Tell About the South India?

Upma, Uttapam, Pongal and more than 17 types of breakfast dishes are ethnic to South India

The food in Kerala is coconut-based, however, the fiery dishes of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh might be too much for some unaccustomed western palates. Many travelers do love Tamil Nadu's idlis though, and Hyderabadi biryani is renowned.

The region harbors over 450 bird species, about 140 mammalian species, 260 reptiles and 175 amphibians; in addition to over 6000 plant species. Most of the commonly used spices like cardamom and black pepper originate from this region.

9. SOUTH INDIA GROWS 48% INDIA’S ENTIRE COTTON PRODUCE

Food is traditionally eaten off a banana leaf with your hands and rice is an important part of meals.

Literacy rate in South India is 80% while the national literacy rate is 62.8%

10. SOUTH INDIA IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF SPICES IN INDIA

Wash it down with some aromatic South Indian filter coffee (kaapi).

IT CONSTITUTES 19.31 % OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY’S GEOGRAPHIC AREA

While Hyderabad and Bangalore are IT hubs, with many giants like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and a lot more; Chennai and Visakhapatnam have been hubs for trade and commerce for centuries now.

The best way of sampling south Indian food is by staying at a homestay, such as The Bangala in Tamil Nadu's Chettinad region (which serves a seven-course feast and offers cooking demonstrations and packages for exploring local cuisine).

With a population of 252 million, i.e. 25 crores; 20% of the country’s population are South Indians.

Unlike many North Indian states which usually see a concentration of one religion or the other; the religious demographics of South India is more balanced.

12. INTRICATE STONE WORK

The food will be cooked fresh in real home style and most likely with recipes handed down from generation to generation.

Annual economic growth of the country is 8% and in South India, it is 17%.

13.ARCHITECTURAL MARVELS

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR), M.G.Ramachandra Rao, J.Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi and Dr.Rajkumar to name a few, were immensely popular in the film industry who later contributed to their respective state politics.

You can even participate in the process! Alternatively, go on a food or cooking tour. Yum!

35% of the entire cotton in India is grown in the second largest city of Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore.

This includes all the pulses and lentils, dairy produces, poultry and all other fruits, coffee and nuts grown in this region.

According to a 2011 research, India holds the top spot as the largest producer of spices in the world; producing over 15 lakm metric tonnes. More than 9 lakh of these are grown in South India.

Carnatic music is south India's classical style of music, dating back to the 15th century.

14. HOME OF THE WEALTHIEST TEMPLES IN THE WORLD

The regular IT firms Infosys, Cognizant and Wipro hired 90 lakh people in the last ten years.