India is the cradle of the human race, the origin of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of mythology. India is our most precious treasure in human history.
These are all words spoken by Mark Twain. Thus the nations of the world see India as a very ancient nation. The stories about India made the Europeans more passionate about India. Let us now look at some interesting facts about our country as such.
Floating post office
India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1,55,015 post offices. An average post office serves 7,175 people. A floating post office was opened in August 2011 at Tal Lake in Srinagar.
The Kumbha Mela crowd can be seen from space
Kumbha Mela is one of the Indian spiritual festivals. The Kumbh Mela in 2011 was attended by a large crowd of more than 75 million pilgrims. Because the crowd was so big. The crowd could be seen even through a satellite in space.
A humid place for people to live in the world
Mawsinram, a village in the Kasi Hills in Meghalaya, India, has one of the highest average rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji, another part of Meghalaya, set a record for the highest rainfall area in 1861.
Bandra Worley Ceiling with wires to the circumference of the earth
Bandra Worli Ceiling is the largest bridge in Mumbai. It is considered one of the best architecture in India. The bridge took a total of 2,57,00,000 hours to complete. The length of the wires in this bridge may be equal to the circumference of our earth. The bridge also weighs 50,000 African elephants. It is true engineering and architecture wonderfully viewed.
The tallest cricket ground in the world
The Sail Cricket Ground is located at an elevation of 2,444 m in the city of Sail in Himachal Pradesh. The ground is considered to be the tallest cricket ground in the world. It was built in 1893. It is also seen as part of the Sail Army School.
The word shampoo is derived from India
Shampoo was invented in India. Not commercially currently sold shampoos. The Indians used herbs. It is named Shampoo. That is what later became known as shampoo. Shambhu is a Sanskrit word. It means to massage.
The Indian national kabaddi team has won all the World Cups
India has won all 5 Kabaddi World Cups for men in the world so far. The Indian women's team has also won the All India Women's Kabaddi World Cup so far.
India is the country that discovered the presence of water on the moon
The ISRO Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft, which was launched from India to the moon in September 2009, was the first to detect the presence of water on the moon using its mineralogy mapper. So India was proud to be the first to discover the presence of water on the moon.
Science Day in Switzerland is dedicated to former Indian President ABJ Abdul Kalam
ABJ Abdulkalam, known as the father of India's missile program, visited Switzerland in 2006. After his arrival, Switzerland declared May 26, the day of his arrival, Switzerland Science Day.
India’s first president took only 50 percent of his salary
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. He then took only 50 percent of the salary paid to him. On top of that, he said he did not need a salary. At the end of his 12-year tenure, he took only 25 percent of his salary. The salary for a president during that period was 10,000 rupees.
India's first rocket carried on a bicycle
The first rocket to be invented in India was very light and small. So it was taken by bicycle to the Thumba launch pad at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
There is a spa for elephants in India
India is a place famous for many things. Elephants are bathed, massaged, and fed at the Punnathur Kota Elephant Refreshment Center in Kerala. This is seen as a major development step for the country.
India is the second most English speaking country in the world
The United States has the highest number of English-speaking people in the world. In second place in India. A total of 125 million people in India speak English. This is only 10 percent of the total Indian population. This growth is expected to increase further in the coming years
The country with the highest number of vegetarians in the world
India has the highest number of vegetarians in the world. Religious reasons or personal choices for vegetarians in India to be vegetarian. These are due to only one of the two. About 20 to 40 percent of the Indian population are vegetarians. Thus India is seen as the largest vegetarian country in the world.
The country with the largest milk producer in the world
Europe was the first country in the world to produce the most milk. But recently India has overtaken Europe. Its production in 2014 exceeded 132.4 m tonnes.
India was the first country to eat sugar
India was the first country to extract sugar by developing sugar extraction and its refining techniques. After that foreigners learned sugar refining from India.
Human calculator
The very name of the human calculator may seem different. Shakuntala Devi from India is the woman who got such a name. He was given the name after calculating and answering 13-digit numbers. He was asked what is the multiplication value of these two numbers 7,686,369,774,870 * 2,465,099,745,779. He gave the correct answer within 28 seconds. Truly Shakuntala Devi is a human calculator.
Rabindranath Tagore also wrote the National Anthem of Bangladesh
Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthem of India, Jana Kana Mana. He also composed the song 'Amar Sonar', the national anthem of Bangladesh. The English gave him the title of Knighthood. But Rabindranath Tagore refused that honor because of the assassination of Jallianwala Bagh by the British.
19.Dayan Chand was granted German citizenship
Who is this Tian Chand? Tian Chand is an Indian hockey player. He defeated Germany 8-1 in the 1936 Olympics. He then received a call from Hitler, then President of Germany. Hitler asked Tion Market to play for Germany. He said he would instead offer citizenship in Germany and a higher rank in the German army. But Tian Chand denied them.
Dayan Chand was granted German citizenship
Who is this Tian Chand? Tian Chand is an Indian hockey player. He defeated Germany 8-1 in the 1936 Olympics. He then received a call from Hitler, then President of Germany. Hitler asked Tion Market to play for Germany. He said he would instead offer citizenship in Germany and a higher rank in the German army. But Tian Chand denied them.
Freddie Mercury and Ben Kingsley are both of Indian descent
Freddie Mercury, the famous singer of the rock band Queen, is actually from India. These were born as a Parsi by the name of Farouk Pulsara. Similarly, Oscar-winning Hollywood star Ben Kingsley is from India. His real name is Krishna Pandit Panchi. He played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the world-famous Gandhi film.
Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma sings Saare Jahan Se Achcha from space
When Rakesh Sharma, India’s first astronaut, went into space, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asked him how India looks when viewed from space. Rakesh Sharma sang the patriotic song "Saare Jahan Se Achcha".
Havells, an Indian company, was named after its first owner
Havells is an Indian company bought a long time ago for Rs 10 lakh. It is currently the company that sells millions of electrical products. The company is named after its original owner, Haveli Ram Gupta.
Diamonds were first cut in India
Initially, diamonds were found only in the sedimentary deposits of the Guntur and Krishna districts in the Krishna River delta. Until the availability of diamonds in Brazil in the 18th century, India was the world's largest producer of diamonds.
A special polling booth has been set up for individual voters in the middle of the Gir forest.
Did you know about the country that set up a polling station only for Rs? That country is India. Mahant Paradas Darshandas has been voting since 2004. But he is in Panaji in the Gir forest. Since he is the only voter there, a special polling booth has been set up exclusively for him.
The game of snakes and ladders was invented in India.
Initially called Motsa Padamu, this game was used to teach children about karma. But nowadays it has become a board game that is popular all over the world.
Thus many things boast of India. Thus India is a special country in the global view.