Amazing facts about India

Sharif Khan

1) Around a 100 million years ago, India was an island.

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

3) Indus Valley Civilisation is the world’s oldest civilisation.

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 mosques) than any other nation in the world.

12) And the third largest Muslim population in the world.

13) Takshila is said to be the first every university in the world; it started around 700 BC.