Little Known Facts About India

                                                              Amazing Facts About India

1. India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
2. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
3. India is one of only three countries that makes supercomputers (the US and Japan are the other two countries).
4. There are 300,000 active mosques in India , more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
5. Two million people of Indian origin live in the U.S.
6. India is the world's Largest democracy.
7. India is one of six countries that launches satellites.
8. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
9. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
10. Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
11. Sanskrit is the mother of all European Languages. (Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - acc to a report in Forbes magzine July 1987).
12. India is one of the few countries in the world, which gain independence without violence
13. India has the second largest community of software developers, after the U.S.
14. The largest employer in the world is in the Indian Railways , employing over a million people.
15. The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
16. Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
17. 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
18. Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.
19. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
20. The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
21. Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
22. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
23. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
24. Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively.
25. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
26. Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. ( Source . Gemological Institute of America).
27. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,  physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
28. The first six Mogul Emperor's of India ruled in an unbroken succession from father to son for two hundred years, from 1526 to 1707.
29. India has the most post offices in the world.
30. The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
31. India is one of the biggest movie market and is bigger than America and Canada put together. India sold around 3.2 billion movie tickets in 2010.
32. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
33. The Himalayas is the world's highest mountain range comprising all top ten of the world's highest peaks. In fact, the Himalayas includes 14 peaks more than of 8,000 meters high and some 200 more than 6000 meters.
34. It is believed that in the next 3 years, up to 25% of the world's population living in New York will be Indians.
35. Since 2006, the technology hub of India called Bangalore has increased its office supply 6 times and now has more Grade-A offices than Singapore.