Fact About India

 Facts about India

If you look at India's history, you will find that India is full of so many interesting facts. Indians have always been intelligent and creative. It is one of the oldest countries in the world. It is a land where all the people from different cultures and religious background live together as a nation. Indian people are very friendly and caring. They like spending time with their families. There are so many different languages spoken in India but still you can communicate with people through the national language of Hindi.

• The famous board game called "Chess" was invented in India.
• In India's 100,000 years of history, it has never invaded any other country.
• India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilization.
• India was one of the richest countries in the world before the British invasion in 17th century.
• The value of "pi" used in mathematics was first calculated by the Indian mathematician Budhayana in 6th century.
• India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products. It exports softwares to over 90 countries.
• India has the world's largest pilgrimage destination called the Vishnu Temple the city of Tirupati. About an average of 30,000 people visit this temple donating about $6 million US dollars, everyday.
• The origination of Yoga was done 5,000 years ago in India.
• India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.
• Christians and Jews have been living in India since 52 A.D. and 200 B.C. respectively.