India is administratively divided into 28 states and 7 union territories. The union territories are smaller than the states—sometimes they are just one city—and they have much less autonomy.These states and union territories are grouped by convention into the following regions:

• Himalayan North
• The Plains
• Western India
• Southern India
• Eastern India
• Northeastern India

"Atithi Devo Bhavah" India has always been famous for its traditions and hospitality. India has a very rich and diverse mix of culture and tradition, dominated by religious and spiritual themes. India is notable for its religious diversity, with Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, and Jainism among the nation's major religions. here are 4 main sub-cultures: West, North, East and South. Most of the ancient Indian culture is preserved in the South which is famous for its classical arts, such as Carnatic music and classical Indian dance.

Mountains, jungles, deserts and beaches, India has it all. It is bounded to the north, northeast and northwest by the snow-capped Himalayas, the tallest mountain range in the world. In addition to protecting the country from invaders, they also fed the perennial rivers Ganga, Yamuna (Jamuna) and Sindhu (Indus) on whose plains India's civilization flourished. The original Indian plate survives as peninsular India, the oldest and geologically most stable part of India and extends as far north as the Satpura and Vindhya ranges in central India. The Indian climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert.