India is the country of many colors. So are the facts about India. Here is the list of 10 amazing fact's about Incredible India.
1. "The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims"
Tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims are now descending on Allahabad, India, joining an estimated 8 million already there for the Maha Kumbh Mela. Held every 12 years at one of four places in India, the Kumbh Mela lasts nearly two months and is considered to be an especially auspicious time to bathe in the holy river for purification from sin.
2. "India’s first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle"
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Indeed Incredible India!
In 1963 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its first rocket from Thumba Equatorial Launching Station.
The station had a single launch pad in the midst of coconut plantations. A local Catholic Church the St Mary Magadelene's Church served as the main office for the scientists. The bishop's house was converted into a workshop And the rocket was transported to lift-off pad ON A BICYCLE. The second rocket, which was launched sometime later, was a little bigger and heavier and it was transported in a bullock cart for the lift off.
3. "The Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh is the highest in the world At an
altitude of 2,444"
Chail Cricket Ground is a cricket ground located in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. The ground was established in 1893 but Bhupinder Singh Maharaja of Patiala who made Chail as his summer capital that time the ground was developed.
4. "The word “Shampoo” has been derived from the Hindi word “Chāmpo”, which mean’s to massage"
Shampoo originally meant head massage in several North Indian languages. Both the word and the concept were introduced to Britain from colonial India. The word shampoo in English is derived from Hindi "chāmpo" (चाँपो ). Its English usage in Anglo-Indian dates to 1762. In India the term champo or Champi was used for head massage, usually with some form of hair oil.
5. "Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rain fall in the world"
The village of Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives 467 inches of rain per year. Laborers who work outdoors often wear full-body umbrellas made from bamboo and banana leaf. One of the most fascinating and beautiful features in the region are the "living bridges" spanning rain-soaked valleys. For centuries, locals have been training the roots of rubber trees to grow into natural bridges, far outlasting man-made wooden structures that rot in just a few years.
6. "India has the largest number of vegetarians in the world"
India contains more vegetarians than the rest of the world combined, roughly half a billion people. This is mostly driven by class and religious systems. Unlike Western religions where practitioners are claimed to hold ‘dominion’ over the animals, most religious paths in India hold vegetarianism as an ideal. The principal of "Ahimsa"applies to animals, a term meaning to do no harm (literally: the avoidance of violence-"Himsa"). "Ahimsa" encourages kindness and non-violence towards all living things including animals. It is closely connected with the notion that all kinds of violence produce negative karmic reactions.
7. "India is the world's second largest English speaking country"
India is the second largest English-speaking nation in the world just behind US. And according to some estimates the day is not far off when it's going to be the number one nation. Data from the 2005 India Human Development Survey shows there are about 130 Million English speaker's in India.
8. "India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying technique’s of sugar"
It is interesting to know that India is the first country in the world who develop extraction and purifying technique of sugar. Even, many visitors worldwide learnt the refining and cultivation of sugar from India.
9. "70% of all the world's spices come from India"
India produce about 70% of all the world's spices. According to UN Food & Agriculture Organization India had produced about 1,525,000 Metric tonnes of spices in year 2011.
10. "India is the world's largest producer of milk"
India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the United States of America and China.
1. "The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims"
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Tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims are now descending on Allahabad, India, joining an estimated 8 million already there for the Maha Kumbh Mela. Held every 12 years at one of four places in India, the Kumbh Mela lasts nearly two months and is considered to be an especially auspicious time to bathe in the holy river for purification from sin.
2. "India’s first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle"
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| Image By SpaceX via Stocksnap.io |
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Indeed Incredible India!
In 1963 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its first rocket from Thumba Equatorial Launching Station.
The station had a single launch pad in the midst of coconut plantations. A local Catholic Church the St Mary Magadelene's Church served as the main office for the scientists. The bishop's house was converted into a workshop And the rocket was transported to lift-off pad ON A BICYCLE. The second rocket, which was launched sometime later, was a little bigger and heavier and it was transported in a bullock cart for the lift off.
3. "The Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh is the highest in the world At an
altitude of 2,444"
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| Image By Abhishek Kumar viia flicker.com |
Chail Cricket Ground is a cricket ground located in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. The ground was established in 1893 but Bhupinder Singh Maharaja of Patiala who made Chail as his summer capital that time the ground was developed.
4. "The word “Shampoo” has been derived from the Hindi word “Chāmpo”, which mean’s to massage"
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| Image By Lawrie Cate via flicker.com |
Shampoo originally meant head massage in several North Indian languages. Both the word and the concept were introduced to Britain from colonial India. The word shampoo in English is derived from Hindi "chāmpo" (चाँपो ). Its English usage in Anglo-Indian dates to 1762. In India the term champo or Champi was used for head massage, usually with some form of hair oil.
5. "Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rain fall in the world"
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| Image By 2il org via flicker.com |
The village of Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives 467 inches of rain per year. Laborers who work outdoors often wear full-body umbrellas made from bamboo and banana leaf. One of the most fascinating and beautiful features in the region are the "living bridges" spanning rain-soaked valleys. For centuries, locals have been training the roots of rubber trees to grow into natural bridges, far outlasting man-made wooden structures that rot in just a few years.
6. "India has the largest number of vegetarians in the world"
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| Image By Paul Morris via flicker.com |
India contains more vegetarians than the rest of the world combined, roughly half a billion people. This is mostly driven by class and religious systems. Unlike Western religions where practitioners are claimed to hold ‘dominion’ over the animals, most religious paths in India hold vegetarianism as an ideal. The principal of "Ahimsa"applies to animals, a term meaning to do no harm (literally: the avoidance of violence-"Himsa"). "Ahimsa" encourages kindness and non-violence towards all living things including animals. It is closely connected with the notion that all kinds of violence produce negative karmic reactions.
7. "India is the world's second largest English speaking country"
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| Image By John Hoey via flicker.com |
India is the second largest English-speaking nation in the world just behind US. And according to some estimates the day is not far off when it's going to be the number one nation. Data from the 2005 India Human Development Survey shows there are about 130 Million English speaker's in India.
8. "India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying technique’s of sugar"
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| Image By Melissa Wiese via flicker.com |
9. "70% of all the world's spices come from India"
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India produce about 70% of all the world's spices. According to UN Food & Agriculture Organization India had produced about 1,525,000 Metric tonnes of spices in year 2011.
10. "India is the world's largest producer of milk"
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| Image By Martin Bishop via flicker.com |
India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the United States of America and China.
