30 Interesting Facts Of India That Most Indians Don’t know

1. India - Religious Facts

India is the largest and most populous continent, with a wide variety of religions. INDIA is the birthday place four major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism) of the world.

Religious population

Largest Hindu population in the world
Largest Sikh population in the world
Largest Zoroastrian population in the world
Largest Bahá’í Faith population in the world
Largest Jain population in the world
3rd Largest Muslim population in the world
9th Largest Buddhist population in the world
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2. Mahatma Gandhi - the Missing Laureate

Mahatma Gandhi, a strongest symbol ofnon-violence (ahimsa) and peace. He was nominated in 5 times (937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and, 1948). But never awarded the Nobel peace prize.
Also Read: Mahatm Gandhi - the Missing Laureate

3. How India got her name

The name INDIA is derived from Indus, which originates from the word old Persian word Hindu.

4. India is home to the world’s first 100% Solar-Powered Airport

Cochin International Airport , India is the World’s First 100% Solar-Powered Airport. Source

5. India was the largest contributor of soldiers to the British Empire in WW1

Approximately, 1.3 million Indian soldiers fought for the British empire in World War 1, and over 74,000 of them lost their lives. India contributed more than Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa combined. But history has mostly forgotten these sacrifices. Source

6. Before 1975 Sikkim was an independent kingdom

After India got independence in 1947, Sikkim continued its protectorate status with the republic of India.
In 1975, It merged with India after a referendum was held in which 97.5% of Sikkim people decisively voted in favor of merging with India. With this monachry ended and Sikkim became the 22nd Indian State.
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7. India is the only country in the world

Currently, India is the only country in the world confirmed to have both lions and tigers in its wilderness. Source

8. World's No. 1

India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, after China. During 2014-15, India produced 86.602 million metric tonnes of fruits (12.6% of the total world production) and 169.478 million metric tonnes of vegetables (14.0% of the total world production).India also contributes 75% of global spice production.

9. JRD Tata obtained the India’s 1st pilot license issued in India

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was the founder of India’s 1st commercial airline company, Tata Airlines in 1932, which became Air India in 1946. Source

10. India has the largest Postal Network in the world

India has the largest Postal Network in the world with over 1,54,939 Post Offices. Source

11. Until 1726, India was the only source of diamonds in the world

From ancient times, India was the source of nearly all the world's known diamonds. India was the only source of diamonds in the world until discovery of diamond mines in the Brazil in 1726. Source

12. Only country in the world

India is the only country in the world that managed to reach Mars with the first attempt and also the first Asian country to successfully send an orbiter to Mars. Still now, only 21 of the total of 51 missions sent to Mars by various countries have been successful.
Asian countries...
Japan (1999): Failure
China (2011): Failure
India (2013): Successful
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13. APJ Abdul Kalam didn't earned any formal PhD Degree

The missile man of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, didn't earned any formal PhD Degree from any university/Institution. He was applied for a PhD degree at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore but was refused on the note that he didn’t have the “requisite scientific credentials”. Within few Decades he received 7 honorary PhD Degrees. Source 1 Source 2

14. History's greatest migration

Partition of India in 1947 caused thelargest mass migration in human history. 14.5 million Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were migrated during the partition of India in 1947. It is estimated that between 200,000 and 2 million people were killed in the brutal violence that followed Partition. Source

15. India has the largest written constitution in the world.

The India's Constitution is the longest written Constitution in the world. It has 448 Articles in 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules. You definitely can’t read it in a single day.

16. India produces more films annually than any other country

India is the largest film market in the world in terms of tickets sold per year. It has more cinema-goers than the USA, China and Japan combined. Source

17. Only cricketer to score three double centuries in ODIs

Rohit Sharma is the only cricketer to score three double centuries in ODIs.
Rohit sharma - 264, 209, 208
Guptill - 237
Sehwag - 219
Gayle - 215
Sachin - 200
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18. More Mosques

India has more than 300,000 active mosques a number which is more than any Islamic country. Source

19. Kabaddi

The Kabaddi World Cup has been held in 2 different styles (Standard Style and Circle Style). India has won all Kabaddi world cups played till now in both men's and women's format. Source 1 Source 2

20. Indian national calendar

The Saka calender is the national calender of India Source

21. Largest free kitchen in the world

Largest free kitchen in the world is the langar at the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India. It feed a vegetarian meal to over 100,000 people a day regardless of race, religion and class. Source

22. Sugar

The extraction and purification techniques of sugar from sugar cane were developed by Indians. Indians discovered how to crystallize sugar during the Gupta dynasty, around 350 AD. Source

23. Sabeer Bhatia- Founder of the Hotmail email service

Hotmail service was founded by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith in 1996.Hotmail was sold to Microsoft in 1997 for $400 million. Source

24. Indian Railways and Army among world's biggest employers

Indian Railways ranked at the 8th place in the list of world's biggest employers with 1.4 million staff followed by Indian army with 1.3 million people. According to research published by the World Economic Forum, the world's biggest employer is the US Department of Defense which lists 3.2 million employees on its books. Source

25. Second largest English speaking country

India is the second largest English speaking country in the world. The most reliable estimate is around 12.18% of its population or 125,344,736 people, second only to the US. Source

26. World's 2nd largest road network

India’s road network is the world’s second largest with 4,865,000 km of roads constructed. Source

27. Wettest place on the earth

Mawsynram, Meghalaya is the wettest place on the earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,873 mm. The second rainest place is cherrapunji, also in Meghalaya, with annual rainfall of 11,430 mm. Source

28. Six-season calendar

Hindu calendar has 6 seansons
Vasanta (Spring)
Greeshma (Summer)
Varsha(Monsoon)
Sharad (Autumn)
Hemanta (early winter)
Shishira (prevernal or late winter) Source

29. India has highest percentage of vegetarians in the world.

In 2007, UN FAO statistics indicated that Indians had the lowest rate of meat consumption in the world. India has more vegetarians than the rest of the world put together. An official survey conducted by the Government of India, with a sample size of 8858 and the census frame as 2011, indicated India's vegetarian population to be 28-29% of the total population. Source
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30. August 15 - Independence Day

August 15 is celebrated as Independence Day in not only India but also in five other countries – Bahrain, North Korea, South Korea and Republic of Congo. Source

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