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Amazing Facts About India

The glorious past of India and Indians is as much fascinating & interesting as the place itself. There is a long list of amazing facts that can be associated with India. Here are a selected few:

1. India is the world’s oldest, largest & continuous civilization.
2. Varanasi or Benares was known as the “ancient city” around 500 B.C. & is the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city.
3. The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago
4. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India.
5. Sushruta, the father of surgery belonged to India
6. The largest English speaking nation in the world is India
7. 25% of the world’s population follows the Indian religions of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism & Sikhism.
8. India is the place where Chess was invented
9. The mother of all European languages is Sanskrit
10. The World’s first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC
11. The world’s largest democracy is India
12. India is the place of invention of the number system
13. India is home to the largest number of post offices in the world.
14. The world’s highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh.