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Interesting facts about India

Interesting facts about India

  •  A floating post office

India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.
Flirting post office

  • Kumbh Mela gathering visible from space

The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.
Khumbh mela gathering


  • Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth's circumference

It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as many as 50,000 African elephants. A true engineering and architectural marvel.
Bandra borli sea link bridge


  • The highest cricket ground in the world

At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is a part of the Chail Military School.
Cricket Ground Chile in himachal perdesh



  • Shampooing is an Indian concept

Shampoo was invented in India, not as a commercial liquid but as a method of the use of herbs. The word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage.
Washing hair with shampoo


  • The Indian national Kabaddi team has won all World Cups

India has won all 5 men's Kabaddi World Cups held till now and has been undefeated throughout these tournaments. The Indian women's team has also won all Kabaddi World Cups held to date.
Kabddi match picture


  • Water on the moon was discovered by India

In September 2009, India's ISRO Chandrayaan- 1 using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper detected water on the moon for the first time.
Men in space

  • The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle

The first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle to the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

  • India is the world's second-largest English-speaking country

India is second only to the USA when it comes to speaking English with around 125 million people speaking the language, which is only 10% of our population. This is expected to grow by quite a margin in the coming years.

  • The human calculator

Shakuntla Devi was given this title after she demonstrated the calculation of two 13-digit numbers: 7,686,369,774,870 × 2,465,099,745,779 which were picked at random. She answered correctly within 28 seconds.

  • .Snakes and Ladders originated in India

Earlier known as Moksha Patamu, the game was initially invented as a moral lesson about karma to be taught to children. It was later commercialized and has become one of the most popular board games in the world.
Snake and ladder game

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