Interesting facts about India

Let us know some amazing facts about India, which are very useful for people to know......

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About 100 million years ago, India was an island. The name India "Indus" is derived from the Indus River.

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The crowd of the Kumbh Mela held in India is so huge that it can be seen even from space.Kumbh Mela is held after every 12 years in India.

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Lonar Lake, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, is a salt water lake that was formed when a meteorite hit the Earth.

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Takshashila University of India is the first university in the world which was built before 700 AD.

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The world's first granite temple is located in Tamil Nadu named Brihadeeswarar Temple.

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Mawsynram in Meghalaya state of India receives the highest rainfall in the world.

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India's Molai Forest is such a forest which was planted by a single man of India on 1360 acres of land, it took him 30 years to build this forest.

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India has the third largest army in the world after America and China.

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