Top 12 fact about India

"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition.

Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."

 

These are not our words. These are the words of the great Mark Twain. And here are few Indians facts to support his statement:

 

1. A floating post office

India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices.

A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.

Floating post office

 

2. Kumbh Mela gathering visible from space

The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.

Kumbh Mela space view

 

3. Shampooing is an Indian concept

Shampoo was invented in India, not the commercial liquid ones but the method by use of herbs.

The word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage

4. Water on the moon was discovered by India

In September 2009, India's ISRO Chandrayaan- 1 using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper detected water on the moon for the first time.

Moon water

 

5. Science day in Switzerland is dedicated to Ex-Indian President, APJ Abdul Kalam

The father of India's missile programme had visited Switzerland back in 2006. Upon his arrival, Switzerland declared May 26th as Science Day.

 

 

6. India's first President only took 50% of his salary

When Dr Rajendra Prasad was appointed the President of India, he only took 50% of his salary, claiming he did not require more than that. Towards the end of his 12-year tenure he only took 25% of his salary. The salary of the President was Rs 10,000 back then.

 

Indian first president

 

7. The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle

 

The first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle to the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

India first rocket

 

8. India has a spa just for elephants

Elephants receive baths, massages and even food at the Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala. Now that's a BIG step for the country.

Spa for elephants

 

9. India is the world's second-largest English speaking country

India is second only to the USA when it comes to speaking English with around 125 million people speaking the language, which is only 10% of our population. This is expected to grow by quite a margin in the coming years.

 

10. Largest number of vegetarians in the world

Be it because of religious reasons or personal choices or both, around 20-40% of Indians are vegetarians, making it the largest vegetarian-friendly country in the world.

11. The world's largest producer of milk

India recently overtook the European Union with production reaching over 132.4m tonnes in 2014.

Milk feeding of cow

 

12. Rabindranath Tagore also wrote the national anthem for Bangladesh

Rabindranath Tagore is credited not only for writing the Indian national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, but the Bangladeshi national anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla, as well.

He was also offered knighthood by the British but refused the honour after the Jalianwala Bagh massacre.

 

Ravindra Nath tagor

 

 

Conclusion

 

India is the greatest country ever and now a days everyone's favourite country. India always believes in basudevam kutumbakam means whole world is a single family.

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