Interesting facts about India by Paradise Holidays India Pvt Ltd
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The name ‘India’ is derived from river Indus.
The valleys around the river were home to early settlers.
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India has never invaded any country in her
last 100,000 years of history.
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About 5000 years ago when men spanning
continents led a nomadic life, India had a developed civilization known as
Indus Valley Civilization.
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Sanskrit the Mother of all language was
originated in India.
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The Game of Badminton & Chess were
invented in India.
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Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies
that originated in India.
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The ‘Place Value System’ and ‘Decimal System’
were developed in India in 100 BC.
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The world’s first granite temple Brihadeswara
Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu was built during the reign of Rajaraja Chola
between 1004 AD and 1009 AD. The Shikhara of the temple is made of a single 80
– tonne of granite.
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India is the largest democracy in the world,
and the seventh largest country. Her civilization is as old as (THE
CIVILIZATION) itself.
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The game of snakes & ladders was created
by the 13th century poet Sant Gyandev. It was originally called ‘Mokshapat’.
The ladders represented virtues while snakes indicated vices.
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The world’s highest cricket ground is in
Chail, Himachal Pradesh. It was built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, which
is 2,444 metres above sea level.
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India has the largest number of post offices
in the world.
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Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine
known to mankind. Charaka, the father of medicine, consolidated Ayurveda 2,500
years ago.
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India was one of the richest countries till
the arrival of British in the early 17th century.
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Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by
the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before astronomer Smart. According
to his calculation, the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun was
365.258756484 days.
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Until 18th Century, India was the only source
of diamonds in the world. (Source: Gemological Institute of America).
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Baily Bridge located in Ladakh valley between
Dras and Suru rivers is the highest bridge in the world @ an altitude of 5602
mtrs. The Indian Army built it in August 1982.
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