Wishing all a Happy Republic Day !! Some interesting facts about India: 1 India is officially known as The Republic of India 2 India is the largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest Country in the world, and largest, oldest, continuous civilization. 3 The national tree of India is the bunyan or fig tree. It’s featured in many stories and legends. 4 The peacock is the national bird of India and can be seen in many parks, even in the cities. 5 The national animal is the Bengal Tiger. Nearly extinct, it enjoys a national reserve where it is protected. 6 The Indian flag is ‘tri colored’. Saffron—courage and sacrifice; white—truth, peace, and purity; green—prosperity. The Ashok Chakra—righteousness. 7 The beautiful and fragile lotus is the national flower of India. It’s very common in many bodies of water. 8 Hockey is the National Game of India 9 India has no National Language. Hindi is an official language used in many regions, English is also commonly used in many regions. There are many popular regional languages like Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi spoken and officially used in their respective regions. 10 There are 1,652 dialects and languages spoken in India. It is not at all unusual for an Indian to speak at least two and often more languages well. 11 There are currently 22 recognized languages in India, with Standard Hindi and English being the standard languages. 12 Because so many Indians speak English, India now has the largest population of English speakers in the world. 13 India has the world’s third largest road network at 1.9 million miles 14 All of India — despite the large land-space is on one time zone. This is, however, half-an-hour different to neighboring countries, making for a complicated time zone. 15 More than 50% of India is younger than 25 and more than 65% are 35 or younger. The average Indian age is much younger than most other nations. 16 India has the largest movie industry in the world. Most Indian movies come from Bollywood, but there are many studios around the country who contribute as well.The B in “Bollywood” comes from Bombay, the former name for Mumbai. 17 India is the largest buyer of gold in the world. Gold is an important part of Indian culture, including gifts for weddings and other major events or festivals. 18 Indian Railways have maximum no. of employees in the world that is about 1.6 million also about 5 Billion people travel by Indian railways in a year. 19 India never invaded any country in its last 100000 years of history. 20 India has 3rd largest army of the world behind USA and Russia. 21 India has the largest amount of vegetarians in the world. 22 India has the largest postal system in the world and the maximum no of post offices in world. 23 Because India’s pastoral community is heavily dependent on milk, India has become the largest producer of milk in the world 24 Chai, or tea is drunk widely in India. India produces more tea than any other country, exporting to countries all over the world. 26 India has the second largest pool of Scientist and Engineers in the World. 27 India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indeigenously 28 A Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupati built in the 10th century, happens to be the worlds largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday 29 Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called the Ancient City when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world 30 The Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries. 31 Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years. 32 The extended family is an important part of Indian life and culture. Many families still live together in extended or ‘joined’ family units 33 All 3 mathematical streams - Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus originated in India. 34 India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world. 35 India exports software to 90 countries of World. 36 The National Anthem Of India Jana Gana Mana is declared Best National Anthem In World By UNESCO. So many miles covered - so many miles to go. One long marathon. All the best to India!!
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 04:45:13 +0000