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AMAZING FACTS ABOUT INDIA

 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT INDIA 


1.Tamil is the old and still surviving language in the world. 

2.Tamil (more than 5000 years) oldest language in the world and it is the official language for millions of people in the world. And Tamil literature has led to being described as "one of the great classical traditions and literatures of the world".

3.Tamil is the first language to be printed and published.

4.There 21 official languages in India.

5.India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.

6.The name ' India ' is derived from the river Indus, the valley around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.

7.The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.

8.India invented the number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

9.Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which is originated in India.

10.Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.

11.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.

12.The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Build in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level. India exports software to many countries.


13.Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C., respectively.

14.India is the largest democracy in the world.

15.Sanskrit is the mother of all the European Languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine July 1987.

16.Chess (Shantaranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.

17.India has the second largest pool of Scientist and Engineers in the World.

18.India is the second largest English speaking country in the world.

19.India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have build a super computer indigenously. 

20.One of the largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.

21.The Baily Bridge is one of the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was build by the Indian Army in August 1982.


22.Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.

23.Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.

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  1. Unknown12 June 2021 at 04:06

    Amazing facts. Keep giving us these types of facts!

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