FACTS ABOUT INDIA (updated 2022)
AMAZING FACTS ABOUT INDIA 1. The name ‘India’ is derived from the river Indus. It is a valley around which people settled in earlier times. 2. India is the world’s oldest, largest and continuous civilization – the Indus Valley civilization. 3. India is the largest democracy in the world. 4. India has the largest postal system in the world with more than 150,000 post offices. 5. India has the only floating post office in the world. It is located on Dal Lake, Sri Nagar. 6. Switzerland has declared 26th May as ‘The Science Day’ in honor of Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam. 7. India has more than 300,000 active mosques . More than any country in the world, even the Muslim countries. About 15% of India’s population is Muslim. 8. India has over 2 million Hindu Temples. Undoubtedly, India can be called “the l