INTERESTING FACTS ON INDIA

A FLOATING POST OFFICEImage result for floating post office

1.India has the largest postalnetwork in the world with over 1,55,015 post office.


2.The floating post office in dal lake,srinagar was inaugrated in august 2011.


KUMBH MELA GATHERING VISIBLE FROM SPACEImage result for 2011 kumbh mela from space

1.The 2011 kumbh mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75million pligrims.

 
2.the gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.


THE HIGHEST CRICKET GROUND IN THE WORLDImage result for highest cricket ground in the world chail

1.At an altitude of 2,444 metres the chail cricket ground in chail ,himachal pradesh is highest in the world.

2.it was built in 1893 and is a part of the chail military school.

SHAMPOOING IS AN INDIAN CONCEPT

1.shampoo was invented in india ,not the commercial liquid ones but the method by use of herbs.

2.the word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the sanskrit word champu,which means to massage.

WATER ON THE MOON WAS DISCOVERED BY INDIA

1.In september 2009,India s ISRO chandrayaan-1 using its moon minerology mapper detected water on the moon for the first time.

BANDRA WORLI SEALINK HAS STEEL WIRES EQUAL TO THE EARTHS CIRCUMFERENCEImage result for bandra world sea link

1.It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 african elephants.

2.a true engineering and architectural marvel.

 by -manasa


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