Italy is called the 'India of Europe'. There does not seem to be any definite reason behind saying this, yet some reasons hidden behind this belief become self-evident by looking at both the countries.
Similarities between India and Italy
The complexion of the people of Italy is like those of the white people of India who live in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand etc. Their stature is also similar to Punjabis. Italians are of medium height and stout body. The hair of the people of Italy is as dark as that of the Indians, whereas the hair of European people is usually white with a golden yellow tinge.
The brightness of the eyes of the people of Italy sometimes gives the impression of being Indian. In fact, the original origin of the people of Italy is hidden in the Indo-Aryans of thousands of years ago. This is the reason that the original language of Italy 'Latin' is also full of words of 'Sanskrit'.
Just as the people of India now use Hindi derived from Sanskrit in place of Sanskrit, similarly the people of Italy use the language 'Italia' derived from Latin. Just as India is located in the southern part of Asia, Italy is also located in the southern part of Europe.
Just as the Himalaya mountain range is in the north of India, so is the Alps range in the northern part of Italy. Just as India is surrounded by seas on all three sides in east, south and west, making India a peninsula, similarly Italy also has seas on three sides in east, south and west and that makes Italy a peninsula.
Italy is also an agricultural country like India and the climate here is also as diverse as the climate of India. Just as the farms in India are of small size and most of the farming is done with the use of human resources and animal resources, the same situation is with Italy. Like India, rice and maize are produced in Italy as well.
Just as India is the oldest country in the world, Italy is also the oldest country in Europe. Just as the people of India believe in polytheistic and pagan religion, similarly in Italy before the rise of Christianity, polytheistic and pagan religion was in vogue. Just as the people of India build temples for the gods and goddesses in the mountains and plains, similarly the people of the original religion of Italy also built temples for the gods and goddesses in the mountains and plains.
Like India, Italy also had small states before the republic was implemented, and for the integration of the states in both the countries, people had to spend a lot of time, labor and energy and run long-term movements.
Just as the national flag of India is tricolor and uses saffron, white and green stripes, similarly the flag of Italy is also tricolor and uses green, white and red stripes, but in the tricolor of India, colored stripes are used. are horizontal while the colored stripes of the Italian flag are vertical.
The saffron color of the flag of India is a symbol of bravery, while the red color of the flag of Italy symbolizes the blood-stained struggle of the Republic. The white color in the flag of India symbolizes peace and the white color of the flag of Italy symbolizes the snow-capped Alps mountains. The green color of the flag of India is a symbol of greenery and prosperity, while the green color of the flag of Italy symbolizes the hills covered with greenery.
Difference between India and Italy
Despite so many similarities, there are also many differences between India and Italy. India is 11 times bigger than Italy in terms of area and 22 times bigger than Italy in terms of population. Italy is smaller than many provinces of India both in area and population. India is a secular country whereas the national religion of Italy is 'Christian'.
About 80 percent of the people in India follow Hinduism while 84 percent of the people in Italy follow Catholic Christianity. In Indian culture, philanthropy is considered above money, whereas in Italian culture money is paramount. In India, public toilets, public toilets, dharamsalas, rest houses, Sadavrat, cost-priced restaurants, etc., are built and run by both the government and the public, whereas in Italy such free arrangements are neither made by the government. nor on behalf of the society.
Features of Italy
Despite being a very small country compared to India, the population density of Italy is 201 persons per square kilometer while the population density of India is 416 persons per square kilometer. For this reason Italy seems to be very clean, quiet and empty, whereas India has an empire of filth in both the city and the village.
Crowded and noisy is at its peak in the markets, streets and roads of India. Italians leave the road for the elderly and children with a smile and hold the hand of a lonely old man and drop them on the other side of the road, whereas in India most people walk on the road pushing each other.
Pedestrians have the first right to move on the Italian road, seeing that the moving cars stop, while on the roads of India, speeding vehicles have the axiomatic right to leave first. Otherwise they don't take a long time to hit.
Rise of Italy as a Nation
Italy is the second oldest civilization in Europe after Greece. The civilization and history of Rome are symbols of the ancient splendor and development of this country. Modern Italy was formed as a country in AD 1861. The country's slow progress, loose social organization and political turmoil are a large part of Italy's 2,500-year history.
Most of Italy's territory was under the Great Roman Empire, the Ancient Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, which existed in ancient and medieval times. There were also some small states which were ruled by the chiefs of the German and French tribes.
In AD 1861, almost the whole of Italy was unified under Piedmont's King Emmanuel and in AD 1946, the monarchy was parted from Italy. The last dynasty to rule a small part of Italy was the 'Sevoy'.
The Roman empires that descended one after the other around and after Christ established their dominance in the region of the Mediterranean Sea, due to which Rome laid the foundation of civilization-culture, governance and legal systems in the Mediterranean countries and ancient European countries. Ancient Greek culture has a great influence on the culture of Italy.