Posts

Showing posts with the label facts

Amazing Facts About India

Image
Here are some of the amazing facts that will surely astonish you as it did me. 1) Around a 100 million years ago, India was an island 2) India’s name is derived from the “Indus” river. 3) Indus Valley Civilization is the world’s oldest civilization. 4) India, hence, is the world’s oldest, most advanced and continuous civilization. 5) India has been the largest troop contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions since its inception. 6) India has the world’s third largest active army, after China and USA. 7) The Tirupati Balaji temple and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple both, receive more visitors than the Vatican City and Mecca combined. 8) Every 12 years, a religious gathering called the Kumbh Mela occurs in India. It is the world’s largest gathering of people. 9) The gathering is so large that the Kumbh Mela is visible from the space. 10) Varanasi is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today. 11) India has more mosques (300,000 ...