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| They say India is an incredible land….a treasure of knowledge, a hub of discovery. And we say it’s our Pure and pristine roots that gives us this uniqueness. A modern life and an ethnic entity brings a new discovery about this wonder everyday and this journey never ends….lets find out few interesting but basic facts about India. We will be back with more such interesting tales…. |
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*Taj mahal in Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But what we don’t know is that over 1000 elephants were used during the construction of the Taj Mahal? Thank god Peta (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) didn’t exist at that time!!!!!! Maneka Gandhi must have fainted by now.
*There are over 1500 software companies in Bangalore India? And the world’s most powerful nation’s President Mr. Obama is scared of the growing it market in India. India produces a variety of sleeping pills too!!!! Mr. Obama, you might want some.
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*The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia? May be we should stop the racial attacks OZs….
*The highest cricket ground in the world is Chail in Himachal Pradesh, India? Ooh….did anybody know that!!!
*Indian Railways transport about five billion passengers annually? And the longest station name on the Indian Railways is Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta? Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, about 1.6 million people? And who says unemployment is a major issue???
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*The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in 800 BC, India? Calculus and Trigonometry comes from India as well? That is sad…we are still suffering!!!!!
*The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India? So never use the word” cattle class” to depict the underprivileged….
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*The Taj Mahal was in the 1830's scheduled to be torn down? Who decided that and who stopped it???? We sometimes wonder.
*India produces more movies than any other country in the world and Bollywood is the largest film industry in the world? Indians go out to the cinema about 3 billion times a year? Sounds crazy!!!
*India has about 800 dialects and 15 major Languages? And we have Freedom of Expression too…what else do we need?
*India is the largest tea producer in the world? But India being a tropical country doesn’t need tea!!! The British started it and we still start our day with a cup of hot tea….
*India buys more gold than any other country? We aren’t poor afterall!!!!
*Films made in Bollywood are often seen by people in South Africa? We thought they only like Gandhi…..
*India is the world's number one producer of vegetarian cheese? Another reason to say cheese!!!
*Shampoo is derived word from Hindi? What????? We don’t believe it!!!!
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