 No country has been invaded by India in hundred thousand years of history.

 The city of Varanasi is one of the oldest inhabited places in the world.
According to Hindu Mythology, Lord Shiva found this city 5000 years ago.
 The Golden Temple in India feeds a vegetarian meal to over 50,000 people
on a daily basis regardless of race, religion and class.

 India is the only country in the world which has both tigers and lions in the
wild.

 Indian Railways has the world’s fourth largest rail network and it employs
around 1.6 million people. Moreover, around 25 million people travel in Indian
Railways daily which is equivalent to the population of Australia.
 India alone has more population than the entire western hemisphere of
earth.

 Diamonds were first mined in India. India was the only source of diamonds
until 18th century.
 India became the world’s largest producer of milk overtaking Europe in 2014.

 Water on the moon was discovered by India.

 India has the highest cricket ground in the world located at an altitude of
2,444 metres in Himachal Pradesh.

 Shakuntla Devi was given the title of HUMAN CALCULATOR after she
demonstrated the calculation of two 13 digit numbers: 7,686,369,774,870 ×
2,465,099,745,779 which were picked at random. She answered correctly within
28 seconds.
 India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri
Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee
religious and political persecution.

 Shani Shingnapur is village in Maharashtra where houses don’t have doors.

It’s resident live without any fear and believe Lord Shani to be their guardian.
 India is the second largest English speaking nation after USA.

 India has the most number of mosques in the world with 14.2% of Indians
following Islam.
  The world’s highest rail bridge in Jammu located at a height 1,178 feet
(around 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower) over the river Chenab.

 The Karni Mata Temple of Rajasthan is known as the “Temple of Rats”. It is

home to thousands of rats who are considered as ancestors and worshiped.
(Excuse me for not attaching the images of views inside the temple. It’s because I am too
afraid of rats. -_-)
  The Lifeline Express a.k.a the Jeevan Rekha Express is the world's first hospital
train taking its services ranging from surgeries to cancer treatment to remote
villages.

Martin Luther King once said,

“To other countries, I may go as tourist, but to INDIA, I come as a Pilgrim”

Albert Einstein said,

“We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count without which no
worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made”

Here are some best Interesting facts about my Nation India -

1.India is the largest democracy in the World.

2. Indian Railways is the largest employer in the World employing over a
Million people.

3. HPCA stadium in Himachal Pradesh is the World’s Highest Cricket ground.

4. Chess was invented in India.

5. India has the World’s 3rd largest active army after China and USA.
6. Indus Valley civilization is the World’s oldest civilization

7. Trignometry, Algebra, Calculus & Number system originated in India.

8. Kumbh Mela held every 12 years is the Largest Human Gathering on Earth
(120 Million people in 2013)

9. India has the 2nd largest pool of Doctors & Scientists in the World.
10. India gave the World “Yoga” which existed for more than 5000 years.

11. Dras is the World’s second largest coldest Inhabited place

12. It took 22 years to built Taj Mahal and Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors
annually with over 200,000 from overseas.

13. India has the World’s 2nd largest road network.

14. India has the most no. of Post offices in the World.

15. Mawsynram village in Meghalaya recieves the highest average rainfall in the
World.
16. India has the highest population of Vegeterians in the World.

17. India is the 2nd largest English speaking country in the World after USA.
18. India is the Largest Milk producer in the World.

19. India has the most no. of Mosques than any other Nation in the World.
20. Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the World.

21. Until 1886, the only place where Diamonds were found was India.
22. Khari Baoli in New Delhi is Asia’s Largest spice Market

23. Over 4700 newspapers in more than 300 languages are produced in India.
24. India is house to the world’s biggest family : 39 wives, 94 children, and 33
grandchildren.

25. The Human Calculator, Shakuntala Devi is a math prodigy from India. She
could calculate 7,686,369,774,870 × 2,465,099,745,779 and provided the correct
answer in mere 28 seconds.
26. Siachin is the World’s Highest battlefield

27. The Golden Temple in India feeds a vegetarian meal to over 50,000 people a
day regardless of race, religion and class. If that doesn’t make you feel proud,
nothing will.
28. India is the only country to have an entire ocean named after it, i.e. Indian
Ocean.

29. Now let’s talk numbers. If there’s strength in numbers, we sure are powerful
as India has more population than the entire Western Hemisphere of Earth. Go
manpower!
30. Indian housewives hold 11% of the World's Gold. That is more than the
reserves of the U.S., IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.

31. India’s first rocket was brought on cycle and a satellite on bullock cart. After
all, we are known for our ‘jugaad’
32. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super
computer indigenously.
33. May 26 is celebrated as the Science Day in Switzerland in honor of former
President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, because on the day, Kalam visited the country.
One great man who never stops making India proud. RIP Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

34. In 1928, India was so good at Hockey that the British withdrew from
Olympics to avoid a possible embarrassing defeat by its own colony.
35. It is widely believed that Indians are highly demanded employees world
over. Here’s some interesting statistics to back that -

38% of Doctors in America are Indians.

12% of Scientists in America are Indians.

36% of NASA employees are Indians.

34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.

28% of IBM employees are Indians.

17% of Intel employees are Indians.

13% of Xerox employees are Indians.

36. India is the first country in the world to have succeeded in putting a probe
into Mars’ orbit in the very first attempt. This is, hands down, the most cost
effective Mars Mission to have ever been undertaken. ‘The Mangalyaan
Mission’ cost only 74 million dollars.

37. India’s name is derived from the “Indus” river.

38. India was an Island Once

39. India never invaded a single country. India is also known as the most
peaceful country of the world.
40. Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. It is the most
precise and therefore suitable language for computer software.

Signing off as A PROUD INDIAN !!!