Incredible India

INDIA IS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO SUCCESSFULLY SEND A SPACECRAFT TO MARS IN ITS FIRST ATTEMPT: India become the only fourth country and the first to send a spacecraft to mars in its first attempt.

The world’s first garden-tomb was constructed in India. The structure, known as Humayun’s Tomb was constructed in memory of Mughal emperor Humayun.

India is home to the largest population of cattle in the world and not surprisingly the largest milk producer in the world is also India.

Every major religion in the world: Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Sikhism have a presence in India.

The largest Montessori school in the world is in India. More than 26,000 students study there.

Chail, a picturesque hill station in Himachal Pradesh is home to the highest cricket ground in the world. A whole hill was levelled to build the ground, which is nearly 2,500 meters above sea level.

Sunderbans, home to the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger, is the largest block of tidal halophytic margroves on Earth.

0 (zero), without which it would have been impossible for mathematics to progress and for Albert Einstein to put together his amazing theories is India’s gift to the world.

India has the around 32 lakh km of road network crisscrossing the country. Needless to say, this is the largest road network in the world

The first university in the world was set up in Takshilla in the year 700 BC. Students from around the world studied a number of different subjects.

River Ganga, which is worshipped by Hindus, is the most densely populated river basin on the planet. More people live on the banks of Ganga than on any other river in the world.

India was way ahead in the field of medicine and surgery in ancient times. Surgeries were performed in India nearly 3,000 back.

When it comes to outsourcing, India is king. More than half of outsourced information technology services in the world have their origin in India.

India has the unique distinction of giving its citizen the right to vote from Day 1 of achieving Independence. In comparison, US, the world’s second largest democracy this right came into effect more than 150 years after Independence.

The Indira Gandhi International airport is the second largest airport in the world.

Navigation has its origin in a Sanskrit word and the art of navigating in rivers and seas was not only invented in India but was also perfected here. The first navigators used River Indus (picture) to hone their skills more than 6,000 years ago.

90 per cent of all diamonds mind around the world are processed and polished in India.

India is home to a mind boggling 1,652 dialects and languages, which is more than anywhere else in the world.

India has one of the most cost-effective satellite launch capability in the world. PSLV (picture) and GSLV are two of India’s main satellite launch vehicles and both are proven rockets having launched satellites from different nations at rates which are more than half of what NASA and European Space Agency charge.

India has joined a very select group of nations which have the capability of designing and operating a nuclear-powered submarine.

India has the cheapest call rates in the world and for this reason alone millions are able to afford owning a mobile phone and making calls.

India joined a select group of countries to have sent a spacecraft, Chandrayan, to study the moon.

With a capacity of refining 1.24 million barrels a day, Reliance’ refinery at Jamnagar (Gujarat) is the largest in the world.

Khardung La situated at an height of 5600 metres in Ladakh is the world’s highest motorable pass.

Tejas, which is on the verge of entering  service with the Indian Air Force is the world’s smallest and lightest 4th generation fighter aircraft.

Yoga, a form of exercise, which has enormous fan following around the world originated in India 5,000 years ago.

Mawsynram in Meghalaya gets the highest recorded average rainfall in the world.

India was the first in the world to extract and purify sugar.