The Word Tripura was formed from combining two words Tui (Water) and Pra (Near) which in totality means Near Water

British occupied the present-day Telangana region through subsidiary system and it became princely state in 1799

Present day region of Chennai acted as important place for British settlement. It is known for Fort St. George which was built in 1640

The present-day region Sikkim was ruled by Namgyal-Chogyal dynasty till it became princely state of British empire in 1890

The name Rajasthan means "The abode of the Rajas", this region was formerly called as Rajputana which means "The country of Rajputs"

The word Punjab originate from two Persian words panj - five, āb - water which means land of five waters Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi and Sutl

Flag code of India 2002 was an attempt to bring together all laws, conventions, practices and instructions for the benefit of all

Currently Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and NCT Delhi are the three union territories have legislative assembly

The present day Orissa was referred as Odra Desha during medieval times which means Land of Cultivators

Fundamental duties were not originally present in our constitution, it got added after our 42nd amendment of 1976

Constituent assembly is an assembly of representatives chosen through direct election and nomination

During Naga people's convention meeting in July 1960 the issue was resolved through accord to constitute Nagaland as separate state

Hockey India is the sole official organization responsible for promoting field hockey in India for both men and women

The Lushai hills district was given union territory status in 1972 with new name "Mizoram" and it became full-fledged state in 1986

India is seventh largest country in land area in world, it is 3.287 million sq.km which is nearly 1/3rd of the area of United States

India consists of 28 states and 8 Union territories

Meghalaya means ''Abode of clouds" (Abode - alaya, Megha - clouds). Meghalaya attained full-fledged statehood in 1972

Manipur became princely state under British rule in 1891, this region was also known for battles of Second World War

After India's Independence in 1947 Bombay province emerged as Bombay state, it also undergone many changes during State reorganisation act

After our independence the present day regions of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were created as Madhya Pradesh state