Facts You Didn’t Know About India

Chess was invented in India. The original word for “chess” is the Sanskrit chaturanga, meaning “four members of an army”—which were mostly likely elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers.

India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.

It is illegal to take Indian currency (₹) out of India.

Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.

India is one of the largest exporters of computer software products.

The largest employer in the world is Indian railways which employs over a million people.

The highest cricket ground in the world is in Chail in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The pitch is about 2444 meters above the sea level and was built in1893.

India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.

Most historians agree that the first recorded account of plastic surgery is found in ancient Indian Sanskrit texts.

India is home to the world’s largest pilgrimage destination called the Vishnu Temple, Tirupati. About an average of 30,000 people visit this temple donating about $5.8 million US dollars, everyday.

The value of “pi” used in mathematics was first calculated by the Indian mathematician in 6th century NAMED Budhayana.

Yoga was originated in India about 5,000 years ago.

India is one of only three countries that makes supercomputers (the US and Japan are the other two).

India has the second largest community of software developers, after the U.S.

In 700 B.C the world’s first university was set up in Taxila.

Every major world religion is represented in India. Additionally, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism all originated in India.