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'''Currency'''  Indian Rupee<br><br>
 
'''Currency'''  Indian Rupee<br><br>
  
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The huge and diverse Indian sub-continent - from the mountainous Afghan frontier to the jungles of Burma - was under foreign rule from the early 1800s until the demise of the British Raj in 1947.<br><br>
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India extends down from the Himalayan Mountains in the north, right down to the Indian Ocean in the south.  
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The country has made great strides in fields such as information technology. Its large, skilled workforce makes it a popular choice for international companies seeking to outsource work. Despite that a great number of the rural population remains illiterate and impoverished.
 
  
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries India was governed by the British. Independence was gained in 1947.
  
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Despite increasing tourism and growing industry, some parts of India are still home to some of the poorest people in the world where people live day to day in conditions of poverty.
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==Register Office==
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Deputy Registrar<br>
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General Collection<br>
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Vital Statistics Division<br>
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Office of the Registrar General<br>
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Ministry of Home Affairs<br>
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West Block 2<br>
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RK Puram<br>
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New Delhi<br>
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11006 <br>
  
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==Links==
 
==Links==
  
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.nic.in/ National Archives Of India]
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.nic.in/ National Archives Of India]
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*[http://www.chater-genealogy.com/ Armenian Family History in India] 
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*[http://www.fibis.org/ Families in British India Society (FIBIS)]
  
 
*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/1851bombaycensus/ 1851 Bombay Census]
 
*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/1851bombaycensus/ 1851 Bombay Census]
  
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/ The Digital South Asia Library-Imperial gazetteer of India]
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/ The Digital South Asia Library-Imperial Gazetteer of India]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/maps.html Historical Maps of India]
  
 
*[http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/ Indian Sub-continent Cemeteries Database]
 
*[http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/ Indian Sub-continent Cemeteries Database]
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*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/ British India Family History]
 
*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/ British India Family History]
  
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*[http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html India Office Records]
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*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/1881india/ 1881 British Census India Surname Index]
  
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*[http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/1881india/ 1881 British Census India Surname Index]
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*[http://www.kamat.com/database/ Kamat Research Database]
  
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*[http://www.kamat.com/database/ Kamat Research Databas]
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*[http://www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/juteindia.htm Jute in India]
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/valmayukuk/index.html Postcards from India]
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*[http://www.athelstane.co.uk/tchodson/ind_ethn/ind_ethn.htm Analysis of The 1931 Census of India]
  
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*[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/jute.htm jute industry in India ]
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*[http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx India Office Family History Search ]
  
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*[http://www.athelstane.co.uk/tchodson/ind_ethn/ind_ethn.htm Analysis of the 1931 Census of India]
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*[http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/dcd/default.htm Digital Colonial Documents (India) Homepage]
  
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/asia/India/Index.html WWW-VL: HISTORY: INDIA ]
 
  
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'''British Schools in India'''
  
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British Schools in India.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Colonial_schools_in_India Colonial Schools]
  
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*[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/schools.htm Former British schools]
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Colonial_schools_in_India Colonial schools]
 
 
*[http://science.jrank.org/pages/9087/Education-in-India-Colonial-India.html Education in Colonial India]
 
*[http://science.jrank.org/pages/9087/Education-in-India-Colonial-India.html Education in Colonial India]
  
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*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Schools Former British schools in India]
  
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Church records.
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'''Church Records'''
  
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/Catholic-India.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History INDIA ]
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/Catholic-India.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History India]
  
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*[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/churches.htm List of Church Records.]
 
  
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'''Images of India'''
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*[http://www.harappa.com/photo2/index.html 130 Photographs by Famous & Unknown Photographers of People & Places/Landmarks From The Early 1860's through 1947]
  
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Images of India.
 
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*[http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/britishlibrary/controller/subjectidsearch?id=2764 Madras]
 
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*[http://www.harappa.com/photo2/index.html This section of the site displays a growing selection of photographs by famous and unknown photographers from the early 1860's through 1947.]
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/2207/index.html Welcome to the India Family Collection Photo Album]
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/2207/index.html Welcome to the India Family Collection Photo Album]
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/valmayukuk/index.html Postcards From India]
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*[http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/results.asp?lstorients=All+Orientations&lstformats=&wwwflag=&changewwwflag=1&changetncaptions=1&tncaptions=&addposition=&disablepopup=yes&txtkeys1=Madras&collections=&pixperpage=24&searchprev= Madras]
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'''Major Cities'''
  
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Major Cities.
 
 
*[http://www.mumbainet.com/template1.php?CID=15&SCID=5 Bombay/Mumbai]
 
*[http://www.mumbainet.com/template1.php?CID=15&SCID=5 Bombay/Mumbai]
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*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/calcutta1940s/ Calcutta 1940s]
 
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/calcutta1940s/ Calcutta 1940s]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi#History Delhi]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi#History Delhi]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Madras/Chennai]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Madras/Chennai]
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 10 September 2022


Wikipedia Image; India Map



Capital New Delhi

Languages Hindi, English and at least 16 other official languages

Currency Indian Rupee

India extends down from the Himalayan Mountains in the north, right down to the Indian Ocean in the south.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries India was governed by the British. Independence was gained in 1947.

Despite increasing tourism and growing industry, some parts of India are still home to some of the poorest people in the world where people live day to day in conditions of poverty.

Register Office

Deputy Registrar
General Collection
Vital Statistics Division
Office of the Registrar General
Ministry of Home Affairs
West Block 2
RK Puram
New Delhi
11006





Links


British Schools in India

Church Records


Images of India


Major Cities





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