Fun Facts About INDIA

Ø  The mobile users of India grows every month with about 2.5 million people!

Ø  There are over 1500 software companies in Bangalore India! 

Ø  The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia!

Ø  About 50% of the residents in India are under 25 years old making India the “youngest” country in the world!

Ø  The highest cricket ground in the world is Chail in Himachal Pradesh, India!

Ø  Indian Railways transport about five billion passengers annually!

Ø  The longest station name on the Indian Railways is Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta!

Ø  Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, about 1.6 million people!

Ø  The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India!

Ø  India is the world’s largest mango producer!

Ø  India has more post offices than any other country!

Ø  The Taj Mahal was in the 1830′s scheduled to be torn down!

Ø  In India nearly 1200 species of birds can be found!

Ø  India produces more movies than any other country in the world and Bollywood is the largest film industry in the world!

Ø  Indians go out to the cinema about 3 billion times a year!

Ø  India has about 800 dialects and 15 major Languages!

Ø  India is the largest tea producer in the world!

Ø  The biggest ant in India is about an inch!

Ø  India used sugar before any other country!

Ø  India buys more gold than any other country!

Ø  Before 1896 India was the only diamonds producing country in the world!

Ø  India is home to about 200 million cows!

Ø  India is the world’s number one producer of vegetarian cheese!

Ø  Shampoo is derived word from Hindi!

Ø  The first bathrooms is said to have been built in India about 4500 years ago!

Ø  The first reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra India!

Ø  The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in 800 BC, India!

Ø  Algebra, Calculus, and Trigonometry comes from India!

Ø  In Takshashila, 700BC, the first university was established!

Ø  4 major religions has India as birthplace Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism! 

Phew! A long list already. I will keep the rest for next time.

Proud to be an Indian!!!