What are some of the interesting facts about India?
有關印度的有趣事實
QUORA網站讀者評論：
Avnish Singh
Here are 52 interesting facts about india
以下是關於印度的52件有趣的事
1.Zero'0' was ivnented in India by Aryabattaa.
2.India is the 4th country in the world and the only in Asia to send a satellite to mars and the only country to do so in the first attempt.
3.Chess,shampoo,surgery and Pentium(today used in 90% of world computers) are given to the world by India.
4.India has one of the largest number of mosques in the world (300,000) which any Muslim or Arab country don't have.
5.India has the largest vegetarian population in the world.
1。印度的阿雅巴塔發明了「0」。
2。印度是世界上第4個，也是亞洲唯一一個向火星發射衛星的國家，也是唯一一個首次發射就取得成功的國家。
3。西洋棋、洗髮水、外科手術和奔騰處理器(現在全世界90%的電腦都在使用)都是印度獻給世界的禮物。
4。印度是世界上清真寺數量最多的國家之一(30萬座)，穆斯林和阿拉伯國家都沒有這麼多。
5。印度是世界上素食人口最多的國家。
6.India is largest producer of engineers in the world.
7.The CEO’s of Microsoft,Google,pepsico,nokia,Mast-rCard are all Indians(as of 2018).
8.India has the most Facebook users in the world.
9.India is the largest producer of milk in the world.
10.After US,India is 2nd largest English speaking nation.
6。印度是世界上最大的工程師產出國。
7。微軟、谷歌、百事可樂、諾基亞、Master-Card的CEO都是印度人(截至2018年)。
8。印度擁有世界上最多的Facebook用戶。
9。印度是世界上最大的牛奶生產國。
10。印度是僅次於美國的第二大英語使用國。
11.India has the fastest anti-ship cruise missile in the world,the BrahMos.
12.Indian Army controls the highest battlefield in the world-the Siachen Glacier(5000 meters above the sea level)
13.In the Battle of Longewaga,which took place during the indo-pakistan war of 1971,when 125 indian soldiers(with no tanks,no artillery)defeated 2,000 Pakistani soldiers ,(equipped with 40 tanks)there were only 2 casulaties on indian side.
14.At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893.
15.The Indian Army built the highest bridge in the world-The Bailey Bridge.
11。印度擁有世界上最快的反艦巡航飛彈布拉莫斯。
12。印度軍隊控制著世界上最高的戰場——錫亞琴冰川(海拔5000米)
13。在1971年印巴戰爭期間發生的隆格瓦加戰役中，125名印度士兵(沒有坦克，沒有大炮)擊敗了2000名巴基斯坦士兵(裝備了40輛坦克)，而印度只有2輛卡蘇拉迪。
14。喜馬偕爾邦Chail地區的Chail板球場海拔2444米，是世界上最高的板球場。它建於1893年。
15。印度軍隊建造了世界上最高的橋梁——貝利橋。
16.When Dr.ABJ Abdul Kalam visited Switzerland on 26th May,2006 the country declared that day as its 『Science Day'.
17.Indian Army has a horse Clavery wich is among the 3 last remaining regiments in the world.
18.Before 1857,India was the only source of diamonds in the world.
19.Indian housewives hold 11% of the the world’s gold.
20.India has the longest written constitution in the the world with 444 articles in 22 parts,12 schedule and 118 amendments.
16。ABJ Abdul Kalam博士於2006年5月26日訪問瑞士，瑞士宣布這一天為「科學日」。
17。印度軍隊的克萊弗裡奇是世界上僅存的三個軍團之一。
18。1857年以前，印度是世界上唯一的鑽石來源。
19。印度家庭主婦持有世界黃金總量的11%。
20。印度擁有世界上最長的成文憲法，有22章444條，12個附錄和118條修正案。
21.Bangluru is the most dynamic city in the world.
22.The largest school in the world is City Montessori School,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh( according to Guinness Book of World Records, with over 52,000 pupils).
23.The largest producer of films in the world.
24.In two months of 1990,India managed to evacuate more than 110,000 of its citizens via an airlift that included nearby 500 flights.This was operation was the largest civilian evacuation in history. Air India holds Guinness book of world records for the most people evacuated by a civil airline.
25.India is one of the biggest contributers to the UN peace keeping forces.
21。班加羅爾是世界上最有活力的城市。
22。世界上最大的學校是北方邦勒克瑙蒙特梭利學校(根據金氏世界紀錄，有52000多名學生)。
23。擁有世界上最多的電影製片人。
24。在1990年的兩個月裡，印度動用500次航班的空運成功地疏散了11萬多名公民。這是歷史上最大規模的平民撤離行動。印度航空公司擁有一項金氏世界紀錄：疏散人數最多的民用航空公司。
25。印度是聯合國維和部隊的最大貢獻者之一。
26.India Army's School of Jungle Warfare is the best in the world
27.Indian Soldiers are considered among the best in high altitude,mountain and jungle warfare.
28.Mukesh Ambani's Antila(his home) is the most expensive house in the world.(at the cost of $1 Billion)
29.Located in Central New Delhi,the Rashtrpati Bhawan is the 2nd largest head of the the state residence in the world ,with 340 rooms,5 acres floor area,a tennis court,a hospital,a football court It is equal to 3 soccer fields.
30.Indian Army holds the record for the accepting the largest military surrender in the world. At the end of the indo-pakistan war of 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to India,the largest surrender in rhe history.
26。印度陸軍的叢林戰爭學院是世界上最好的
27。印度士兵在高海拔、高山和叢林戰爭中被公認是最棒的。
28。穆凱什•安巴尼的安提拉(他的家)是世界上最貴的房子。(耗資10億美元)
29。Rashtrpati Bhawan酒店位於新德裡市中心，是世界第二大國賓館，擁有340間客房，佔地5英畝，有網球場、醫院和足球場，相當於3個足球場。
30。印度軍隊保持著世界上最大的軍隊招安記錄。1971年印巴戰爭結束時，93000名巴基斯坦士兵向印度投降，這是印度史上最大的一次招安。
31.India has the largest number of post offices in the world. There is also a floating post office in Srinagar,Jammu&Kashmir.
32.In February,2017 ISRO(Indian Space Research Organization)made the world record for launching 104 satellites in space within 1 rocket.
33.It was India's Chandrayan-1 mission(launched in October,2008) which discovered the presence of water on moon.
34.Indian company,Hero is largest two wheelers manufacturer in the world. It was the largest bicycle manufacturer in 1984.
35.Indian Railways own the longest platform in the world at the Gorapkhpur station with a span of 4,430 feet.
31。印度擁有世界上最多的郵局。查謨克什米爾的斯利那加還有一個流動郵局。
32。2017年2月，印度空間研究組織創造了一枚火箭，創下了在太空中單次發射104顆衛星的世界紀錄。
33。印度的月船一號探險(於2008年10月發射)在月球上發現了水的存在。
34。印度HERO公司是世界上最大的兩輪車製造商。1984年時它是最大的自行車製造商。
35。印度鐵路的 Gorapkhpur火車站擁有世界上最長的站臺，橫跨4430英尺。
36.The Marina beach in Chennai,Tamil Nadu is the 2nd longest beach in the world.
37.Chennai,Tamil Nadu is the second oldest corporation in the world after London. It was started in 1687.
38.Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is Asia's largest IT park.
39.Indian National Kabbadi team has won all 5 men's Kabaddi World Cups held till now and have been undefeated throughout these tournaments.
40.India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying techniques of sugar.
36。泰米爾納德邦欽奈的濱海海灘是世界上第二長的海灘。
37。泰米爾納德邦的欽奈是世界上歷史第二悠久的市政府，僅次於倫敦，始於1687年。
38。位於喀拉拉邦蒂魯萬恰普蘭的科技園是亞洲最大的IT園區。
39。印度國家摔跤隊贏得了迄今為止舉辦的所有5屆摔跤世界盃男單冠軍，並且在這些比賽中一直保持不敗。
40。印度是第一個研究出糖提煉和提純技術的國家。
41.Snake & Ladder are originated in India.
42.India is the largest producer of milk .
43.According to Wikipedia 16 of the world's wealthiest families are from India.List of wealthiest families - Wikipedia.
44.According to Wikipedia,India has the 3rd largest number of billionaires in the world (total 131).List of countries by the number of billionaires - Wikipedia
45.India is 4th country with the most number of spoken languages (427)behind Pupa New Guinea,Indonesia and Nigeria.
41。蛇棋遊戲源於印度。
42。印度是最大的牛奶生產國。
43。根據維基百科，世界上最富有的家庭中有16個來自印度。最富有的家庭名單——維基百科。)
44。根據維基百科，印度擁有世界上第三大億萬富翁(總共131人)。億萬富翁的國家名單——維基百科
45。印度是世界上語言第四多的國家(427種)，僅次於紐幾內亞，印度尼西亞和奈及利亞。
46.India is the biggest oil and arms importing country in the world.
47.India is the largest Democracy in the world.
48.Mawsynram, located in the Meghalaya State , is the wettest place on the earth with an annual rainfall of 11,871 millimetres.
49.Ludo is originated in India,it was discovered by Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar.
50.Tamil is the oldest language in the world.
51.IGNOU(Indira Gandhi National Open University)is the largest open university in the world with over 4 million students.
52.India has largest volunteer army in the world.
46。印度是世界上最大的石油和武器進口國。
47。印度是世界上最大的民主國家。
48。Mawsynram位於梅加拉亞邦，是世界上最潮溼的地方，年降雨量為11871毫米。
49。骰子遊戲源於印度，是由賈拉魯丁·穆罕默德·阿克巴爾發現的。
50。泰米爾語是世界上最古老的語言。
51。伊格努(英迪拉·甘地國立開放大學)是世界上最大的開放大學，擁有400多萬學生。
52。印度有世界上最大規模的志願軍。
譯文來源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/46245.html 譯者：Joyceliu
Ayush Sinha, Fellow, SBI Youth for India (2016-17)
India or Bharat originates from two Sanskrit words - Bha (meaning light) and rat (which means finding). Hence Bharat means 'the one in the search of light'
India is one of the oldest civilizations of the world and the birthplace of four religions
World's largest and most advanced economy from 0 CE uptil late 17th century
Cataract surgery, plastic surgery, yoga, Ayurveda, cotton cultivation, jute cultivation, sugar refining, the weighing balance, the celestial globe, iron metallurgy, rockets, microwave communication, Ludo, snake and ladders, algebraic abbreviations, Rolle's theorem, the digit 0, Fibonacci numbers, the decimal mark, Pascal's triangle, Ramanujan's theta function, the Chandrasekhar limit, Raman effect, sign convention, trigonometric functions, diamond mining, lunar water, formal grammar, standardisation and technical standards were all introduced in/by India.
印度或巴拉特源於兩個梵語單詞——光和尋找。因此巴拉特的意思是「尋找光的人」
印度是世界最古老的文明之一，也是四大宗教的發源地
公元0年至17世紀晚期，印度一直是世界上最大的和最先進的經濟從
白內障手術、整形手術、瑜伽、阿育吠陀、棉花種植、黃麻種植、糖精煉、重量平衡、天球儀、鋼鐵冶金、火箭、微波通訊、骰子遊戲、蛇棋遊戲、代數縮寫、羅爾定理、數字0、斐波那契數字、小數點、帕斯卡三角、Ramanujanθ函數、錢德拉塞卡極限、拉曼效應、符號法則、三角函數、鑽石開採、發現月球上有水、形式語法、標準化和技術標準都是由印度發明的。
With 7 of the world's top 15 information technology outsourcing companies based in India, the country is viewed as the second-most favourable outsourcing destination after the United States.
India ranks 17th in financial market sophistication, 24th in the banking sector, 44th in business sophistication, and 39th in innovation, ahead of several advanced economies, as of 2010.
2nd in agricultural output, 3rd in electricity production, 3rd largest smartphone market, 3rd largest military, 3rd largest economy by PPP, 6th largest automotive industry, 1st in the number of graduating engineers and doctors, most no. of universities, 1st in film production, 119th in alcohol consumption(the lower the better), 1st in milk production, 2nd largest no. of internet users, 10th largest global patent filer, 4th largest television market, one of the 4 countries to possess a nuclear triad, 3rd largest railways, 2nd to the US in road network size by only 14K kms., 3rd largest steel producer, 1st in foreign remittances, 2nd only to Ethiopia by no. of UN peacekeepers, 8th largest forex reserves, 7th largest consumer market, one of the best 4 space programs of the world.
35 World Heritage sites, 1721 languages and more than 100 ethnic groups.
世界前15名的信息技術外包公司中有7家在印度，被視為第二優質的外包目的地，僅次於美國。
印度金融市場的成熟度排名17，銀行業排名24，商業便利性排名44，創新排名39，2010年起領先多個發達經濟體。
農業產出全球第二，電力生產全球第三，是世界第三大智慧型手機市場、擁有第三大軍隊、經濟購買力平價排名第三、汽車產業全球第6、工程師和醫生畢業生人數全球第一、大學數量最多。電影產量排名第一，酒精消費量排名第119位(越低越好)，牛奶產量排名第一、網際網路用戶排名第二，全球第十大專利申請國，第四大電視市場，四大擁有核三位一體的國家之一，鐵路規模全球第三，鐵路網距離排名第二的美國僅有14000千米之遙。印度是全球第三大鋼鐵生產國，海外匯款額排名第一，僅次於衣索比亞。聯合國維和部隊的參與人數僅次於衣索比亞排名第二，擁有第八大外匯儲備，第七大消費市場，世界上最優秀的4個航天計劃之一。
35個世界文化遺產,1721種語言和100多個民族。
The Times of India is the largest selling English language daily in the world
The Kumbh Mela is the only religious gathering to be visible from space
India has more mosques than any other country of the world
Button were invented in India (Yes, shirt buttons)
KFC and McDonalds had to introduce a vegetarian menu just because of India
《印度時報》是世界上銷量最大的英語日報
大壺節是從太空中唯一可見的宗教集會
印度的清真寺比世界其他任何國家都多
紐扣是在印度發明的(是的,襯衫紐扣)
肯德基和麥當勞單獨為了印度推出素食菜單
Largest importer of arms but never invaded any foreign land
最大的武器進口國，但從未入侵過任何外國領土
[!--empirenews.page--]
Nikunj Madhogaria, Senior Engineer @Honeywell | Founder @Ace Pace (acepace.in)
A hand picked list of lesser known facts, events, incidents and trivia about India and Indians, in general. While some are insane, some might just give you a 「Wow, I didn’t know that」 moment.
1.India and Bangladesh share a 3rd enclave border which means that a part of India is in Bangladesh which is in India which is in Bangladesh. Phew!
一份精挑細選的關於印度和印度人鮮為人知的事實、事件和冷知識的清單。雖然有些內容很瘋狂，有些可能只會給你帶來一個「哇，我不知道」的瞬間。
1。印度和孟加拉國共享第三塊飛地邊界，這意味著印度的一部分在孟加拉國在印度在孟加拉國的境內。唷!
2.In 1920, India was so good at Hockey that the British withdrew from Olympics to avoid a possible embarrassing defeat by its own colony.
2。1920年，印度人曲棍球打得非常好，英國為了避免被自己的殖民地擊敗的尷尬，退出了奧運會。
The Indian Hockey Team of 1928
In the Olympics of 1928, 1932 and 1936, India scored 102 goals, but conceded only 3.
1928年的印度冰球隊
在1928年、1932年和1936年的奧運會上，印度共打入102球，僅失3球。
3.The Income Tax Rate in India was 97.75% in the year 1973
4.In 2004, 200 women, armed with vegetable knives & chilli powder, stormed into a courtroom and hacked to death a serial rapist whose trial was underway. Then every woman claimed responsibility for the murder.
5.India has an Airforce base in Tajikistan. Farkhor Air Base is India’s one and only military base outside its territory.
3。1973年，印度的所得稅為97.75%
4。2004年，200名婦女手持菜刀和辣椒粉衝進法庭，將一名正在受審的連環強姦犯砍死。然後每個女人都聲稱對謀殺負責。
5。印度在塔吉克斯坦有一個空軍基地。法科爾空軍基地是印度境內唯一的軍事基地。
6.Hindi words choli (blouse) & pallu (end piece of a sari) has been derived from the names of Tamil dynasties viz. Cholas & Pallavas respectively.
6。 印地語單詞choli(罩衫)和pallu(紗麗的尾端)分別來源於塔米爾王朝的名字Cholas . Cholas和Pallavas。
7.Sanjay Gandhi was arrested and jailed for destroying all the prints of a movie that satirized him. The film is 「Kissa Kursi Ka」.
7。桑賈伊·甘地因撕毀一部諷刺他的電影的所有版畫而被捕入獄。這部電影叫《基斯薩庫爾西卡》。
8.When A.P.J Abdul Kalam was the President of India, he asked a question on Yahoo Answers on ways to eliminate terrorism.
8。當A.P.J Abdul Kalam在任印度總統時，他在雅虎上問了一個關於如何消除恐怖主義的問題。
9.Samosas are banned in Somalia as they resemble the shape of the Christian Holy Trinity.
9。在索馬利亞，禁止售賣咖喱角，因為他們長得很像基督教的三位一體。
10.P.V. Narasimha Rao was fluent in 16 languages. In addition to 7 Indian languages (Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, Oriya, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil), he spoke English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German, Greek, Latin and Persian
11.In 1948, the Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded. It would have been awarded to Mahatma Gandhi, however, due to his assassination, it was left unassigned in his honor.
10。P.V. Narasimha Rao精通16種語言。除了7種印度語言(泰盧固語、印地語、烏爾都語、奧裡亞語、馬拉地語、孟加拉語、古吉拉特語、泰米爾語)，他還會說英語、法語、阿拉伯語、西班牙語、德語、希臘語、拉丁語和波斯語
11。1948年，諾貝爾沒有頒發和平獎。它本應被授予聖雄甘地，然而，由於他被暗殺，為了紀念他，獎項空置。
12.Narayana Murthy was a self-proclaimed socialist, but during his visit to Bulgaria, he was arrested and put in jail for talking against the Bulgarian govt. The experience pulled him towards capitalism and he learnt that entrepreneurship and job creation is the way to alleviate poverty. He then founded Infosys.
12。納拉亞娜·穆爾蒂自稱是社會主義者，但在訪問保加利亞期間，他因為與保加利亞政府的談判而被捕入獄。這段經歷讓他走向了資本主義，他了解到創業和創造就業機會是減輕貧困的途徑。然後他創立了Infosys。
13.In 2004, Marvel Comics launched Spider Man India where Peter Parker was called Pavitr Prabhakar, Mary Jane as Meera Jain, Aunt May as Auntie Maya, Uncle Ben as Uncle Bhim.
13。2004年，漫威漫畫公司推出了《印度蜘蛛俠》，彼得·帕克改名帕維特·普拉巴卡爾，瑪麗·簡改成米拉·傑恩，梅嬸嬸變成瑪雅阿姨，本叔叔則變成布希叔叔。
[!--empirenews.page--]
Raghu Nandana, works at Students
Chenab Bridge is expected to be the world's highest rail bridge!!
NAME: Chenab River Railway Bridge
LOCATION:Katra, Jammu-Kashmir, India
HEIGHT: 1,056 feet high / 322 meters high
SPAN LENGTH :1,509 foot span / 460 meter span
Expected Date Of Completion:2017
奇納布大橋有望成為世界上最高的鐵路橋!!
名稱:奇納布河鐵路橋
地點:印度查謨克什米爾的格德拉
高度:1056英尺高/ 322米高
跨度:1509英尺寬/ 460米寬
預計竣工日期:2017年
Saurabh Mehta, former Internship Trainee at Space Applications Centre, ISRO Ahmedabad (2017-2018)
"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."
These are the words of the Mark Twain.
「印度是人類的搖籃，人類語言的誕生地，歷史的母親，傳說的祖母，傳統的曾祖母。我們人類歷史上最有價值、最有教育意義的瑰寶只有在印度才得到珍藏。」
這是馬克·吐溫的話。
A floating post office
India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.
1。流動郵政局
印度擁有世界上最大的郵政網絡，擁有超過155,015家郵局。平均而言，一間郵政局的服務對象為7,175人。位於斯利那加達達爾湖的漂浮郵局於2011年8月落成。
Bandra Worli Sea-link has steel wires equal to the earth's circumference
It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 African elephants. A true engineering and architectural marvel.
2。班德拉沃裏海環線所用的鋼絲長度相當於地球周長
這一工程總共耗費了2,57,500,000個小時，重量達到了50,000頭非洲大象的總和。這是一項真正的工程和建築奇蹟。
Science day in Switzerland is dedicated to APJ Abdul Kalam
The father of India's missile programme had visited Switzerland back in 2006. Upon his arrival, Switzerland declared May 26th as Science Day.
Water on the moon was discovered by India
In September 2009, India's ISRO Chandrayaan- 1 using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper detected water on the moon for the first time.
3。瑞士的科學日是為了紀念阿卜杜·卡拉姆
印度飛彈計劃之父曾於2006年訪問瑞士。他一到訪，瑞士就宣布5月26日為科學日。
4。月球上的水是印度人發現的
2009年9月，印度的「月船一號」利用月球礦物繪圖儀首次在月球上探測到水。
The Indian national Kabaddi team has won all World Cups
India has won all 5 men's Kabaddi World Cups held till now and have been undefeated throughout these tournaments.
5。印度國家摔跤隊贏得了所有的世界盃冠軍
到目前為止，印度已經贏得了所有五屆摔跤世界盃的冠軍，並且在這些比賽中一直保持不敗的記錄。
6.The highest cricket ground in the world
At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is a part of the Chail Military School.
6。世界上最高的板球場
喜馬偕爾邦Chail地區的Chail板球場海拔2444米，是世界上最高的板球場。它建於1893年，是Chail軍事學校的一部分。
Shampooing is an Indian concept
Shampoo was invented in India, not the commercial liquid ones but the method by use of herbs. The word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage.
The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle
The first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle to the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Largest number of vegetarians in the world
Be it because of religious reasons or personal choices or both, around 20-40% of Indians are vegetarians, making it the largest vegetarian-friendly country in the world.
7。洗頭是印度人提出的觀念
洗髮水是在印度發明的，不是商業化的液體洗髮水，而是草藥。「洗髮水」這個詞來源於梵文「champu」，意思是按摩。
8。印度的第一枚火箭是自行車運輸的
第一枚火箭如此輕、如此小，以至於它是用自行車運到位於喀拉拉邦特魯瓦蘭提普蘭姆的桑巴發射站的。
9。世界上素食者最多的國家
無論是出於宗教原因還是個人選擇，或者兩者兼而有之，印度約有20-40%的人是素食主義者，這使得印度成為世界上最大的素食國家。
10.The first country to consume sugar
India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying techniques of sugar. Many visitors from abroad learnt the refining and cultivation of sugar from us.
10。第一個食用糖的國家
印度是第一個發展糖提取和提純技術的國家。許多來自外國人向我們學習製糖和種植技術。
Bibhas Panigrahi, Voracious Reader, Cine Buff, Football fanatic
Many of you probably know these facts, nonetheless these are some of the most amazing facts that gives an insight into the advancements of medicine, mathematics,philosophy and astrology during the ancient times.
你們很多人可能都知道這些事實，儘管如此，這些都是最令人驚奇的事實，它們讓我們深入了解了古代醫學、數學、哲學和佔星術的發展。
1.When many cultures in the world were nomadic forest dweller Indians established the harrapan culture in Sindhu valley (Indus civilization). The architecture and drainage system of the cities were way ahead of their times.
2.India invented the number system. Aryabhatta introduced the concept of zero. The decimal system was also developed in India.
3.The world's first university was established in Takshilla in 700 BC. According to researchers more than 10,000 scholars studied more than 60 subjects.
4.Ayurveda is the earliest text on medicine known to humans and probably the oldest to be still in use and as a topic of research.
5.Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2500 years ago he and the health scientists of his time performed surgeries on cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stone.
1。當世界上許多文化還是遊牧的森林居民時，印度人在信德湖流域(印度河文明)建立harrapan文化。城市的建築和排水系統遠遠領先於時代水平。
2。印度發明了數字系統。Aryabhatta提出了零的概念。十進位制也是在印度出現的。
3。公元前700年，世界上第一所大學在塔希拉建立。據研究人員介紹，一萬多名學者研究了60多個課題。
4。阿育吠陀是人類已知的最早的醫學文獻，可能也是目前仍在使用和被研究的最古老的文獻。
5。Sushruta是手術之父。2500年前，他和他那個時代醫學方面的科學家們實施了剖腹產、白內障、骨折和尿道結石等手術。
6.Although the present Indian GDP may be abysmal but the gross domestic product of Mughal India in 1600 was estimated at about 24.3% the world economy, the second largest in the world.
7.The art of navigation was first born in river sindh 5000 years ago. The chola dynasty in southern India had trade relations with countries like Java, Bali and sumatra. Indian influence in these countries can still be found.
8.The great mathematician Budhayana calculated the value of Pi and explained the concept of what is today know as pythagorean theorem. Sreedharacharya first calculated the solution of quadraric equations.The Indian merchants were also the pioneers of concepts of banking.
9.The concept of atom was first given by Maharishi Kannada in the form of "Anu". He was the first to conclude that the sound propagates in the form of waves. He theorized that Gurutva (Hindi/Sanskrit for Gravity) was responsible for the falling of objects on the Earth
10.According to gemological institute of america up until 1896, India was the only source of Diamonds to the world.
11.Chess was invented in India. Polo and badminton probably originated in India.
12.And the most popular one, although sex may be considered the biggest taboo in India, the book of love Kamasutra is the gift of India to the world.
6。雖然印度目前的國內生產總值可能很糟糕，但印度莫臥兒王朝在1600年的國內生產總值估計約為世界經濟的24.3%，是世界第二大經濟體。
7。5000年前航海技術誕生於信德江。印度南部的朱拉王朝與爪哇島、峇里島和蘇門答臘島等國家有貿易關係。印度在這些國家的影響仍然存在。
8。偉大的數學家布達亞那計算了圓周率的值，並解釋了今天所知道的勾股定理的概念。Sreedharacharya首先計算了四次方程的解。印度商人也是銀行業概念的先驅者。
9。原子的概念最初是由Maharishi Kannada以「Anu」的形式提出的。他第一個得出了聲音以波的形式傳播的結論。他推測古魯瓦(古印度語/梵語中重力的意思)是地球上物體下落的原因
10。根據美國寶石研究所的數據，直到1896年，印度仍是世界上唯一的鑽石來源。
11。西洋棋是印度發明的。馬球和羽毛球可能起源於印度。
12。儘管性在印度被認為是最大的禁忌，但最受歡迎的《愛之書》是印度送給世界的禮物。
Rahul Agnihotri, lives in India (1987-present)
Here are some interesting ones:
以下是一些有趣的例子:
The kite flying is illegal under a 1934 law, which classes kites as an aircraft; unless given police authority.
The roads in India are capable of being wrapped around the world almost 120 times!
Any companies with over 100 staff are required by law to consult the government over firing someone and are unable to do so if the government decline.
The four tastes we have in western cooking; sour, sweet, savory and salty, becomes extended in India to include; spicy and astringent.
In 1987, Sachin Tendulkar crossed the field to play for Pakistan when the team was short of players.
An Indian restaurant in Bradford, U.K. seats over 800 diners in an old Chapel. This restaurant (the Aakash) is the largest Indian restaurant in the world.
A meteor struck an Indian bus driver and killing him in 2016.
Over 23,000 people speak a language called 『anal』 or Namfu in India and Burma (Myanmar).
One Indian airline (GoAir) only hires female hostesses to save on fuel due to their lesser weight. The airline has calculated that the move will save up to 30 million rupees yearly, because air-hostesses are ~20kg lighter on average than male attendants.
根據1934年的法律，放風箏是非法的，除非有警察的授權。
印度的道路能夠繞世界120圈!
任何擁有超過100名員工的公司若想解僱某人，必須通過法律諮詢政府，如果政府不批准則不能這樣做。
西式烹飪的四種口味：酸，甜，香和鹹，在印度還擴展至：辣和澀。
1987年，當巴基斯坦球隊隊員不足時，Sachin Tendulkar 替巴基斯坦隊出戰。
英國布拉德福德的印度餐館，可容納超過800名食客。這家餐廳(Aakash)是世界上最大的印度餐廳。
2016年流星擊中一名印度司機致其死亡。
印度和緬甸有超過23000人講一種被稱為「阿納爾」或Namfu的語言。
有家印度航空公司(GoAir)只僱傭女性乘務員，因為女性乘務員體重較輕，能節省燃料。據印度航空公司計算，此舉每年可節省3000萬盧比，因為空姐平均比男服務員輕20公斤。