This northeastern state, known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun' in India, shares borders with both China and Myanmar.
This ornate stepwell in Gujarat, built by Queen Udayamati in the 11th century, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.
This Salman Rushdie novel, which won the Booker Prize in 1981, follows two children born at the exact moment of India's independence on August 15, 1947.
This self-taught mathematician from Tamil Nadu collaborated with G.H. Hardy at Cambridge and is famous for his work on infinite series, continued fractions, and partition functions.
This South Indian dynasty, which ruled from Badami, Aihole, and Pattadakal between the 6th and 8th centuries, built the famous Virupaksha Temple and pioneered the Vesara style of architecture.