Monday 4 May 2015

10 Shocking Facts about India that most of the Indians don't know

09:19 Posted by Techbuzindia 1 Comments

I was searching for facts and then I came to know these 10 shocking facts that most of the Indians are not aware of. So I decided to share it here with you guys. And ya I you found this article awesome then do share this with your friends and family.

10 Shocking Facts about India that most of the Indians don't Know.

1. The Tirupati Balaji Temple and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple both, receive more visitors than the Vatican City and Mecca combined.

2. India has more mosques (300,000 mosques) than any other nation in the world.

3. The Taj Mahal is taller than the Qutub Minar.

Because it's a minaret, it is tougher to believe that it is taller than the Qutab Minar. The Taj Mahal stands at 243.5 ft. while the Qutab Minar is at 239 ft.

4. The great scriptures of India

Including The Vedas and The Upanishads were written when most developed nations did not even know how to read and write.

5. The Young India

The average age in India today is 25.6 as opposed to 44.6 of Japanese, 36.9 of Americans and 40.5 of British people. This surely makes India the Young India!

6. India has the Largest Road Network in the World.

India also has the world’s third largest road network, covering more than 4.3 million kilometers and carrying 87 percent of passenger traffic.

7. Indians started the practice of plastic surgery before 2000 BC.

8. India controls the highest battlefield in the world

India controls the highest battlefield in the world,the Siachen glacier, at 16,404.2 ft above mean sea level.

9. India has the world’s largest school in terms of students.

India has the world’s largest school in terms of students, the City Montessori School in Lucknow. It has more than 45 thousand students.

10. The first Granite Temple of the world!

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The first Granite Temple of the world, the Brihadeswara Temple is situated in Tamil Nadu. It was built during the 11th century, in only five years.The temple is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.