15 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT INDIA & INDIANS- THE INDIAN JOURNEY

India is an incredibly amazing country in all over the world. It has the number of interesting facts that are remarkable to  share . In among all of these facts about India,Indians are made the principal contribution in crafting India as an amazing country. These starling facts everyone should know who is living in India or willing to visit India.In all of these particulars we go halves the 15 amazing facts about Indians and India as,

1] Oscar winner Ben Kingsley was born in India 

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English Hollywood actor. In his bright career of over 40 years, he has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards. The man is known for his starring role asMohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film Gandhi, for which he won theAcademy Award for Best Actor. This phenomenal person belongs from India.2] German politician Adolph Hitler was big fan of Major Dhyanchand In among the legendary Indians one of the most outstanding Indian is Major Dhyanchand. He was an Indian hockey player, who is extensively considered as the greatest field hockey player of the record. He is extraordinary goal-scoring feats, plus earning three Olympic  gold  medals (1928, 1932, and 1936) in field hockey, during an era where India was the most dominant team in Hockey.

The notorious dictator Hitler was an enormous fan of Major Dhyanchand. After 1936 Burlin Olympic Finals, where India beats Germany by 8-1, Hitler summoned Dhyanchand and offered him German Citizenship. Then the legendary man the one and only Hockey Wizard politely refused his offer.

3] Shakuntala Devi – The Human CalculatorShakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the “human computer”. A child genius, her talents ultimately earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness  Book  of World Records.

Shakuntala Devi could multiply two 13 digit numbers just under 28 seconds and tell the eighth root of a 14-digit number in less than 10 seconds, every time correctly.

4] Switzerland’s Science Day is dedicated to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Great Indian scientist APJ Abdul Kalam visited Switzerland on 26th May 2006. Upon his arrival Switzerland announced 26th May as National Science day. A great gesture and a great tribute from Switzerland were awarded to Missile Man of India.

5] All World Cup of Kabaddi Won by India

Kabaddi is one and only sport whose all world cup is won by a country that is India.In the world cups, proudly Indian men and women’s team both have won all Kabaddi world cup till date.

6] First Mining of Diamond was done in India

The first mine in India was Kollur Minedone at the Guntur District inAndhra Pradesh. India was one of the most creative diamond mines in the world and the first major diamond center.The most celebrated Kohinoor diamond was mined from the 17th Century world famous diamond mine “Kollur mine or Coulour Gani”Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.7] Sugar was First Consumed in IndiaSugar was first consumed in India. India was the first country in the

world to develop extraction and purifying techniques of sugar. Later we taught many countries about refining and cultivation of sugar.8] Largest Producer of Milk in World&Most Vegetarian Friendly Country in World

India is now the largest Milk producer in the world. India was behind European Union till last year but now with 132.4m tones production in 2014, it is number one. Isn’t this is amazing that a country is competing with whole

European Union and won the race. Also India is the most vegetarian friendly country in the world. India’s 25-25 percent population is vegetarian which is highest in the world.9] Second Largest English Speaking country in the worldThough India is a country of multiple regional and local languages but in terms of English Speaking countries in the world, it ranks number 2. Yes, India   is second largest English speaking country in the world. 10% of Indians can speak in English which is about 125 Million people.10] Water on moon was discovered by chandrayaan

India’s first Moon Satellite Chandrayaan-1 was the first one in the world to detect water on moon. It was a significant achievement lauded by whole world.

11] Kumbh Mela Visible from Space

This is actually true. 2011 Kumbh Mela in Allhabad which saw biggest gathering in world of around 75 million people was visible from space.

12] Wettest Place in the World

Mawsynram, a village in Meghalaya is the wettest place in the world. Every year the village record highest average rainfall in the world.

13] Snakes and Ladders is an Indian Invention

Who don’t love Saap Seedhi or Snakes and Ladders. You may feel proud to know that this game is an Indian invention. Later it became one of the most popular board game in the world.

14] Floating post office & largest post networksThe Department of Posts has been the backbone of India’scommunication  network

and core of the country’s socio-economic development for the last 150 years. It has touched the lives of every citizen, be it through mail, banking, insurance, and  money  transfer or retail services. India has the largest postal network in the world with 1, 54,866 post offices as on March 31, 2011 of which 1,39,040 (89.78 per cent) are in the rural areas. On an average, a post office serves an area of 21.23 sq. km and a population of 7,814 people (5992 in rural areas and 23828 in urban areas).At Dal Lake in Srinagar, a new post office was inaugurated in 2011. It was a floating post office which became a place of attraction instantly.

15] India never invade any countryThere is a common claim that India hasn’t invaded any other country in the past 10,000 years.

The Indian JourneyThe Team of Indian Journey has a deep love and interest for the country’s varied shades. In their numerous journeys through the different terrains of India they have come across many travelers around the globe who have come to uncover India, but all they get to see or know was already known to them through  books  and visual media. Their search for the true, real India remains a distant dream. They come as a tourist, stay in the hotels that are part of global chains, travel in international cars and eat continental food. Their tour ends up being more of a sight-seeing tour than a real travel through India. There’s not much of India that they are able to experience during their stay. As a result, they end up taking back many nicely-clicked photographs but what they miss out on is carrying the true India back in their hearts.Our entire concept is based on making you live the life of the place that you visit rather than be mere spectators of the places, people and life of those places.