India is a big country in terms of area, population and diversity. Here are some unbelievable facts of India which will make even more curious about this country.
Knowing everything about this great country is quite impossible. Let’s have a look.
Hindi is not the National Language of India
There are more than 20 official languages and Hindi is one of them but it is not our National language. Official languages are the ones which a country uses to communicate on an official level. In fact, there are some cities in India like Chennai, where people are happy not to communicate in Hindi.
India does not own a National Game
It’s not hockey and definitely not chess. In an RTI reply, the centre said that there is no National game.
Bear Grylls wished to join Indian army
Host of the famous show, Man Vs. Wild, Bear Grylls wanted to join Indian army.
Indian-American computer architect developed USB
Ajay V. Bhatt is the man who has developed USBs. You can also credit him for AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) , PCI Express , Platform Power management architecture and various other chip-set improvements.
Indian Railways constitutes more than 1.4 million employees
That’s more than the population of Trinidad and Tobago, Estonia, Mauritius, Bahrain, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Vatican City.
The Pentium Chip was invented by an Indian
Vinod Dham is also called the Father of the Pentium chip for his contribution to the development of highly successful Pentium processors from Intel.
Also, India witnessed the first invention of buttons.
India plays a major role in the invention and development of Plastic Surgery.
Sushruta, an ancient Indian surgeon, made important contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery in 6th century BC. The medical works of both, Sushruta and Charak originally in Sanskrit later spread. British physicians travelled to India to see rhinoplasties being performed by native methods.
Dolphins are treated as ‘ non human persons’ in India
Dolphins are extremely intelligent animals who also display culture, which was long-believed to be unique to humans . And that is exactly why The Government Of India declared that they must be treated like we treat humans. Captive Dolphins are also banned in India.
This is one of the most unbelievable facts of India, that it is the largest producer of movies in the world. This includes Bollywood, Kollywood and all other movie industries.
