Amazing facts about India that you may don't know

the seventh-largest country in the world India with a population of over a billion people, India is one of the most influential and powerful countries in the world. its cultural history is particularly complex and details spanning 4,500 years of predominantly Hindu philosophy and theology.

Here are 15 amazing facts about India that you may don't know.

1. It is believed that about 100 million years ago, India (Bharat) was an island.


2. The Indus Valley Civilization is considered one of the oldest civilizations in the world. That is why Indian civilization is considered one of the oldest and advanced civilizations.


3. Kumbh Mela is held once every 12 years in India. There are so many people in it that this crowd can also be seen from space and this is a time and place where most people of the world gather.


4. India's first rocket kit was carried on a bicycle and the first satellite was also carried by bullock cart. But today ISRO and our space program are counted among the top 5 space agencies in the world.


5. The first university in the world was built in Takshshila and was established about 700 years BC. At that time, children from India and abroad used to come here to study.


6. India has the world's largest Muslim population after Indonesia and Pakistan. Compared to all the Muslim countries around the world, India has the largest number of mosques and India has more than 3 lakh mosques.


7. The Montessori School of Lucknow City is the largest school in the world in terms of students and more than 45,000 students study here.


8. Talking about Indian Railways, more than 13 lakh employees are working in Indian Railways and this is more than the total population of many countries.
9. The Lonar lake of Maharashtra was formed due to a meteor body hitting the earth.


10. There is a village in Maharashtra, India, whose name is Shani Shingnapur. No house in this village has doors. It is said that there is never any theft in this village and people believe that whoever steals here will have to bear the wrath of Shani Dev.


11. shampoo was invented in the 16th century India derived from the Sanskrit champoo which means massage. the concept of shampooing was invented in India in the16th century. herbs and natural ingredients were used then rather than today's combination of modern chemicals and fragrances. in particular gooseberry satin dews and fruit herb. when colonial visitors came to India brought the practice of shampooing and hair washing back with them to Europe.


12. The buttons put on our shirts have been invented in India. Not only this but the scale, zero, the value of pi, trigonometry, algebra and pen also have been invented in India.


13. India is the highest milk producing country in the world.


14. The world's largest road network exists in India. And if seen from Kashmir to Kanyakumari all over India, more than 19 lakh miles of roads are found.


15. The martial art was first started in India, which is known as Kalaripayattu in South India. India also taught yoga to the whole world, which is more than 5000 years old.

Hope you liked this post "Amazing facts about India". If you like the post, do not forget to share it.