Top 10 Facts about India you didn't know [2020] - Youtube Video

Top 10 Facts about India you didn't know - Youtube Video

The country of India boasts an amazing and variety of people, cultures, religions, languages, traditions, and more. Despite the stereotyping, India has a lot to offer. Here is a compilation of some.

1. India hosts the oldest inhabited city.
The city of Varanasi in India is the oldestliving city in the world. The ancient town is also known as Banaras or Benaras. It is the holiest city among the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism. The city also played a crucial historical role in the development of other religions,including Buddhism.

2. The country’s name originates from the Indus River.
The name fo the country originates from the Sanskrit word ‘Sindhu’, which referred to the Indus River. The Indus Riveris major river that flows through Kashmir in India, China, and Pakistan.

3. India has the second-largest English speaking population.
Yes, India hosts the second largest English speaking population after the United States of America. Estimates show that more than 125 million people in India speak English. Due to the large population of India, the number means that only ten percent of the entire Indian population speaks English. Among the English speaking population, only 226,449 speak English as their first language, and the rest use it as a second language.

4. India was once an Island.
Considering the size of India, it is hard to believethe country was once an Island. Over a hundred million years ago when dinosaurs existed on earth, most of the landmass that forms India was an island. Paleographers believe that India broke off from Gondwanaland and drifted slowly towards the north.

5. India is the root of vegetarianism.
The earliest accounts of the concept and practice of vegetarianism trace back to ancient India and ancient Greek. In ancient India, vegetarianism was popular, especially around the Jain community. While the practice is continuously gaining popularity across the globe, the size of the vegetarian population in India remains the highest in the world.

6. India is home to the largest spice market in the world.
Khari Baoli in India is the largest spice market. The location of the market is on the Khari Baolistreet near the iconic Red Fort in Delhi and next to the Fatehpuri Masjid. Kari Baoli fames for wholesale trade in grocery and as the largest market for all kinds of spices, herbs, nuts, salts, and other products such as dried fruits, tea, and rice. The market place has hundreds of shops that deal with refined local and exotic spices. The market place dates back to the 16th century and is around 400 years old.

7. India is home to the Sentinelese People.
The Sentinelese or the sentineli are an indigenous people who occupy the North Sentinel Island. The Island, which is part of the Andaman and Nicobar, is located in the Indian Bay of Bengali.

8. India hosts the KumbhMela Festival.
KumbhMela or KumbhaMela is a religious festival (in Hinduism) that is marked four times over twelve years (The festivals thus occur after every three years). The festivals rotate through four pilgrimage sites on four sanctified rivers.

9. India is a multilingual country.
India boasts the largest linguistic diversity than any other country. There are more than a thousand spoken languages in India. However, it is difficult to tell the beginning of one language and the end of another. The 1961 census of India captured 1652 languages.

10. India has the highest number of voters.
Chinese citizens do not directly elect the country’s leaders; thus, India is the largest democracy in the world. The 2009 India’s parliamentary elections, saw 417,037,606 people turn out to vote. The number is almost 60% of the total voters.

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