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India

When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)

Sanskrit is the ancient language. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European Languages as many Europeon languages are derived from Sanskrit language. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - It is stated in Forbes magazine in July 1987 

India invented the number system. Zero was invented by the great Aryabhatta

In in 6th century.The value of "pi" used in mathematics was first calculated by the Indian mathematician called Budhayana

Most important studies of mathematics like calculus, trigonometry and algebra were originated in India.

The popular game of Chess (Shataranj in local language) was invented in India

In 500 B.C., the Lord Buddha visited Varanasi or Benaras, and he called the place as "the Ancient City". It is the oldest and continuously inhabited city in the world today. Varanasi or Benaras is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh

The world's first University was established in India . In 700 B.C., the University was established in the place called Taxila. 

Martial Arts were first discovered in India. Later, it was spread to entire Asia by the Buddhist missionaries

Yoga has its origins in India and it is still existed for over 5,000 years 

India has all kinds of people of all religions - Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Budhist, Jews, Parsi

The Vishnu Temple - Tirupati Balaji - in the city of Tirupati in the state of Andhra Pradesh was built in the 10th century. It is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination place. It is even larger than either Rome or Mecca as an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million to the temple everyday

There are 300,000 mosques in India and interestingly, the figure is more than in any part of the world including the Muslim world

India was one of the richest countries till the time of British Colonial rule in the early 17th century. Interestingly, Christopher Columbus, who was then attracted by India's wealth, was coming to India, however, he discovered America by mistake

Historically, India never invaded any country in the world

India is the oldest, largest, and continuous civilization in the world

India is one of the few countries in the world, which gained freedom and independence without violence

India is the 7th largest country in the world

India is the largest democracy nation in the world

India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the world

India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.

India is the third country after United States and Japan, to have built a super computer

India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world

The Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world. It employs more than one million people

India is one of the largest exporters of computer software products. It exports to more than 90 countries.

The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982

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

India has the highest cricket ground in the world. It is located in the northern state of India called Himachal Pradesh. The cricket ground is 2444 meters above the sea level and it was built in 1893.

Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. Taj Mahal was finally built in the period of 11 years