INDIA - Great Nation, Great History,Great People

We all know that some of the exotic food and spices come from India, But there are lot more interesting facts that we need to know about India . Hope this will be fun to read.


*India got its name from the River Indus. It was around this river that the earliest settlers of the country made their homes. Those who worshipped Aryan referred to the river as Sindhu.

*Shortly after the Persians invaded, they referred to the land as Hindu.

*It was in India that the number system was invented. A scientist by the name of Aryabhatta invented the zero digit.

*Sanskrit, a language that is spoken in India is considered to be the most important of all higher languages. This is because it is the most accurate and therefore, the most appropriate for computer software.

*India is responsible for the invention of the game of chess.

*Algebra, trigonometry, and calculus were all developed in India.

*In 100 BC, the place value system and the decimal system were created in India.

*1526-1707 were years that saw a continual succession of the first six Mogul Emperor’s of India that were continually passed from father to son.

*India holds the largest democracy in the world.

*India has one of the most ancient and living civilizations in the world. Civilization in India is at least 10,000 years old.

*The board game Snakes and Ladders was created in India. Its original name was Mokshapat. The ladders were meant to represent good deeds and the snakes were supposed to represent wrongdoings. Originally, cowrie shells and dice were used to play the game.

*India has the most post offices in the world.

*The Indian railway system has over one million employees, making it the largest employer in the world.

*At one time, India was one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Christopher Columbus was seeking a way to get to India when he discovered America.

*The word “navigation” originated in India and comes from people trying to find their way on the river Sindh. The word stems from the Sanskrit word “Navgatih.”

*The word “navy” also comes from India. It originated from the Sanskrit word “nou.”

*Diamonds could only be found in India until the year 1896.

*The Baily Bridge, located in the Ladakh Valley in the Himalayan Mountains, is the highest bridge in the world.

So, I just thought may be it would be good for all of us to know a few facts about India? Yea, understood! It is available in a lot of other places, but thought, This would be a good way to start out. You know? It's always good to have facts and figures before you start discovering a country? don't you think?

I will just chart out some of the most relevant facts ok? Check it out..

• India is officially called the Republic of India or Bharat Ganarajya
• 7th Largest Country by area in the whole world.
• 2nd most populated country -Population as on March 1st 2001 1.2 billion ( 1,210,193,422) 623.7 million males and 586.4 million females . Yes if you are Indian, you are one of them . 
• Govt Type - Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary System of Government.
• Capital  of India is New Delhi.
• There are about 28 states and 7 Union territories currently.
• Flag Description : the National Flag is a horizontal tri-color of Deep Saffron at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. At the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel, which is a representation of the Ashoka Chakra at Sarnath.
• There are 22 different languages which has been recognised by the constitution of India, apart from many more dialects and language branches. Hindi is the official language and English still remains as the language for official Communication.

I think this minimum factual information is required for anyone who wants to start knowing about India. and So I have listed it here.

Almost, everyone I know on facebook writes a blog. Well, Or may be I know only those who actually write blogs. But the thing which I noticed about the trend was, everyone wants to write about technology. Somehow, I think everyone who is in the blogging scene, spare a coupla guys I know are in for the money. Nothing wrong about that, but the problem is, If you are really not proficient in a particular industry, you just don't or won't have the flair to do justice to your posts and thus depriving your readers of any important information which they might have come to seek .
Well, All said and done, before I started this blog.. I started thinking what would be my niche? What am I good at? I do work in the tech industry, but in a capacity which doesn't make me an authority to harp about technology or even de-code a code. So what would I write about? I spent a whole night contemplating about this when it stuck me, that being an Indian,  I do know an awful lot about our beautiful country. The history, the mystery and the rich tapestry of the Indian life, the people, the clothes, the food etc. Thus, This post will become a premise to unraveling our Beautiful country.


I hope, I can keep all you readers, May be one or may be a hundred who will ever come here engrossed and entertained, In the Story of our Wonderful nation- INDIA. so, as we Indians would say in a moment of Patriotic enthusiasm, I start by saying " JAI HIND"