Saturday, 29 October 2016

10 unknow facts about India, You must know right now.

1. Did you know? India is an Island around 100 million years ago.
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Yes, India is an Island 100 million years ago, That means when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The fact is India is a continent. And the Indian Island collided with Asia 50 million years ago and Himalayas created.

2.The spiritual city Varanasi oldest and continuously inhabited city in India.

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Varanasi also known as Banaras and Kashi is the oldest continuously inhabited city in India. And Varanasi is in 12th place in world and Damascus, Syria in the top.
 3. India has more mosques (300000) than any other muslim nations in the world.
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Yes, India has more mosques than any other Muslim nation in the world, and also India has 3rd highest muslim population, that is 14.2% of Indian population. Around 172 million Muslims living in India. Islam first came to the western coast of India with Arab traders as early as the 7th century AD to coastal Malabar and the Konkan-Gujarat.

4.Takshila is the first ever University in the world.

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Yes, Takshila is first ever university in the world, It started around 700 BC. But unfortunately now it’s Rawalpindi Dist of Punjab, Pakistan, situated about 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Islamabad. Chandhragupta Maurya’s advisor Chanakya was a teacher at Taxila.

5. India has the world’s largest school.

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City Montessori School in Lucknow with around 40,000 pupils and 2600 teachers is the worlds largest school. The school was founded in 1959. Dr.Jagdish Gandhi and Dr.Bharti Gandhi were the founders of the school.

6. Once India is the only source for Diamonds to the world.

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Yes, Until 1986, India is the only source to the world for Diamonds.
 7. India will treat dolphins as a non human persons.
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Yes, India will treat Dolphins as a non Human persons, Hence banned all captive and Hunting of dolphins. That means Indian Government The Minister of the Environment and Forests has granted dolphins the status of Human.
 8. Did you know?  Tea is India’s national drink.

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Yes, India’s notional drink is Tea. And India is second Largest producer of tea after china in the world.

9. India is the largest population for Vegetarians in the world.

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And you know what? KFC and Mc donalds introduced veg menu in India. Interesting, Right??
10. The Tirupati Balaji temple and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple has more visitors than the Vatican City and Mecca combined.
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Tirupati has 18.5 million annual visitors and Kashi Vishwanath Temple has 21.2 millions of annual visitors. Mecca and Vatican city has 15 millions and 5 millions respectively.

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