Here are some facts about India that you might not know.

There where no plastic bags in India before 1985

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

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

There are over 1500 software companies in Bangalore India

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

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

The word mongoose comes from India

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

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

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

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

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

Indian Railways transport about five billion passengers annually

The longest station name on the Indian Railways is Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta

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

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

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

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

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

India is the world's largest mango producer

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

India has more post offices than any other country

Hockey is the National Game of India

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

In India nearly 1200 species of birds can be found

Taj Mahal in India is a gift of love

India produces more movies than any other country in the world and Bollywood is the largest filmindustryintheworld

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

India has about 800 dialects and 15 major Languages

Algebra, Calculus, and Trigonometry comes from India

India has health laughing clubs where people get together and laugh

India is the largest tea producer in the world

In Takshashila, 700BC, the first university was established

The biggest ant in India is about an inch

India used sugar before any other country

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

India buys more gold than any other country

Curry powder gets its yellow color from a spice, turmeric

The number system and decimal system was invented in India

India is said to be the largest democracy in the world

India is also known as Hindustan or Bharat by natives

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

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

India is home to about 200 million cows

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

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

India is home to about 1200 species of birds

India is the second most populated country in the world

Shampoo is derived word from Hindi

Taj Mahal is made entirely out of marble

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