Amazing India

AMAZING INDIA.


India is a country with many facets, most of which we are familiar with.

From the snowcapped peaks in Kashmir to the sandy beaches of the

south, the vast deserts of the west to the hilly region of the east,

we have seen images of this beautiful country all around. But there is so much

about India that we don’t know.

Like the fact that it is the cradle of the world’s oldest,

largest and most continuous civilization.

Did you know that India is a country that has never invaded another country?

In a history spanning 100,000 years India has remained a uniquely

peaceful nation that has at different times been ruled by different invading conquerors.

Not surprisingly, today India is the world’s largest

democracy. But that’s not all. Varanasi, an ancient Indian city is the only

city in the world that has been continuously inhabited for the longest

duration in history.


A center of learning, the world’s first university was established in

Takshashila in India in 700 B.C. Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language is the

mother of all European languages. Algebra, geometry and calculus, all originated in India.

The decimal system, ayurveda (the oldest school of

medicine known to man) and surgery (pioneered by Sushruta) also came from India.

Not surprisingly, India is the only country in the world

besides Japan and U.S.A. which has indigenously built a super computer.


It is no wonder that 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."







. The world’s highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh.

Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2,444 meters above sea level.

. India has the largest number of post offices in the world.

. The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.

. Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world.

. The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world.

It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan

Mountains. It was built by the India Army in August 1982.