Funny facts about India

v  There where no plastic bags in India before 1985?

v  Over 1000 elephants were used during the construction of the Taj Mahal?

v  The mobile users of India grows every month with about 2.5 million people?

v  There are over 1500 software companies in Bangalore India?

v  The first reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra India?

v  The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia?

v  The word mongoose comes from India?

v  In India, Dutta Samant led a year-long strike in 1982 involved about 200000 workers?

v  Rusi Surti is the only Indian test cricketer to played Sheffield Shield cricket in Australia?

v  The airline company Air Deccan was the first low-cost flight company in India?

v  About 50% of the residents in India are under 25 years old?

v  The highest cricket ground in the world is Chail in Himachal Pradesh, India?

v  Indian Railways transport about five billion passengers annually?

v  The longest station name on the Indian Railways is Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta?

v  Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, about 1.6 million people?

v  The distance learning University IGNOU in India is short for Indira Gandhi National Open University?

v  The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in 800 BC, India?

v  The world's first known University was established in Takshashila, India in 700BC?

v  The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India?

v  India is the world's largest mango producer?

v  Calcutta is the only place in the world where you still can travel by riksha pulled by humans?

v  India has more post offices than any other country?

v  Hockey is the National Game of India?

v  The Taj Mahal was in the 1830's scheduled to be torn down?

v  In India nearly 1200 species of birds can be found?

v  Taj Mahal in India is a gift of love?

v  India produces more movies than any other country in the world and Bollywood is the largest film industry in the world?

v  Indians go out to the cinema about 3 billion times a year?

v  India has about 800 dialects and 15 major Languages?

v  Algebra, Calculus, and Trigonometry comes from India?

v  India has health laughing clubs where people get together and laugh?

v  India is the largest tea producer in the world?

v  In Takshashila, 700BC, the first university was established?

v  The biggest ant in India is about an inch?

v  India used sugar before any other country?

v  4 major religions has India as birthplace Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism?

v  India buys more gold than any other country?

v  Curry powder gets its yellow color from a spice, turmeric?

v  The number system and decimal system was invented in India?

v  India is said to be the largest democracy in the world?

v  India is also known as Hindustan or Bharat by natives?

v  Before 1896 India was the only diamonds producing country in the world?

v  Films made in Bollywood are often seen by people in South Africa?

v  India is home to about 200 million cows?

v  India is the world's number one producer of vegetarian cheese?

v  The first bathrooms is said to have been built in India about 4500 years ago?

v  India is home to about 1200 species of birds?

v  India is the second most populated country in the world?

v  Shampoo is derived word from Hindi?

v  Taj Mahal is made entirely out of marble?