbelivable pace the city can well turnitself into the shopping capital of the world

Delhi Location: Delhi is located in the northern planes ofIndia

Rainfall in Delhi: 50.0 cms (June to September)

Climate of Delhi: Summer : 45 °C - 21°C

Winter : 33 °C - 6 °C

Best Time to Visit: September to March

4 Religion

Hinduism: The Hindu religion had its origin in the concepts of the early

Aryans who came to India more than 4,000 years ago It is not merely areligion but also a philosophy and a way of life Hinduism does notoriginate in the teachings of any one prophet or holy book It respectsother religions and does not attempt to seek converts It teaches theimmortality of the human soul and three principal paths toultimate union

of the individual soul with the all-pervasive spirit

The essence of Hindu faith is embodied in the Lord's Song, the

Bhagavad Gita: "He who considers this (self) as a slayer or he who thinks

that this (self) is slain, neither knows the Truth For it does not slay, nor is

it slain This (self) is unborn, eternal, changeless, ancient, it is neverdestroyed even when the body is destroyed."

Jainism and Buddhism: In the sixth century before Christ,

Mahavira propagated Jainism Its message was asceticism, austerity andnon-violence At about the same time, Buddhism came into being.Gautama Buddha, a prince, renounced the world and gainedenlightenment He preached that 'Nirvana' was to be attained through theconquest of self Buddha's teachings in time spread to China and someother countries of South East Asia

Islam : Arab traders brought Islam to South India in the seventh

century After them came the Afghans and the Mughuls, of whom themost enlightened was the Emperor Akbar Akbar almost succeeded in

founding a new religion Din-e-Elahi, based on both Hinduism and Islam,

but it found few adherents.Islam has flourished in India through thecenturies Muslim citizens have occupied some of the highest positions inthe country since independence in 1947

5 Festival

Buddha Purnima: Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti, the birth

anniversary of the Buddha, is widely celebrated, on a full moon night inApril/May The Buddha was born on the full-moon day in the month of

Vaisakh in 563 BC He achieved enlightenment as well as nirvana on the

Christmas: Christians in India celebrate their festivals broadly on

the pattern adopted worldwide However, some influence of local Indiantradition is evident among Syrian Christians who use elephants, umbrellasand traditional music as accessories to their festivities and celebrations.Christmas is a major event in all Indian Christian households and one cansee Catholic Goa come to life at this time of the year

The Carnival: preceding lent, is the most important event at Goa.

Similar to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, it is an extravagantly colourfuloccasion A carnival parade, full of colour and zest, it is virtually acelebration of life itself Christians in India celebrate their festivals broadly

on the pattern adopted worldwide However, some influence of localIndian tradition is evident among Syrian Christians who use elephants,umbrellas and traditional music as accessories to their festivities andcelebrations Christmas is a major event in all Indian Christian householdsand one can see Catholic Goa come to life at this time of the year

6 People of India

India is a fascinating country where people of many differentcommunities and religions live together in unity Indian Population ispolygenetic and is an amazing amalgamation of various races andcultures

It is impossible to find out the exact origin of Indian People Thespecies known as Ramapithecus was found in the Siwalik foothills ofnorth western Himalayas The species believed to be the first in the line ofhominids (Human Family) lived some 14 million years ago Researchershave found that a species resembling the Austrapithecus lived in Indiasome 2 million years ago Even this discovery leaves an evolutionary gap

of as much as 12 million years since Ramapithecus

There are many diverse ethnic groups among the people of India.The 6 main ethnic groups are as follows.

cell-in India’s 80 national parks and 425 sanctuaries

India's 1,36,000 species of plants, and some of the world’s rarestanimals on the verge of extinction promise undulating adventure Theanimals tagged ‘Endangered’ and ‘Protected’ in India include the one-horned Rhino, Asian White-backed vulture, Great Indian Bustard,Kashmir Markhor, Snow leopard, Asiatic lion, Musk Deer to name a few.What more, you can stay right there in the jungles

Tempers in India

Taj Mahal Agra

On the banks of the river Yamuna, in the city of Agra, there stands

a glorious monument echoing the aeonian theme of love- this is the world

famous TajMahal- built bythe MughalEmperor

Shahjahan in memory of his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal Built in purewhite marble, it was meant to be the mausoleum of the deceased queen.Work on the Taj, which started in 1631, continued for 22 years till 1653,when the entire monument along with the complex was completed It tookthe toil of 20000 skilled craftsmen from India and abroad to accomplishthe task of construction

Hawa Mahal Jaipur

Built in 1799, by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh the 'Hawa Mahal',Palace of the Wind, is a classic incidence of Rajput artistry It is a part ofthe City Palace, an extension of the Zenana (women's chambers) standingaway from the main complex This awesome five storey building wasdesigned by Lal Chand Ustad and is made of made of red and pink sandstone, intricately outlined with white borders

and motif's painted with quick lime The monument was originallydesigned to enable the royal ladies to watch the everyday life and royalprocessions in the city without being seen by others.

Tourist can do