India Is The Most Amazing Country in The world. There is a lot of mind-blowing facts about India which are not yet popular and known to all people. India is a country that can boast off places with weird things, facts and culture.
Here’s a collection of some Craziest, incredible facts from around India.
- If you have read Bhagvad Gita, Ramayan, Mahabharata then you will realize that there is not even a single text which mentions the word “Hindu”. It was a name which was given by foreigners because our land was on another side of the river “Indus” and hence came the name “Hindu”. But eventually, some people made it a religion. The word Hindu is derived from the Indo-Aryan and Sanskrit, Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means “a large body of water”, covering “river, ocean”. It was used as the name of the Indus river and also referred to its tributaries.
- Though India is a country of multiple regional and local languages, in terms of English speaking countries in the world, it ranks number 2, yes, India is second largest English speaking country in the world, 10% of Indians can speak in English which is about 125 million people.
- India has an Ice Hockey team and they are even member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
- Kerela tops the “Highest liquor consuming State” list in India, not Punjab. Kerala accounts for the country’s highest consumption of alcohol followed by Maharashtra and Punjab.
- A world record was set when 485 children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi gathered and walked in Kolkata. The walk was a demonstration to attain peace in the country and the world.
- Indian railway employs more than a million people, making it the largest employers in the world.
- Over 4700 daily newspapers in more than 300 languages are produced in India.
- India is house to the world’s biggest family:39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren. The family lives in a 100-room, four-story house set amidst the hills of Baktwang village in the Indian state of Mizoram.
- ‘Zero’in the number system was invented by a mathematician from India. His name was Aryabhatta.
- Chess was invented in India.
- 90 countries from all over the world buy software from India
- Indira Gandhi was India’s first and the only female Prime Minister till date.
- The first mining of diamonds was done in India.
- India was the first to detect water on the Moon. India’s first Moon Satellite Chandrayaan-1 took the honour.
- You would be amazed to know that the concept of shampoo was first invented India when herbs were used for strengthening hair.
- While tea is the most popular beverage in India, the country is also its largest producer in the world.
- -Shikha Sandhir
