India is a big country not only in terms of area and population, but also in terms of diversity. Knowing
everything
about this great country is almost impossible. Here are 29 shocking things that will make you even more curious about India.
1. Hindi is not the National Language of India.
There are more than 20 official languages and Hindi is one of them but
it is not our National language. Official languages are the ones which a
country uses to communicate on an official level. In fact, there are
some cities in India like Chennai, where people are happy not to
communicate in Hindi.
2. There are places in India where men demand gender equality for themselves.
There are places in India where a man marries a woman and moves to his mother-in-law's house.
Khasi
and
t
he
matrilineal Muslim
s
in
Minicoy, Lakshadweep are some of the examples.
3. These cities make it to the list of World's Fastest Growing Cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020.
Ghaziabad, Surat and Faridabad. There.
4. USB was developed by an Indian-American computer architect.
Ajay V. Bhatt
is the man behind USBs. You can also credit him for
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
,
PCI Express
, Platform Power management architecture and various other chip-set improvements.
5. Calculus and Trigonometry came from India.
As much as the students hate it, India is responsible for it. ;p
6. India has been the largest troop contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions.
7. The gathering at the Kumbh Mela is so large that it is visible from the space.
8. The City Montessori School in Lucknow is the world's largest school in terms of the number of students.
9. Indian Railways has more than 1.4 million employees.
10. India has the largest English-speaking population in the world after USA.
And only 11.38% of people in India know the language.
11. India's first rocket was transported on a bicycle (1963) and the first satellite on a bullock-cart (1981).
12. Actor Ben Kingsley's birth name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji and he is of Indian descent.
13. The Pentium Chip was invented by an Indian.
Vinod Dham
is also called the Father of the Pentium chip for his contribution to
the development of highly successful Pentium processors from Intel.
14. Dolphins are treated as ' non human persons ' in India.
Dolphins are
extremely intelligent animals who also display culture, which was long-believed to be unique to humans
. And that is exactly why The Government Of India declared that they
must be treated like we treat humans. Captive Dolphins are also banned
in India.
15. India is the largest producer of movies in the world.
16. Chail in Himachal Pradesh is the highest cricket pitch in the world.
It is situated at an elevation of 2444 meters, above the sea level.
17. Samosa is not an Indian dish
They are popular all over the world but originated in Central Asia.
18. The kites that you fly on Makar Sakranti were not invented by Indians
They were invented by China.
19. Rajma is not as Indian as we think
Kidney beans came to India from Mexico and became an important part of our cuisines.
20. Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of famous band Queen had Indian parents
His parents were Parsis from Gujarat.
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