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To gain further understanding on the religous profile of India, explore the Learning Object on [|World Religions](Victorian government teachers can access this with their TO number. For others the learning object title is World Religions and its code is L1392) ||
 * Statistics taken from [|CIA World Factbook]
 * Population:** 1,129,866,154
 * Median Age:** 24.8 years
 * Religion:** Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)

[|Greeting India] [|The Times of India Newspaper] Follow two major newspapers for two weeks and maintain a file on Indian stories. Using publisher create a 2 page document providing insight into the key stories and discuss why they would be of interest to Australians. [|The Australian] [|The Age] || ||
 * Explore the following examples of Indian Newspapers online. What are the key issues being explored in these papers? Are these similiar to the issues facing Australians?
 * //What issues on India makes news in Australian papers?//**

[|Constructing a lasting peace between India and Pakistan] [|India and Pakistan 50 years of Independence] [|Tour Guide of India] [|A day in the life of an Indian Child] || A - Z of India Have students research the web and create a ppt of the A - Z of India. See [|student work sample] //completed by Student's at St Monica's PS, Footscray.//
 * **WebQuests:**

[|Activity Sheet- A - Z] on India for primary school years. ||