Exploring Interestin facts about India
India is a big hearted country with glorious history. India has contributed much in the field of education, entertainment, medicine, culture etc. to the world. Some of the interesting facts associated with India are listed in this article.
* India stands next only to China in being the most populous country.
* India has always been a peace loving country. From the past 100000 years it has never invaded any country.
* The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, around which early population used to live.
* India is the largest democracy in the world and also the 6th largest Country in the world.
* The largest number of Post Offices in the world is found in India.
* Indian Railway is the largest employer in the world. It employs over a million people.
* India has high crime rate the world with the most murders (32,719) per year. the high number is due to bier size and population.
* India emerged as strongest economy in the world even in times of recession.
Contributions to entertainment
* The game of Snakes & Ladders was invented by Gyandev in 13th century and called it 'Mokshapat' . The ladders were the representation of merits of the life and the snakes indicated vices. Originally cowrie shells and dices were used to play the game.
* Indian film industry, popularly called Bollywood is the largest producer of feature films annually. Every year almost 800 films are produced here.
* The world's highest cricket ground is found in India. The cricket pitch in Chail, of Indian state Himachal Pradesh was built in 1893.
* India is the birth place of Martial Arts which were later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries. Yoga originated in India 5,000 years back.
Contributions to education
* Indian Mathematician Budhayana calculated the value of "pi" for the first time, and also explained Pythagorean Theorem in the 6th century.
Contribution to Medicine
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