- Indian rupee is a closed currency. It is illegal to carry Indian currency outside the country’s geographical boundaries
- Gypsies were originally from India, Punjab and Rajasthan exactly. They celebrate death with joy and birth with grief.
- India has 3 of the world’s 35 mega cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata) with 61 million total population, a little less than UK’s population(64million)
- Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism- followed by 25% of the world’s population is given to the world by India.
- India was the richest country called ‘sone ki chiriya’ until the country was conquered by Britishers. Christopher Columbus was attracted to the wealth of the nation.
- 6 twins over 1000 births is a high twin rate and Kodinhi, Kerela has a 42/1000 twin rate. Kodinhi is also called as ‘twin town’.
- Chess, shampoo, button, ruler, value of pi, calculus, trigonometry cataract surgery, math algebra are all Indian inventions.
- Half of the world’s IT services come from India. India exports software to 90 countries.
- Mawlynnog, Meghalaya, an Indian village is the cleanest village of Asia. It also has 100% literacy rate. Almost everyone can fluently speak English in Mawlynnog.
- No other country except India has both Lions and Tigers.
- 11% of gold is owned by Indian housewives, that is more than reserves in US, Germany, IMF and Switzerland together.
- India has the world’s highest Tea estate in Kolukkumalai, Tamil Nadu, is about 7130 feet above sea level.
- India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 decades without sending a single soldier across her border.
- 40% of world’s mangoes are produced in India that includes 35 different varieties.
- Ancient India used about 125 different surgical equipments.
- India has never physically conquered any country in 100,000 years.
- 70% of the world’s spices come from India.
- India is home to the rarest animals such as Snow Leopards and Golden Langur. India is home to 60-70% of world’s biodiversity.
- Martial arts were created in India. It has its origin in Dhanur Veda.
- 35% of the scientists in NASA are Indians.
- India is the only country to enter Mars’ orbit in its first attempt and at the lowest cost.
- Gorakhpur railway station is the world’s longest railway having 1366 metres length.
- Shani Shignapur in India is a village without doors. No home, no shop has door and yet no crime has been witnessed in that village.
- Indian cinema ‘Bollywood’ produces more movies than any other.
- Until 1896, India was the only source of Diamonds.
NOT SO DESIRABLE FACTS ABOUT INDIA
- 30% of world’s child labour are Indians.
- Every 3rd poor of the world is an Indian.
- India has lost 1,31,82,942 million in scams that were supposed to be used for the country’s development.
- India has more mobile phones than toilets.
- More than US$ 1456 billion is in Swiss bank as black money. 13 times than nation’s foreign debt.
