State | Capital | Languages |
Andra Pradesh | Hyderabad | Telugu and Urdu |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanager | Miji, Apotanji, Merdukpen, Tagin,Adi, Honpa, Bangini-Nishi. |
Assam | Dispur | Assamese |
Bihar | Patna | Hindi |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Hindi |
Goa | Panaji | Marathi and Konkani |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gujarati |
Haryana | Chandigarh | Hindi |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Hindi and Pahari |
Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizo and English |
Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) | Kashmiri,Dogri, Urdu, Ladakhi, |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | Hindi |
Karnataka | Bangalore | Kannda |
Kerala | Trivandrum | Malayalam |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Hindi |
Maharashtra | Bombay | Marathi |
Manipur | Imphal | Manipuri |
Meghalaya | Shillong | Khasi, Jaintia and Garo |
Nagaland | Kohima | Ao, Konyak, Angami, Sema and Lotha |
Orissa | Bhubaneswar | Oriya |
Punjab | Chandigarh | Punjabi |
Rajasthan | Jaipur | Rajasthani and Hindi |
Sikkim | Gangtok | Bhutia, Hindi, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Tamil |
Tripura | Agartala | Bengali, Tripuri, Manipuri, Kakborak |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Hindi |
Uttaranchal | Dehra Dun | Hindi |
West Bengal | Calcutta | Bengali |
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
India: States, Capitals and Languages
Important Days Of The Year
Date | Importance |
| Jan 9 | NRI day |
| Jan 10 | World Laughter Day |
| Jan 12 | National youth Day |
| Jan 15 | Army day |
| Jan 26 | Republic day,International Customs day |
| Jan 30 | Martyr’s day, World leprosy Eradication Day |
| 2nd Sunday of February | World Marriage Day |
| Feb 24 | Central Excise Day |
| Fab 28 | National Science Day |
| March 8 | International Women’s Day,Internationla Literacy Day |
| March 15 | World Disabled day, World Consumer Rights day |
| March 18 | Ordinance factories Day(India) |
| March 21 | World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| March 22 | World day for water |
| March 23 | World Meteorological day |
| March 24 | World TB day |
| April 5 | National Maritime Day |
| April 7 | World Health Day |
| April 17 | World Haemophilia Day |
| April 18 | World Heritage day |
| April 21 | Secretaries’ day |
| April 22 | Earth Day |
| April 23 | World Book and Copyright Day |
| May 1 | Workers’ Day(International Labour Day) |
| May 3 | Press Freedom Day, world Asthama day |
| May 2nd Sunday | Mothers’ Day |
| May 4 | Coal Miners’ Day |
| May 8 | World Redcross Day |
| May 11 | National Technology Day |
| May12 | International Nurses day |
| May 15 | International Day of the Family |
| May 17 | World Telecommunication Day |
| May 24 | Common Wealth Day |
| May 31 | Anti Tobacco Day |
| June 4 | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| June 5 | World Environment Day |
| June 20 | Fathers’ Day |
| June 26 | International Day Against Drug Abuse |
| July 11 | World Population Day |
| August 3 | International Friendship Day |
| August 6 | Hiroshima Day |
| August 9 | Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day |
| August 15 | Indian Independence Day |
| August 29 | National Sports Day |
| September 2 | Coconut day |
| September 5 | Teachers’ Day, Sanskrit Day |
| Sep 8 | World Literacy Day |
| Sep 15 | Engineers’ Day |
| Sep 16 | World Ozone Day |
| Sep 21 | Alzheimer’s Day, day for the Peace and Non-Violence |
| Sep 22 | Rose day(Welfare of Cancer Patients) |
| Sep 26 | Day of the Deaf |
| Sep 27 | World Tourism Day |
| Oct 1 | International Day for the Elderly |
| Oct 3 | World Habitat Day |
| Oct 4 | World Animal Welfare Day |
| Oct 8 | Indian Air force Day |
| Oct 9 | World Post Office Day |
| Oct 10 | National Post Day |
| Oct 12 | World Sight Day |
| Oct 13 | UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| Oct 14 | World Standards Day |
| Oct 15 | World White Cane Day(Guiding the Blind) |
| Oct 16 | World Food Day |
| Oct 24 | UN Day, World Development Information Day |
| Nov 9 | Legal Services Day |
| Nov 14 | Children’s Day, Diabetes Day |
| Dec 1 | World Aids Day |
| Dec 4 | Navy Day |
| Dec 7 | Armed Forces Flag Day |
| Dec 10 | Human Rights Day, International Children’s Day of Broadcasting |
| Dec 18 | Minorities’ Rights day(India) |
| Dec 23 | Kisan Diwas(farmers’s Day) |