*INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INDIA* . . 1)India is a home of 32 UNESCO world heritage sites. . 2)India is the largest English speaking nation in the world. . 3)India has thesecond largest pool of Scientist and Engineersin the World . 4)Chess was invented in India. & India has the world’s largest movie industry, . 5)The Worlds First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. . 6)India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world. . 7)Mumbai (Bombay) is India’s largest city, with a population of 15 million. In 1661, British engineers built a causeway uniting all seven original islands of Bombay into a single landmass. . 8)The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people. . 9)The worlds first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. . 10).India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by Indias wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake. . 11)Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world . 12)India exports software to 90 countries. . 13)The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the worlds population . 14)The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century. . 15)The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the worlds largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday. . 16)Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called the Ancient City when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today . 17)Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries. . 18)Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years . 19)The Kumbh Mela is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering. The mass of people was photographed from space by a satellite. . 20)Sanskrit is the mother of all the European Languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software
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