India is a very diverse country, it is considered the most populated country in the world. A few years back China had the largest population, but it has been reported that in recent years India has overtaken China in the population. Still, India is one of the unique countries in the world, where people from all the religions practiced in the world are residents of this country. The nation allows them to practice their religion without any restrictions.
Here are some INTERESTING FACTS about India:
1 India is the biggest Vegetarian country in the world. Here more than 40% of the population is vegetarian.
2 India is the second largest English-speaking nation in the world. In India more than 400 languages and dialects are in use, still English has become the biggest language in day-to-day affairs and communications. Even in the education field, English has become the main language, especially for higher education.
3 India is considered the biggest market for newspaper/magazine publications. There are more than 100,000 such publications in the country, and it has more than 100 Cr (1 billion) readers.
4 Indian Railway is the biggest employer in the world. More than 14 lakh (14 million) employees work for this organization. Daily more than 2.5 Cr ( 25 million ) people travel in Indian Railways.
5 World’s approx 67% of outsourcing work is carried out in India. Indian Information Technology (IT) industry is the leader in this field. The IT industry’s turnover is more than $ 200 billion.
6 Today India has established its name in the field of space technology, and India’s ISRO is involved in launching satellites for various other countries. Surprisingly India’s first rocket was transported in cycle before launch, and the satellite was carried in a Bullock cart before launching.
7 In Diamond production, India is the largest country in the Asia region.
8 Qutub Minar is the highest ancient tower in the world, with a height of 239 feet.
9 The game of Chess was originated in India.
10 The art of Yoga was developed in India about 5000 years ago. The Yoga is India’s gift to the world.
11 World’s largest population of Tiger is living in India. As per the 2018 census, there were 2967 Tigers, which is steadily increasing. About 70% of the world’s tigers are in India.
12 From ancient times Ayurveda has been used in India for treating illness. Today, this field of medicine is being practiced throughout the world.
13 The Indian Film Industry is the biggest in the world. Every year 1500 to 2000 films are produced in India in various Indian languages.
14 India is the birthplace of four religions, and they are Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
15 India has the biggest postal network in the world. There are more than 250,000 Post Offices in the country. Even in Dal Lake (Sri Nagar, Kashmir), there is one floating Post Office in the boat.
16 For decorating the Taj Mahal, 28 different types of stones are used. The stones’ origin is from many countries, other than India, they are Tibet, China, and Sri Lanka.
17 The biggest school in the world is also located in India. The City Montessori High School, which is located in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) has more than 39,000 students and 2500 teachers.
Waiting for your views on this blog.
Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
20th November 2023.
India is very diverse country, it is considered as most populated country in the world. Few years back China was having the largest population, but it has been reported that in the recent years India has over taken China in the population. Still India is one of the unique country in the world, where people from all the religions practiced in the world are residents of this country. The nation allows them to practice their religion without any restrictions.
Here are some INTERESTING FACTS about India:
1 India is the biggest Vegetarian country in the world. Here more than 40% of the population is vegetarian.
2 India is the second largest English speaking nation in the world. In India more than 400 languages and its dialects are in use, still English has become biggest language in day to day affairs and communications. Even in education field, English has become main language specially for higher education.
3 India is considered as the biggest market for newspaper/magazine publications. There are more than 100,000 such publications in the country, and it has more than 100 Cr (1 billion) readers.
4 Indian Railway is the biggest employer in the world. More than 14 lakh (14 million) employees work for this organization. Daily more than 2.5 Cr ( 25 million ) people travel in Indian Railways.
5 World’s approx 67% outsourcing work is carried out in India. Indian Information Technology (IT) industry is the leader in this field. The IT industry’s turn over is more than $ 2000 billion.
6 Today India has established its name in the field of space technology, and India’s ISRO is involved in launching of satellites for various other countries. Surprisingly India’s first rocket was transported in cycle before launch, and satellite was carried in Bullock cart before launching.
7 In Diamond production, India is largest country in the Asia region.
8 Qutub Minar is the highest ancient tower in the world, with its height of 239 feet.
9 The game of Chess was originated in India.
10 The art of Yoga was developed in India about 5000 years back. The Yoga is India’s gift to the world.
11 World’s largest population of Tiger is living in India. As per 2018 census, there were 2967 Tigers, which is steadily increasing. About 70% of world’s tigers are in India.
12 From the ancient times Ayerveda is being used in India for treating illness. Today, this field of medicine is being practiced throughout the world.
13 The Indian Film Industry is biggest in the world. Every year 1500 to 2000 films are produced in India in various Indian languages.
14 India is the birthplace of four religions, and they are Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
15 India is having the biggest postal network in the world. There are more than 250,000 Post Offices in the country. Even in Dal Lake (Sri Nagar, Kashmir) there is one floating Post Office in boat.
16 For decorating Taj Mahal, 28 different types of stones are used. The stones’ origin is from many countries, other than India, they are Tibet, China, and Sri Lanka.
17 The biggest school in the world is also located in India. The City Montessori High School, which is located in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) is having more than 39,000 students and 2500 teachers.
Waiting for your views on this blog.
Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
20th November 2023.