10 Unbelievable Facts About India Most Indians Didn’t Know

10 Unbelievable Facts About India Most Indians Didn’t Know

1. Hindi is not the National Language of India

There are more than 20 official languages and Hindi is one of them but it is not our National language. Official languages are the ones which a country uses to communicate on an official level. In fact, there are some cities in India like Chennai, where people are happy not to communicate in Hindi.

Source: Guruprasad.net

2. India does not have a National Game

It's not hockey and definitely not chess. In an RTI reply , the centre said that there is no National game.

Source: fih.ch

3. There are places in India where men  demand gender equality for themselves

There are places in India where a man marries a woman and moves to his mother-in-law's house. Khasi and the matrilineal Muslim s in Minicoy, Lakshadweep are some of the examples.

Source: wearethecity

4. These cities make it to the list of World's Fastest Growing Cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020

Ghaziabad, Surat and Faridabad. There.

Source: citymayors

5. Bear Grylls wanted to join The Indian Army after getting out of school

Presenter of the famous show, Man Vs. Wild, Bear Grylls always knew he wanted to do something adventurous with his life. No wonder, his first choice was to join The Indian Army.

Source: wikipedia

6. USB was developed by an Indian-American computer architect

Ajay V. Bhatt is the man behind USBs. You can also credit him for AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) , PCI Express , Platform Power management architecture and various other chip-set improvements.

Source: handelsblatt

7. Actor Benedict Cumberbatch volunteered as an English teacher at a Tibetan monastery in Darjeeling , India

The actor, famous for portraying the role of Sherlock, took an year gap to teach English in Darjeeling. Lucky students, we must say!

Source: pbs.org

8. Calculus and Trigonometry came from India

As much as the students hate it, India is responsible for it.

Source: sf.co.uk

9. India has been the largest troop contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions

And this is how they saved thousands of lives.

Source: guim.co.uk

10. The gathering at the Kumbh Mela is so large that it is visible from the space

This picture shows how it looks.

Source: shehjar