Top 10 interesting facts about India:

“Adelaide is in Australia just on the map, otherwise it is just India & Pakistan.“

India and Pakistan have always been rivals since their first day. After independence in 1947, India and Pakistan have emerged themselves as independent countries. In this article, I’ve mentioned Some facts about india that everyone should know.

Here are some “Points to ponder” and un-ignorable facts about India:

1. Official name of India:

It’s official name is “Republic of India” in English and “Bharat Ganrajya” in Hindi. Hindustan is derived from 2 Persian words i.e. 1. “Sindh” (In Persian, ‘S’ is used in place of ‘H’) 2. “Stan” means land or country.

2. Invention of Chess:

Chess is one of the oldest and premier games in the world that is still being played. This popular game was invented in INDIA around the 6th century AD.

3. World’s largest producer of milk:

India is the world’s largest producer of milk. The highest milk producing state in India is “Uttar Pradesh” which is contributing around 18% to the total milk production while Rajasthan is contributing 11%, Andhra Pradesh is contributing 10%, Gujrat is contributing 8% and Punjab is contributing 7% .

4. National symbol of India:

The endangered Bengal Tiger is the national symbol of India. The population of Bengal Tiger has been slowly increasing there, from 1800 tigers in 2010 to 3000 till 2018.

5. Second largest English speaking country:

The 2nd largest English speaking country in the world is India. USA is on the top with 300 million English speakers and India is ranked at 2nd number with 125 million English speakers.

6. Highest number of Masjids:

Indian has the largest Masjids in the world. It has 300,000 active Masjids in the Asian state and have made world record.In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; Taj-ul-Masjid is the largest Masjid of India as well as largest Masjid of Asia.

7. Taj Mahal:

In Agra, India; Taj Mahal is assertably and arguably the most famous masterpiece and landmark on Earth and it is included in the list of “Top seven wonders of the world.”

8. Floating post office:

The largest postal network in the world is present in India with around 1,55,015 post offices. There, some floating post offices are also present. The most popular floating post office of India is in Dal Lake, Srinagar which was inaugurated in August 2011.

9. First consumers of Sugar:

India is the very first country which developed the extraction and purification techniques of sugar and they got the title of 1st consumers of sugar. Even many visitors from abroad also learnt the cultivation of sugar cane and its refining from Indians.

10. First rocket of India transported on bicycle:

The 1st rocket of India was transported on a bicycle to the launch site, a church in Thiruvananthapuram, in 1963. The launch then sent NASA-made Nike-Apache rocket to space and led to the foundation of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) on August 15, 1969.