Fast Facts

• The Bollywood movie has earned overall 102 awards.
• Hrithik Roshan’s first film, Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai, is the one that received so many accolades.
• It has also entered into the Limca Book of Records.

• Due to the low productivity, just 1% of agricultural land worldwide generates organic goods.
• The only state that describes itself as having organic farming is Sikkim, which is mainly reliant on neighboring states for food.

• India secures an impressive position as the 3rd country on the list with the highest number of billionaires.
• The US is at the top of the list, followed by China
• India currently has more than 55 rich people, and this figure is rising.

• Around 21 Sikhs engaged 10,000 Afghani soldiers in combat in this engagement.
• In this combat, all Sikhs perished, and the opposing forces suffered 400–600 losses.
• This conflict is regarded as one of the biggest in human history.

• The first Lok Sabha elections in 1952 cost around Rs 104.5 million, while the 2014 general elections cost almost Rs 38.7 billion.

• India stands at 2nd place after China with the highest internet users but has the lowest rate in terms of access.
  
• The proportion of people who use the internet in India is among the lowest in the world and only 48.7% of the population has access to it.

• The Bailey Bridge, the highest bridge in the world in terms of elevation from the sea level, was constructed by the Indian Army in 1982.
• In the Ladakh Valley, it is situated halfway between the Dras and Suru rivers.
• The Indian Army’s slogan is “Service Before Self”.

• This residence is surrounded by an impressive brick wall in Surat, India.

• The rippling brick is intended to self-shade while enhancing the monolithic structure of the building And in turn reduce heat gain in the double-height living room behind it. 

• The library of the Indian Parliament houses unique helium-filled cases where the original copies of the Indian Constitution are kept safe.

• All Indian coins are said to feature four different types of symbols.
• These symbols are located beneath the dates And they differ depending on where they were made.

• The Hindustan Ambassador, which was largely based on the UK’s Morris Oxford, was the 1st car made in India.
• The HM Ambassador was created in Calcutta that produced Morris Oxford vehicles.
• Around the middle of 1957, more than 70 years ago, the first Ambassador rolled off the production lines.

With a poster area of more than 50,000 square feet, Rajamouli’s Baahubali: The Beginning set a Guinness World Record. The poster has an area of 4,793.65 m² (51,598.21 ft²).

Kashmir is also known as paradise on earth because of its scenic beauty, picturesque landscape, colourful autumns, snowclad mountains, rivers and much more.

Dras is the coldest place in India, also known as the gateway to Ladakh, the temperature recorded here is -23 degrees Celcius. In 1995, it broke the records when the temperature dropped to -60 degrees Celcius.

College Street in Kolkata, nicknamed ‘Boi Para’- “Book Town”, is India’s largest book market. Spread across almost one million square feet area holding hundred’s of book stores, College Street is also the largest secondhand book market in the World.

Jaipur is also known as pink city, the city was painted pink to welcome Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert in 1876, since then it is known as pink city.

The Northern State of Uttar Pradesh is located in such a vast area that it can be the World’s fifth-most populous country. The population is more than 200 million, more than Japan, Mexico and even Russia. The State is located at almost 94,000 square miles of area.

Kalki Koechlin is a known personality in the Bollywood industry. She is the great-granddaughter of Maurice Koechlin, the Chief Engineer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Statue of Liberty.

Mr. Ziona Chana of Mizoram is the head of the biggest family in the World that comprises 181 members. Chana has 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughter-in-law, and 33 grandchildren. He lives in a 100-room house in the Baktawng Village.

Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu, and Kashmir is Asia’s highest and longest largest cable car project. The first stage starts from the Gulmarg Resort at 2600m to Koongdoori Station in the Koongdoor Valley to a height of 3,747m. The second stage of the ropeway takes skiers to a height of 3,747m from Koongdoor to Afarwat Peak.   

Though the Prime Minister majorly exercises executive decisions, In India, President is called the First Citizen because they represent the country and are the constitutional head of the government as per the order of precedence of the Republic of India. Also, the Vice President and the Prime Minister are second and third citizens of the country, respectively.

Leh Ladakh’s Magnetic Hill is known for its anti-gravity aspect, but Tulsi Shyam Hill near Gujarat’s Amreli district is another place in India that goes against gravity. You can witness cars and objects rolling uphill automatically.  

Sardar Patel’s Statue of Unity in India is World’s tallest statue which is 182 meters tall. Over 3000 workers and 300 engineers from Larsen and Toubro (L&T) built the figure within the three-and-half year, located on the island of Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla on the Narmada River.

The sacred Mount Kailash, which is located in Tibet, is unclimbable. Mount Kailash’s height is 6.656m above sea level. Also, it is not amongst the tallest mountains of Tibet. However, no one has climbed Mount Kailash, and it is claimed that the team of 4 scientists intended to climb the mountain and gave up on the advice of the Tibetan Lama. The four of them died in a year or two. People think that climbing the mountain will offend God.

“Operation Raahat,” led by the Indian Air Force, was the biggest Civilian Rescue in the World that was carried out using helicopters and evacuated 19,600 people from North India affected by the floods.

Many pilgrims have reported that they have seen the pair of pigeons during their Amarnath Yatra. The pigeons were mythologically from when Lord Shiva was narrating the secret of immortality to Goddess Parvati. The pair of pigeons heard that story which resulted in their immortality. Pilgrims have admitted that they have spotted the pair of pigeons in the cave of Amarnath.

About 2.2 million passengers in Mumbai travel by the local train daily, and still, the basic ticket costs them Rs 5. Even Mumbai’s favourite snack Vada Pav costs Rs 10, which is expensive than the Railway ticket of Mumbai. 

The Bandra-Worli sea link, also known as the Rajiv Gandhi sea link, is a 5.6km long bridge that connects Bandra of Mumbai with Worli of South Mumbai. The amazing fact is that it has wires used to make the bridge equal to the Earth’s circumference and weighs as much as 50,000 Elephants.

Matheran in India is Asia’s only automobile free hill station. Matheran means forest on the forehead and is declared an eco-sensitive region by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change, Government of India.    

All the Indian Space Research Organisation’s equipment have the three horizontal lines of Vibhuti and Kumkum similar to the one on Lord Shiva’s forehead.

The famous, royal, and traditional Kashmiri cooking technique, Wazwan, has a strong essence and influence of Central Asia. The meal preparation is considered an art as the spices in the cuisine are boiled and not fried. And still, it has the most appealing and palatable characters in the dish.

Sharkskin is made up of a tiny teeth-like structure called the placoid scale, also known as dermal denticles that make its texture feel like sandpaper. These scales point towards the tails that reduce the friction from surrounding while swimming.

City Montessori School in Lucknow is World’s Largest School according to the new edition of the Guinness Book of World Record. The school was founded in 1959 by Bharti and Jagdish Gandhi with just 300 rupees, and there were only five students. Now, the school has over 56,000 students and 4,500 staff across 17 campuses in Lucknow.

Aamir Khan’s “Lagaan” is the only movie in Bollywood to have the maximum number of British actors in a single movie. Aamir Khan acted and produced the film as Ashutosh Gowariker; the director couldn’t find any producer to start the film. And because of the amazing and unique script, Aamir decided to initiate as a producer.

The addiction to the mobile phone is known as Nomophobia, where around 2,00,000 million people in the world have this phobia. There are some categories in the dread, such as “Ringxiety”, that describes the feeling of hearing the phone’s ring even when it is not ringing. Phubbing explains that the person ignores everything to use the mobile phone.

Do you think you do any of these things?

Adult dogs are as intelligent as children. The most exciting fact is that they can count up to 5, understand 250 types of words, and perform simple calculations. They can even see colors like blue and yellow, black and white.

India has a Spa and Rejuvenation Centre for Elephants. Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard in Kerala gives special spa treatments to Elephants. They receive lavish baths, massages and proper selected diets. The Rejuvenation Centre is attached to the Guruvayurappan Hindu Temple, where Elephants are the key role in Kerala’s legendary temple.

The Nalanda International University in Bihar is the World’s most ancient University. The University was established in the 5th century during the Gupta Dynasty’s reign; it was also attacked by various invaders such as Huns, Gaudas, Bakhtiyar Khilji. The University was the only international learning site globally and was considered the sacred place for learners. And when Bakhtiyar Khilji invaded, he made a plan to destroy the library. The Turkish leaders put the library on fire that kept burning for more than five months.

Indian Railways is the largest Railway Network in Asia that is operated by a single government and is the third largest network in the world. Also, the Indian Railway owns the largest railway platform globally at Kharagpur with the length of 2,733 feet and now breaking the record, Gorakhpur Station has taken its place with the length of 4,430 feet.  

The oldest bank in India is the Bank of Hindustan, established in 1770 at Calcutta under European Management. The bank was liquidated in 1830-1832 and now exists in the State Bank of India (SBI).

Chess, the most intelligent game in the world, was invented in India in the 8th century. At that time, it was called Chaturanga that became a part of Northwestern India. Mandodari, the queen of Lanka, created the game, to win the kingdoms on the verge of a peaceful battle. Also, according to America’s Foundation for Chess, there are 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the first ten moves of a game of chess.

Coal Heritage Park and Museum in Margherita, Assam, is the only coal museum in India. The museum is built to revive the history of coal mining and is suitable for people from the coal industry.   

The World’s Largest Sundial is The Samrat Yantra at Jaipur observatory in Rajasthan, India, built by Raja Jai Singh II. The giant Samrat Yantra sundial is 27 meters taller than the small Samrat Yantra and has the accuracy of about 2 seconds. The Jaipur Jantar Mantar, where all the instruments are kept, is also declared the World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 

Palitana a town in Bhavnagar District of Gujarat is the world’s only mountain that has more than 900 temples, it is a major pilgrimage center of Jain community. It is situated 2000 feet above sea level and is approximately more than 900 years old, and it has incredible architecture. Also, Palitana is first of the two vegetarian cities in the world.

O My India! Incredible isn’t it?

Indian Navy Ship “Vikrant” is India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited. Also, this is the first aircraft carrier that was built in India itself. The ship is so huge that it contains the capacity to carry 36 fighter planes. The vessel is a 37,500-tonne carrier and is the largest warship. 

If yes, you must have heard about the hottest chillies in the world, Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) , from India. It is grown in the North-Eastern states of India and is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce.

Who all wanna try this?

Zero Waste Store is a grocery store that offers organic and eco-friendly products. The plan behind such a store is to prohibit plastic bags and provide a good-quality loose product. You can find these stores in Chennai, Kolencherry, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Goa, Delhi, Kolkata, Darjeeling, Dehradun, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Mumbai. Also, you can find these stores online. 

Let’s go shopping!!

The Young Reader’s Boat Library is the only floating library in India that has 500 collections of books in 3 different languages- Hindi, English, and Bengali. The library is located in Hooghly River, Kolkata. The cost of adult tickets is Rs 100, and for children, it is Rs. 50. Also, the cost is less for the age group below 18 to encourage reading habits amongst them.

Book Lovers what are you waiting for let’s head there.

India has the highest cricket ground in the world. It is at an altitude of 2,444 meters. It is the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. It is a part of the Chail Military School, built in 1893. It was developed by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, who was the formerly princely state of Patiala. Since 2013, LSCA (Lahaul-Spiti Cricket Association) has been engaged in stadium-related work. 

Breathtaking India!

The collision of a Meteor created the beautiful Lonar Lake in Maharashtra at the place. The lake is 52,000 years old. It is also known as Lonar Crater, located at Lonar in Buldhana District of Maharashtra, India. It is also one of the most famous ones for being the world’s most giant basaltic impact crater.

In the beautiful city of Srinagar, Kashmir has located a floating post office, on a vast houseboat, in Dal Lake. It was inaugurated back in 2011. This floating post office is not the only floating office in India but the entire world. This post office is used for posting letters, but every year, a considerable number of tourists come here to witness this unique post office. 

The stamps of this post office feature the image of Dal Lake as a tribute to nature work. On the post office premises, there is a philately museum, which has a vast collection of unique stamps. There is also a souvenir shop from where you can buy stamps, greeting cards, postcards. 

Gol Gumbaz is a monument in India and is Emperor Adil Shah’s tomb. It is the second-largest tomb globally, and most interestingly, the tomb has hollow walls known as a whispering gallery. No one has ever managed to find a way to those hollow walls, and therefore, its construction is still a mystery.

Isn’t it mysterious?

The glacial Roopkund Lake in the Himalayas at about 16,470 feet is famous for the human skeletons found in it and around the lake. It is believed the human’s skeletons in the lake are the remains of people from the 9th century, that might have perished in any hail storm. A patrolling British forest ranger discovered this lake in 1942.

Isn’t it mysterious?

Sabir Hussain Khan, ‘the blood man’ has successfully donated 174 pints of blood since 1980. “Blood is not something you can buy at the market”, says Sabir. The Blood Man Of India, Mr Sabir Hussai Khan is a 57-year-old male, who lives in Srinagar. His blood donation journey started back on 4th July 1980 when first donated his blood to a friend who was heavily injured during a football match. 

According to him, the first time he donated blood, he was afraid about his health, but luckily nothing happened to him and now it’s all normal for him and he has no plan to stop.

He provides blood to the hospitals four to five times a year. He is not only the highest blood contributor in Kashmir but all of India as well.

The majestic Akshardham Temple has its name in the Guinness book of India and has 10 gates that symbolize the 10 different directions according to the Vedic literature. These gates depict that goodness may enter from any direction.

Majestic, isn’t it?

Yogita Raghuvanshi, a qualified lawyer broke all the gender stereotypes by taking on the truck driver’s seat and has travelled to almost every corner of the country in the past 15 years.  

She’s truly an inspiration!

Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in northeastern India. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. Village has won the Guinness world record for wettest place on earth with about an average rainfall of 11,873 millimeters. 

Pro tip: Don’t forget your umbrella and raincoat!

Sake Dean Mahomed, a man from Patna evolved the traditional method of applying dried Indian gooseberries ( Amla ) and soapberries (Reetha) as a hair cleanser, a method still used by Indians even today. Later shampoo was introduced to Britain.

Here is another new invention of India!

The Kumbh Mela is an important festival and pilgrimage site, and the largest gathering on Earth. The Mela happens every year but the one with great significance takes place every four years and twelve-year interval. The number of people attending the festival is so large that the crowd is visible in satellite photos taken from space.

That’s Massive! Isn’t it?