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This is a filler week video and by popular request we are doing the states of India
Now the thing about India is that it's actually kind of broken up quite a few times since independence from the original 14 states mostly
Because of the people groups are the languages stuff like that. So before we get into this, just keep in mind
I am NOT Indian. I have never even been to India
So in order to make this video I had to talk to a lot of you guys
I've read a lot of your emails and comments and I compiled as much information as I possibly could based off of what you guys
The Indian jogger peeps have said so kind of you know, if I get anything wrong it's you know kind of your fault
So let's just jump into it the 29 states and the 7 union territories
andhra, pradesh the capital amaravati
Now there's an interesting state because it kind of had like the fastest growing GDP in all of India over 16 percent in the past
few years over here
They speak Telugu and this guy wrote this play which is kind of considered like the most prominent
Telugu play in all of Indian history
Otherwise, they're famous for the Kuchipudi dance
One of the 8 classical styles of Indian dance and I yeah
They have great beaches and caves Otto notch all Pradesh capital Otunga. This is the region that's kind of disputed with China
Although it is administered by India in order to get in as a foreigner
You will need a restricted area permit. Otherwise culturally it kind of takes cues from Tibet, you know
The whole like Buddhism thing going on. There's quite a few Buddhists here people here are super friendly
They're famous for their wood carvings and their carpets. Ah some capital D support
Now if you watch the in the episode, you're all that I talked about the Seven Sisters in northeast
India a some is kind of like the big sister
this place is known for disputable having the nicest tea and
Silk and the silks are kind of made based off of what they actually feed the silkworms. It's interesting
They're also known for preserving the incredibly rare one-horned Indian Rhinoceros
And the longest bridge opened up in 2017 over here as well Assam. It's awesome Bihar capital Patna
This is kind of like the Buddhist state lots of famous sites for Buddhism
Supposedly they have the Bodhi tree that Siddhartha Gautama sat under otherwise on the Hindu side
I was told that they're very big on the Rama and Krishna
I was also told that they're very hardworking people Chuck these God capital
Right Poole from what I was told this is kind of like a somewhat militant ish type of area
They're known for producing a lot of cool and they are kind of one of the poorest states
and there is a noticeable community of people that kind of have Maoist Knox all
Ideologies and it kind of clashes with the main Indian government
But otherwise generally the people here are just nice but there's just a little bit of controversy. That's all go on
This is the Vegas of India. It was a former Portuguese colony
And now it's known for having a ton of Russian tourists that just flock over and take over everything great beaches
Bars and cool things happening. But the funny thing is the people in Goa like the actual citizens are pretty chill and normal
It's just the tourists that give it the crazy vibe
But yeah, Goa it's like where everybody wants to go to for vacation. You want to go? Ahh to go Wow
Gujarat capital Gandhinagar Prime Minister Narendra Modi is from here. Now. This place is famous for a few things
First of all, it's kind of like a desert and they have one of the largest salt deserts in the world
They have this forest which has the last of the Asiatic lions in the world. I forgot Gandhi was also from here
They are voted the number one ease of business State in India
The people here are very good at doing business and they're really good at trading also
No alcohol is allowed in this state, but that's okay because they go to one of the union territories that we'll talk about later
Yeah, basically, uh people that can handle money really well come from Gujarat Haryana capital Chandigarh
Which is shared with Punjab long story. Oh, yeah. Ah, I was told is kind of like the rougher tougher brother of Punjab
It's known as like the wrestling and boxing
Capital of India and they have one of the highest male to female sex ratios
Like there's more men than women and this place is famous for having a lot of people that are hired to become
Bodyguards for other people in other states like this is the bodyguard state Himachal Pradesh
Which has two capitals the summer one Shimla and the winter one Dharmashala
This is kind of known as the state that hosts the Dali Lama
But it's actually kind of known as like the beautiful holiday destination that Indians love to visit
It's known as the abode of snow one of the snowiest places in all of India culture wise again
They take a lot of cues from their Tibetan neighbors up north
But yeah, cool state lots of culture. Lots of beautiful landscape people like to visit for vacations Jammu and Kashmir
So has two capitals summer one Srinagar and then winter one Jammu. I have to be very very careful with this one
Why because if you watch the India episode you'll know that Pakistan and China and India are all kind of vying for
Ownership of this one area basically the area that is kind of operated by India. We'll talk about besides Lakshadweep
It has the highest percentage of Muslims in all of India at about 68%
It used to be ruled under these princely states and it's funny because like the people here are so nice and welcoming
Even though they've gone through like multiple Wars. Yeah. It's like the world's most beautiful
Conflict zone. Jaqen capital Ranchi. It's kind of like the sibling of chuck. Discard
A lot of people here kind of also have the same MAOIs ideology
However, it also does have one of the holiest sites in Jainism
What have you pronounce it the Chicago G known for having a lot of minerals that they mine and famous cricketer Dhoni
Came from here as well Karnataka capital Bengaluru
Formerly known as Bangalore capital Bengaluru is kind of known as like the Silicon Valley of India
So many IT companies and startups are coming out in this city
And they have the lowest unemployment rate in all of India at less than 1% Otherwise
They're known for having the humpy ruins
And now they speak Kannada or is that I was told it's pronounced, Kannada
But some people have said Canada like what is it? Kerala capital?
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram say that three times fast. Keep it one on top of Mt. Obama on top of them
This place is kind of famous for being known as the spot where Jesus
Apostle Thomas kind of landed and spread the Christian gospel and today you see kind of like a lot of Catholics and Christians
And they all kind of speak Malayalam a little bit of a tongue twister. Say it with me my like y'all
Um, it's not Malay a more mal
I am its mother yalom backwater is a very famous place and yeah
Kerala is kind of like the state that's like doing pretty well
Overall and a lot of things like literacy and HDI and all that other stuff all the other states are like, hmm
maybe we can kind of take pointers from Kerala Madhya Pradesh capital pawpaws the heart of
India the history state with tons of religious and historical sites. You have to be Medeco rock shelters
You have the Hadron whole temples which depicts all those you know
Kamasutra, sexually explicit image is going on
A lot of you have told me to mention the Bhopal gas tragedy that happened in
1984 and I was also told that the people here seem to be really big devotees of Ganesh
Maharashtra capital Mumbai. This is the richest state and the second most populous third-largest an area
It's kind of like the New York and Los Angeles of India
It's like the economic hub and the entertainment hub Bollywood is over here tons of people flock over to pursue their dreams
I mean aside from all that though. They do have a lot of like Marathi forts and like historical sites as well
But yeah, Maharashtra is kind of like this central nucleus that everything kind of builds off of and expands outwards from it pushes
India forward money poor capital Impa
This is one of the seven sister states a lot of the people here just like all the other southern sisters have a little bit
More of like an East Asian look to them. They're known for having their own distinct hill tribes
five-time world amateur boxing champion Mary Coleman came from here
They're also known for having these cool floating islands floating islands and boxing women Meghalaya capital
She long this place is known as the abode of
Rain, and they're kind of like the water people of India these two villages get the most rain in all of India
They have really interesting metro lineal tribes and they have really cool foggy hills
But yeah
Cool Hill people with their own customs and the water people meter on capital eyes on the land of Blue Mountains
This is the most forested state in all of India at over 90% Pretty eco-friendly may even have eco tours
It's kind of like the Costa Rica of India
The people here are just really chill and they just kind of like sell their handicrafts at the market
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Nagaland capital Kojima, this is like the most Christian state of India
But they also still kind of retain their own indigenous tribal cultures and customs
famous for the hornbill
festival and it's funny because like they're very westernized but they know that the tours come in and so they kind of have to like
Put on their traditional costumes and put on a show
but it's like hey and whenever whatever makes us money or disha formerly known as Orissa capital poop on my known as the land of
Cyclones also known for being like the is arroz launch site for their satellite programs
This is one of the three states that never broke up throughout all of Indian statehood history
It's kind of known as like the state that bridges the north and south they speak the OREA language
They have an amazing wetland and mangrove Park. We can find like tigers and elephants
Probably the most famous landmark being the Sun Temple of Konark Punjab capital Chandigarh shared with Haryana. Keep in mind
This is only part of the larger Punjab territory, which is also shared with Pakistan
A lot of you guys had stuff to say about to a job overall
A lot of you said that Punjab is probably the most loved state in India partially. Thanks to Bollywood
They got really good food really nice people. They have the largest Sikh community in all of India
They also have the holiest site in Sikhism the Golden Temple and there's a ton of forts and palaces like this one
Rajasthan capital Jaipur the land of Rajas or Kings
It's the largest state in area at 341 square kilometers
It is also one of the states that never broke up and there are just endless
Forts and palaces found in this state. It has things like a camel Fair supposedly
I was told they have like the best henna
artists keep in mind food wise they keep things very spicy and it is at about 75% of the population the most
Vegetarian state in India vegetarian kings in the sand sea Kingdom capital gotten talk now
There's an interesting one because it kind of joined India in 1975 to kind of avoid the Chinese
It used to be its own Kingdom and these people are very similar to the people of Bhutan
they can kind of generally understand each other's languages lots of
Tibetan Buddhist type of culture going on here as well and it is as of right now the most
environmentally friendly state in all of India
It is almost completely organic as in they don't believe in using chemicals or pesticides in their agriculture. Very clean air
They love nature and they love they're just it's kind of like the Bhutan of India Tommy on that du capitole
Chennai now if you want real like South
Dravidian Indian culture you come here. This is like straight up the southern capital of India main language
They speak of course is Tomeo which is completely unintelligible to Hindi they have so many temples including the largest
Functioning Hindu temple in the world technically Angkor Wat is a bigger Hindu temple, but it's no longer active
So it kind of doesn't count. I was told they are big fans of
Orogeny and Telangana capital Hyderabad the youngest state of India. They literally split up from Andhra Pradesh in
2014 I was told it's kind of like the whole, you know, Catalina Spain thing where they're like, hey
We're making a lot of money, but you guys are dragging us down
So we're gonna kind of split off and make our own thing
And then under the pradesh was like no you can't do that and they're like, yes we can and we're gonna take Hyderabad
They're like no, you can't do that. Like yes, we can make your own capital. Yeah messy divorce. Anyway, they're also famous for
Hollywood or Telugu
Hollywood and it's interesting because they still kind of retain a little bit of the Persian culture. That was brought over from the
Moguls and Nizam's you can find it in things like the painting and their shadow puppets to be pure capital agava
I was told is this even India it's like to state that very few people even know much about
It's like all sides of their state are surrounded by Bangladesh. So no chakra. They have a lot of Bangladeshi immigrants
Apparently I was told they like to play horse polo
But yeah
I think out of all the states
They are kind of like the biggest
Anomalies, like the mystery state people probably come here to hide out and avoid the authorities when they're on the loose
Butare pradesh capital Lucknow, this is the Taj Mahal State and it's kind of like oh dang. Where did that baby?
Boom come from you guys just like exploded in population in the past few years and now it is the most populous state
It's also home to Varanasi one of the most famous cities in the world for Hinduism, Jains and Buddhists
And yeah
a lot of
Fertile land over here lots of spices and agriculture happened in this States very key important player in all of India
You cannot have India Butare pradesh. Tarik on capital Dehradun
This place actually has some of the holiest sites in all of hinduism as the Jim Corbett National Park beautiful mountains again
I was told these people are super nice very welcoming
I was specifically told to tell you guys that Rashi rotala is from this state West Bengal capital, Calcutta
Kolkata they changed the spelling. This is the last state that never broke up in all of India technically
You considered the fact that it broke up from East Bengal, which became Bangladesh
But yeah
These people are kind of also known for having some of the best
sweets in all of India and they're also known for having some of the best literature and
Academics some of the greatest minds from India like this guy came from here
They're also known for being very strong devotees to Durga sweets and academics West Bengal
Now we reach the Union Territories the Andaman and Nicobar Islands capital, Port Blair
This place is known for being home to one of the last
Uncontacted humid tribes on earth the Sentinelese you are not allowed to visit their Island
It's also home to India's only volcano Chandigarh now, this is interesting
It's the capital of both punjab and haryana, but it's also a Union Territory in itself. Basically. This was a planned city
That was built because they gave Lahore to Pakistan and it was kind of made to be like a model of affordable housing in India
It's a new city, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and diamond and do you there's the interesting thing Gujarat? Like I mentioned does not allow alcohol
Maharashtra does so where do they meet in the middle these union territories?
These places are kind of known as like the places where both states can kind of join together
And have a beer and a diamond do I think it was also Portuguese, wasn't it?
Yeah
Lakshadweep means a hundred islands basically in a nutshell the majority of people here are Muslim and they're very similar to the people of the
Maldives you find a lot of AD tools and a lot of people living on these narrow sand banks and they have like an island
Culture the Capital Territory of Delhi. Keep in mind that this is a separate entity from New Delhi
But yeah, this is kind of basically where all the politicians go and the worst drivers in India
I was supposedly told and even though they are a territory. They still have their own Legislative Assembly. It's weird
But yeah busy people making laws causing controversy for the rest of the country and finally put a cherry capital Pondicherry
This is the french-speaking area India here
You can also find Oroville the hippie village where all the people kind of came together and they wanted to make their own utopia
But then there was a little bit of controversy
But yeah as ya look into it. Oh, yeah french-speaking Indians
And that is that once again?
Thank you to you guys all the Indians younger people that help me out with this video by giving information
I hope I got most of it right
Oh
Yeah in a nutshell India has so many different types of people groups and languages and cultures and traditions and customs
It's like you can't summarize it all in one video
And obviously this one didn't even scratch the surface for what it's worth beautiful country
And I'm so glad in honor to have done this video. Thank you. Stay cool. Stay tuned