Amazing Facts about India

India is the second-largest country in the world in terms of population, where civilization is the oldest civilization in the world. In this post, you will know some amazing facts about India.

·       The first President of India took half of his salary: India needed development hereafter attaining independence. Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India after independence. He took half of his salary and said that he does not need more than this. During his twelve-year tenure, he took only 25% of his salary and left the remaining amount for the benefit of the country. At this time, his salary was just Rs 10,000.

·       India has a spa facility for Elephants: Every year elephants are given a good spa treatment at the Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Center in Punnathur Katta, India. This place comes under the Guruvayurappan Hindu Temple of Kerala. Here 59 elephants are given spas. During this spa, all 59 big elephants rest in the water and people scrub them. Elephants are of great importance in the puja etc. of this temple.

·       Concept of Shampoo: The concept of shampoo first started in India. Shampoo was first made in India during the British colonial period. The origin of the word shampoo is also derived from the Hindi word 'champu'. Initially it was used as an Ayurvedic treatment, which used to relieve stress and fatigue. But later the meaning of this word changed to soaping hair. Cassie Herbert became the first shampoo maker. Modern shampoo emerged in the year 1930.

·       Indian Kabaddi team has made all the World Cup names so far: Kabaddi is a very interesting game, which is now being played all over the world. Similarly, in the last 20 years, 5 World Cups of Kabaddi were organized. In these five Kabaddi World Cup tournaments, India won all the five World Cups. India's women's kabaddi team has also named all the World Cup held till date. In this way, India remains the world champion for kabaddi so far.

·       The world's most vegetarian people live in India: India has been the center of religion and spirituality from the beginning. Here many Mahatmas were born from time to time and explained the essence of life to the people. There has also been a lot of discussion on justice and injustice here. Therefore, many religious people living here do not eat meat. Such people spend their lives in a pure and sattvic manner, and never consume meat.

·       The world's highest milk producing country: India is an agricultural country, so animal husbandry has also gained a lot of importance here. For this reason, cows or buffaloes are found in almost all the houses in the village here. This is the reason that there is no shortage of milk and milk products. According to the 2014 census, India produced 132.4 million tonnes of milk, which was more than milk produced in any country around the world.

·       Howell is an Indian company: Though a foreign company by name, Howell is an Indian brand that manufactures electric wires. It was bought by its immediate owner for just Rs 10 lakh. The name of this brand is still going on in the name of its old owner Haveli Ram Gupta.

·       Diamond was first found in India: The first weight of diamond was found in India. In Sanskrit it is called Vajra, which is considered as the weapon of Lord Indra. Diamonds are described for the first time in the fourth century BC history. After this, diamonds started being found in Europe as well, around the 13th century it was used for jewelry. Around the 18th century, India was the world's largest producer of diamonds. At this time also, the diamond trade in India is going on in a healthy manner.

·       Floating Post Office: Even after the strong system of the internet in India, the postal system is still running here. There are about 1,55,000 post offices in India's postal system. In this way, there is a post office facility on 7,175 people. There is a post office in Dal Lake, which floats in Dal Lake. It was inaugurated in August 2011. It is Nehru Park Post Office, whose pin code is 190001.

·       Dhyanchand was offered the citizenship of Germany: Dhyanchand was a very big hockey player. They are also called hockey magicians. During the Berlin World Cup in 1936, India defeated Germany 8–1 under the leadership of Dhyanchand. After this, Hitler sent a hockey player Dhyanchand. Hitler told them that if they agreed to play hockey on behalf of Germany, they would be given citizenship of Germany and at the same time a high rank in the German military. But Dhyanchand rejected this offer of Hitler.

·       Freddy Mercury and Ben Kingsley are of Indian origin: Freddie Mercury, a world-famous Queen band known singer was born in a Parsi family named Farrokh Bulsara. On the other hand, Ben Kingsley, a Hollywood-level recipient of the prestigious Oscar award was born in the name of Krishna Pandit Bhanji.

·       Kumbh Mela: Kumbh Mela is one of the special attractions of India. Throughout this fair, all the devotees take a bath in the Ganges River. This fair Haridwar's Kumbh Mela, Allahabad Kumbh Mela, Nashik Kumbh Mela (Trimbakeshwar Simhastha), Ujjain Simhastha, etc.are under this festival. The most important thing about this fair is that it happens once every 12 years, in which many devotees from abroad are involved. In 2011, 75 million devotees attended the Kumbh Mela.

·       The largest family in the world is in India: One village in Mizoram, a state in India, is the largest family in the world. Zona Chana, resident here, has a total of 39 wives. They have a total of 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren from these wives. The whole family lives in at least 100 rooms, which is made in 4 floors.

·       India's first rocket was carried by bicycle to the launching station: India's first rocket, which was to be sent into space, was carried by bicycle to its launching station. India's first rocket was built in the year 1963. This rocket was made so light and small that it could be carried anywhere by bicycle. This was the first success of India and ISRO in the field of rocket science. The rocket was sent into space from the Thumba Equatorial Launching Station. After this ISRO made about 350 rockets.

·       Polling booths have been constructed in a forest to vote for only one person: Mahant Bharatdas Darshan Das lives in Gujarat's Gir forest. They live alone in this forest, and during different elections, a polling booth is established only to vote for them. This shows how important the Republic is in India.

·       The biggest dead body visit was in India: The world's largest dead body was in Chennai, India. The autopsy was performed by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister CN Annadurai. His corpse was attended by about 15 million people. Annadurai was a very good writer and spokesperson. They are also remembered for choosing Tamil as the official language of their state rather than Hindi.

·       India is the second-largest country in the English speaking world: It is an astonishing fact that India is the second-largest country in the English speaking world. In this figure, only the United States of America is ahead of India. English is also used extensively in India along with Hindi. It is now being used in much official government works as well. The spread of education has happened very soon among the people here, and knowledge of many subjects can be acquired internationally in English only. Therefore, English became a very well-spoken language here.

·       Hindi is not the national language of India: Hindi is the most spoken language in India. From time to time, on the issue of making it a national language, many political parties have also maintained their selfishness, but due to the variety of languages in the country, Hindi could not be made the national language of India. However, all the works here are done in two languages, Hindi and English. In any state of India, Hindi and English are also used along with the local language there. Therefore, Hindi has not yet received the status of the national language in India.