Amazing facts of India everybody should know

The name India is derived from the “Indus” river.

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Around 100 million years ago, India was an island

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India has the world’s 4th-largest active army

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1,455,550 active military personnel India

Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth’s circumference

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The highest cricket ground in the world

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At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world.

The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle

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

India is the largest producer of milk in the world

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contributing 23% of global milk production

Rabindranath Tagore also wrote the national anthem for Bangladesh

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Rabindranath Tagore who wrote the Indian National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana”, also wrote Bangladesh National Anthem “Amar Sonar Bangla”

Diamonds were first mined in India from the 4th century BC to 1725

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Initially, diamonds were only found in the alluvial deposits in the Guntur and Krishna Districts of the Krishna River Delta. Until the 18th-century diamonds were also found in Brazil.

India has a floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar

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India is the largest producer of films in the world

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India makes as many as 16,000 films every year in different languages.

People travelling by Railways in India in one day is almost equal to the Australian Population

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Indian railways runs 12,617 trains to carry over 23 million passengers daily

India has the largest number of vegetarians in the world

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up to 42% of the population avoiding meat products.

This village In India does not have doors to their houses

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Shani Shingnapur is a village without doors to its houses. it is located in Maharashtra

A special voting booth for a single voter in Gujarat

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A voter Mahant Bharatdas Darshandas lives in the middle of Gir forest in Gujarat. He is been voting since 2004.

With 11,873 Millimetres of Rain, Annually Mawsynram is the wettest place in the world

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Lonar Lake in Maharashtra formed by a meteor

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It is a lake located in Buldhana district, Maharashtra. It has a depth of 137 m and a max length of 1830 m.

India contributes to 75% of global spice production

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Chess was invented in India

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The game of chess was born in India during the Gupta dynasty in the 6th century

Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest gathering of people. And it is visible through space

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Chai (Tea) is the national drink of India

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The Chenab Rail Bridge is the Worlds Highest Rail Bridge

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India planted nearly 50 million trees in 24 hours

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On Monday 11th July, 2016, setting a new Guinness World Record!

India has the world highest motorable road

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Elevation: 5,798 m

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