Ten interesting facts about India






Fact 1: There is 17 major languages and 844 dialects spoken in India.

Fact 2:India was one of the richest countries on earth until the British invasion in the early 17th century.

Fact 3: India invented the number system and Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.

Fact 4: Chess was invented in India.

Fact 5: India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilization.

Fact 6: India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.

Fact 7: India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products.

Fact 8: Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.

Fact 9: The biggest and the largest employer in the world is Indian railways employing over a million people.

Fact 10: India has the most number of post offices in the world.