Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
The island country of Madagascar lies southeast of the African mainland, in the Indian Ocean. It is the fourth largest island in the world. Its capital Antananarivo is also its largest city.
The majority of the people are of black African descent. They live mostly in the coastal areas. The rest are descendants of Indonesians who arrived there more than a thousand years ago.
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people and rice is the chief crop. Madagascar is the world's biggest producer of vanilla and cloves.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Madagascar was used as a base by sea pirates, including the famous 18th-century Scottish pirate, Captain William Kidd, who was immortalised in legends and tales and in the song, 'The Ballad of Captain Kidd'.
In 1896, Madagascar, which was then ruled by a local king, fell to the French. It gained independence in 1960. But French influence is still very strong. French and Malagasy are the official languages of the country and the franc, which is the currency used in France, is also the unit of currency here.
Last updated on :12/5/2001
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Area : 587,041 sq km
Capital : Antananarivo
Population : 16,979,744
Language : French (official), Malagasy (official), Hova and other dialects
Currency : 1 Malagasy franc (FMG), consisting of 100 centimes
Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.