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Home to one of the oldest civilizations in the world, India has long fueled the imagination of those seeking adventure. India of today is a young country, independence from Britain didn't occur till after World War II in 1947. Despite this it has quickly found it's place on the global stage. A constitutional republic of 29 states, it's leadership is currently shared by President Shri Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narenda Modi. 

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism all originated in India, steeping its past and present in thousands of year of religious traditions. With a population of a billion people (2nd only to China),  it is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. Seventeen major languages are spoken and there are over 844 dialects. A land of great contrast, technologically advancing cities and poor rural villages make up the fabric of the Indian landscape. 

Prayer Focus Points

  • Bind the spirit of religious tradition that has held sway for thousands of years.
  • More works established in India.
  • Godly direction in the leadership of President Shri Ram Nath Kovind & Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • The eradication of child marriage (India is #2 in the world).
  •  More laborers to go to New Delhi, India’s second most populous city.  
  •  Young Apostolic Indians that will reach their nation. 
  •  The Representatives in the field, that they would be strengthened, encouraged, and protected. 
  •  The elimination of child labour (the greatest number of child laborers in the world is in India).
  •  For unity among the churches/pastors & that they would come together with one vision, purpose and strategic plan in order to reach the harvest in India.

Facts About India

Population: 1,343,299,126 (2017 est. /#2 in world population)

Capital: New Delhi

Ethnic Groups: Indians, Turks, Mongols, Europeans, Arabs; Filipino, Afghani, Persians,  Burmese, Tibetans, and  Andaman Islanders. 

Religions: Hindu, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam (most number of mosques in the world, some 300,00), and Christianity.

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Cities over 1,000,000

Mumbai   Delhi   Bengaluru   Kolkata   Chenna   Ahmendabad  Hyderabad   Pune Surat   Kanpur   Jaipur   Navi Mumbai   Lucknow   Nagpur   Indore   Patna   Bhopal   Ludhiana   Agra   Vadodara   Gorakhpur   Nashik   Pimpri   Kalyan   Thane   Meenut   Nowrangapur   Faridabad   Ghaziabad   Dombivli   Rajkat   Varanasi   Amritsar   Allahabad   Visakhapatnam   Teni   Jabalpur   Haora   Avrangabad    Shivaji Nagar