RE: Amazing Facts
Now Some Facts about India
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1) Around a 100 million years
ago, India was an island.
2) India’s name is derived from
the “Indus” river.
3) Indus Valley Civilisation is the
world’s oldest civilisation.
4) India, hence, is the world’s
oldest, most advanced and
continuous civilisation.
5) India has been the largest
troop contributor to the United
Nations Peacekeeping Missions
since its inception.
6) India has the world’s third
largest active army, after China and USA.
7) The Tirupati Balaji temple and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple both, receive more visitors than
the Vatican City and Mecca
combined.
8) Every 12 years, a religious
gathering called the Kumbh
Mela occurs in India. It is the
world’s largest gathering of
people.
9) The gathering is so large that the Kumbh Mela is visible from the space.