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https://www.gfa.org/regions/state/kerala/
Kerala, one of the smallest states in India, is only 360 miles long and from 20 to 75 miles wide on India’s famous Malabar Coast. This is a vacationer’s tropical paradise—a land of beaches, inland waterways, lush coconut groves in the south and tree-covered hills in the north. Major plantations produce tea, coffee, rubber and various spices. Other...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/state/meghalaya/
Meghalaya is to a diverse mix of people, from those whose ancestors met Western missionaries 200 years ago to others who have lived all of their life high in the hills where even clothing is not considered necessary. Foreign missionaries first came to mountainous Meghalaya in the 1800s. Today more than half the population consider themselves...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/state/andhra-pradesh/
Andhra Pradesh, which means “State of the Andhras,” is named after the ancient tribe that migrated to the area 3,000 years ago. But modern A.P. is made up of hundreds of people groups. Most speak Telugu, while others speak Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Urdu or Hindi. Geographically, Andhra Pradesh lies on the Bay of Bengal, with terrain ranging...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/region/north-goa-region/
Old Goa, located in the north region, was once the capital city. It was populated by 200,000 people, but after epidemics of cholera and malaria broke out, the city was virtually abandoned. Only beautifully constructed Portuguese-styled buildings and cathedrals remain, which were deemed World Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational,...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/region/north-punjab-region/
The North Punjab Region is considered to be one of the most fertile areas of the world and is called the “land of two rivers.” These rivers and their tributaries irrigate the region’s fertile soil, making it one of the largest per-capita producers of wheat in the world. And while most of its people are engaged in agriculture, many are also moving...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/region/south-haryana-region/
Thanks to extensive irrigation, more than 80 percent of South Haryana’s land is cultivated, producing rich harvests of rice, oil seeds, barley, wheat, chickpeas and sugarcane. And irrigation is needed, because rainfall is sporadic. The region’s 9.5 million people work in a climate that can reach 118 degrees in the summer and drop to freezing in...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/region/north-karnataka-region/
The North Karnataka Region is made up of the four northernmost inland districts of the state and is in a desert-like area of India. And although the area has a four-season weather cycle, the summer temperatures reach as high as 114 degrees in the North Karnataka Region. The region’s 8 million people live in more than 4,500 villages and 27 towns...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/region/southwest-punjab-region/
The Southwest Punjab Region is to Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs, and its famous Golden Temple. So it is no surprise that the vast majority of the people living in this region are Sikhs. These Sikhs are divided into two groups, the lower-caste Jats and the higher-caste Mazhabis. The Jats are mainly involved in agriculture. The Mazhabis are...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/region/northwest-jasidih-region/
The Northwest Jasidih Region is called “A Symbol of Unity” because it is composed of one district in Jharkhand and one in Bihar, of which Jharkhand was a part until 2000. Both districts are underdeveloped areas with a combined population of nearly 3 million. The mostly tribal population lives in some 2,400 villages and 18 towns. The tribal people...
https://www.gfa.org/regions/region/central-ranchi-jharkhand-region/
Although the Central Ranchi Jharkhand Region includes steel mills, coal mines and the state’s capital city of Ranchi, most of its residents are tribals who live in some 4,200 villages throughout the area’s vast forests and hills. The Oraon, Mundari and Santali are the main people groups in the area, and the primary languages are Sadri and Hindi....