Amazing facts: Interesting facts about India that most Indians don’t know

Education
Apr 14 2019 09:07 PM
Anurag Singh Bisen

India is the most amazing country in the World. India is a country that can boast of places with weird things, facts & culture. "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. So, let’s have a look at the Top Interesting Things You Need to know about India.

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The name ‘India’ is derived from the river Indus. It is a valley around which people settled in earlier times.
If you have read Bhagavad 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 river "Indus" and hence came the name "Hindu". But eventually, some people made it a religion.
India’s population is growing faster than ever and it’s estimated that more than half of the population is under the age of 25, which makes them one of the youngest populations in the world.
Though India is a country of multiple regional and local languages but 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 the largest postal system in the world with more than 150,000 post offices, which is thrice the size of that of China.
Did you know that Hindus consider cows to be holy and sacred? Killing a cow is considered to be a felony and can result in jail if it’s not by accident. While many other countries eat cows regularly, this could lead to imprisonment here.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, India ranks third behind the USA and the UK in the number of records claimed each year.
India has the world’s largest Hindu population. Nearly 81% of its population identifies itself as Hindu. India is one of the three countries (other are Nepal and Mauritius) in the world where Hinduism is the majority.
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.
Indian railway employs more than a million people, making it the largest employers in the world.
India has an Ice Hockey team and they are even member of International Ice Hockey Federation.
That it is illegal for a child in India to neglect their parents after their retirement.
India is the world’s largest milk producer, with 16 percent of global production, followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan, and Brazil.
India has won all 5 men's Kabaddi World Cups held till now and have been undefeated throughout these tournaments. The Indian women's team has also won all Kabaddi World Cups held till date.
Over 4700 daily newspapers in more than 300 languages are produced in India.
In September 2009, India's ISRO Chandrayaan- 1 using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper detected water on the moon for the first time.
India’s road network is the world’s second largest with 4,865,000 km of roads constructed. (2014)
The first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle to the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India has the largest amount of voters worldwide, and they’re considered to be the largest successful democracy in the world.
The Human Calculator, Shakuntala Devi is a math prodigy from India. She could calculate 7,686,369,774,870 × 2,465,099,745,779 and provided the correct answer in mere 28 seconds.
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.
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.
India's first floating Post office is on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first of its kind in the country. It was inaugurated by Minister of State for Communications and IT Mr. Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Omar Abdullah on August 22'2011.
Heard of Chai tea? It’s the number one popular beverage in India, and there are various other kinds of tea as well. Some of the most famous teas include Assam, Darjeeling, Nilgiri, and Kangra.
In fact, there is no national language in India. Rather we have many regional languages. The Union Of India has Hindi(Devanagari script) and English as Official languages. And every state legislature has these two plus the regional language as the official language. English is a more popular language in South India than Hindi.
Apart from the U.S. and Japan, only India has built a super computer indigenously.
Yoga originated from India and is still in existence for over 5000 years.