Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger, India's national animal, is a powerful lone hunter that can leap more than 30 feet in a single bound when chasing prey through tall grass.
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Field Report
India is a vast country in southern Asia, stretching from the icy peaks of the Himalayan mountains in the north all the way down to warm tropical coastlines that touch the Indian Ocean. It is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, with a history of great empires, inventions, and traditions going back thousands of years. Today it is the most populated nation in the world, filled with hundreds of different languages, landscapes, and peoples — many of whom have never heard the name of Jesus.
From the Field Notebook
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger, India's national animal, is a powerful lone hunter that can leap more than 30 feet in a single bound when chasing prey through tall grass.
Indian Elephant
Indian elephants have smaller ears than their African cousins and have been working alongside people in India for thousands of years, carrying logs, joining festivals, and even serving in royal processions.
Indian Peacock
The Indian peacock, the country's national bird, fans out a tail of nearly 200 feathers decorated with iridescent eye-spots to attract a mate during monsoon season.
Roti
Roti is a soft, thin flatbread made from whole wheat flour and cooked on a hot iron pan; it is eaten at almost every meal across India, used to scoop up vegetables, lentils, or curry.
Dal
Dal is a thick, warmly spiced soup made from lentils that has been a daily staple for hundreds of millions of Indian families for centuries, tasting earthy and rich with turmeric and cumin.
Mango Lassi
Mango lassi is a cold, creamy drink blended from yogurt and ripe mangoes that people sip during India's scorching summers to cool down quickly.
India is home to more than 1.4 billion people, making it the most populous country on Earth — nearly one out of every five people alive today lives there.
India has 22 officially recognized languages and hundreds of other languages and dialects, meaning a child in one state may not understand a word spoken by a child just a few hundred miles away.
The game of chess was invented in India roughly 1,500 years ago and was originally called 'chaturanga,' a word describing the four divisions of a military army.
India's railway network is one of the largest in the world, with trains carrying more than 13 million passengers every single day — that is more people than live in the entire country of Greece.
The number zero as a mathematical concept was first formally described by the Indian mathematician Brahmagupta around 628 AD, changing the way the entire world would calculate and think about numbers.
Daily Life
72
Years life expectancy
82%
Can read and write
121%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
India is home to 2,263 distinct people groups — 2,033 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
A majority of India's people follow Hinduism (79.4%).
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Shaikh unspecified
100,866,000 people
Prayer Journal
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Yadav (Hindu traditions)
57,595,000 people
Brahmin unspecified
48,723,000 people
Chamar (Hindu traditions)
46,307,000 people
Mahratta unspecified
44,162,000 people