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OriginallyAnswered:WhataresomefactsaboutIndiathatIndiansaregenerallyunawareof?
ShoebrandBataisnotIndianwhereasCCD(CafecoffeeDay)is.
Bata:
BatawasfoundedbythreesiblingswithasmallinheritanceinthetownofZlin,
CzechoslovakiaonAugust24,1894.Itwasoneoftheworldsfirstshoemanufacturersa
teamofstitchersandshoemakerscreatingfootwearnotjustforneighbours,butfordistant
retailmerchants.
WhatarethethingsthatIndiansclaimaboutIndiathat
areinfactlies?
WhatarethefactsaboutIndia?
WhataresomeoftheinterestingfactsaboutC.
Rajagopalachari,thefirstIndiantobecomethe
GovernorGeneralofIndia?
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rangingfromoldtomedievaltimesandalsotillthis
dateeveryIndianshouldbeawareof?
WhatarethefactsaboutSouthIndia,whichmostof
theIndiansdon'tknow?
Whataresomebasicgeneralfactsaboutthe
electricitysupplyinIndia?
WhatarethefactsaboutNorthIndia,whichmostof
theIndiansdon'tknow?
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CafeCoffeeDay:
CafCoffeeDay(abbreviatedasCCD)isanIndian cafchainownedbyAmalgamated
BeanCoffeeTradingCompany.Amalgamatedbeancoffeetradingcompany(ABCTC)isa
Chikmagalur basedcompanywhichgrowscoffeeinitsownestatesof12,000acres(4249
hectares).Itisthelargestproducerofarabica beansinAsiaexportingtovarious
countriesincludingUSA,EuropeandJapan.
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ThelogooftheStateBankofIndiaisabluecirclewithasmallcutinthebottomthat
depictsperfectionandthesmallman,thecommonmanbeingthecenterofthebank's
business.ThelogocamefromNationalInstituteofDesign(NID),Ahmedabad(Designer:
ShekharKammat)on01October1971anditwasinspiredbyKankariaLake,
AhmedabadinGujrat(India).
WhilethefirstEmblemoftheStateBankofIndiaadoptedin1955wasshowingabanyan
tree.
Thebanyantreehasstrongrootsanditsbranchesarecapableofpropagating
andgrowingbecauseofitsaerialroots.
ImageCourtsey:RajeevPrasadof23)Celebratingtwohundredyearsofexcitingheritage
oftheStateBankofIndiain2006
Source:
1.SBIbanklogowasinspiredbyKankarialake
2.ClassicLogosofIndia
3.StateBankofIndia
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ThefactthatMohunBaganA.C.,anIndianfootballclubbasedinKolkataisolderthan
someoftheEuropeangiantslikeChelsea,ManCity,Liverpool,RealMadrid,Barcelona,
BayernMunich,ACMilan,InterMilan,JuventusandPSG.Theiconicclubwasfoundedin
1889andhashadsuccessindomesticcupcompetitionssuchasDurandcup(3rdoldest
clubcupcompetitionaftertheEnglishandScottishFAcups),IFAShield(4tholdest)and
Roverscup.
OnSeptember25th1977,MohunBaganA.C.playedafriendlymatchattheEdenGardens
againstthestarstuddedNewYorkCosmos,ateamfromtheoriginalNorthAmerican
SoccerLeaguethatcomprisedoflegendaryplayerssuchasPel,FranzBeckenbauer,
CarlosAlbertoandGiorgioChinaglia.Thematchendedasa22drawwiththe
Indianplayersreceivingalotofpraisefortheirperformance.Moreover,itwasonlyalast
gasppenaltyfromthestrikerChinagliathatdeniedtheIndianclubahistoricwin.
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SuchwasthequalityofIndianfootballuntiltheearly1980s.
HereisapicturefromthatfriendlygamewhichshowsPelchestingtheball.
Sources:
WikipediapagesofalltheabovementionedEuropeanclubs(fortheirrespective
establishedyears).
http://www.nasljerseys.com/Roste...
http://www.thehindu.com/todaysp...
Forfurtherreading,checkoutthefollowinglinks.
ToknowhowgoodateamCosmoswerein1977,checkoutthislink
http://soccerstats.us/teams/new... andtakealookatsomeofthegoodresultsthey
hadinthatyearagainstclubslikeLazio(Italy)andSantosF.C.(Brazil).
http://www.mohunbaganac.com/inte...
http://www.mohunbaganac.com/inte...
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1.Quiterecently,IndiangovernmenthaslaunchedaschemecalledDigiLocker.
AnyonehavinganAadharcardcanlogintowww.digilocker.gov.in andupload
scannedcopiesofalltheimportantdocumentslike10thmarksheet,12thmarksheet,
Graduationcertificate,electricitybill,PAN,DL,Passportetc.Sowhenever,youwill
needthosedocuments(forverificationbygovtagencieswhileapplyingforanyservice
etc),youcandirectlygiveyourlockernumberanditisdone!Nomorehasslesof
carryingthosedocumentsandtonsofphotocopies.Itsinbetaphasenow.
2.ThereisawebsiteMyGov:APlatformforCitizenEngagementtowardsGood
GovernanceinIndia whereIndiancitizenscanmakeprofilesandparticipate
activelyingovernancebydiscussing,givingsuggestions,makinglogosandtaglinesfor
schemesetc.
3.TheHindiword'Thug'for'acheat,fraudulentperson'actuallycomesfromthe
Thugswhowereagroupofprofessionalassassinswhichroamedinthenorthernpart
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ofIndiaforaround600years(around13001900).Theyusedtomurdertravelersand
thenrobthemcompletely.Theywereadeptinthistaskandkilledtheirvictimsby
suffocatingthemusingahandkerchief.Theywereworld'slargestmurderouscult.This
cultcametoanendwhenLordWilliamBentinckvowedtoterminatethemand
employedhischiefcaptainWilliamHenrySleemanforthispurpose.Sleemantoiled
dayandnighttoledtheseThugstotheirpeacefuldemise.AccordingtoGuinnessbook
ofworldrecords,Thugshadkilledaround2,000,000people.
4.OnceIndiawaslosingitsTigersrapidlyduetopoaching,habitatlossetcwhich
promptedgovernmenttolaunchProjectTigertosavethemightyanimal.Duetothis
project,thetigercounthasgoneupfrom1706in2010to2226in2014,i.e.an
increaseof30%in4years!Thiscallsforacelebrationbutstill,thereisalongway
togo.
5.AsupremecourtcasenamedKeshavnandaBharativsStateofKerala(1973)is
consideredasoneofthegreatestjudgementsevermadeinthehistoryofIndia.Bythis
judgement,H'bleSupremecourtlimitedthepowersoflegislaturetoamendthe
constitution.ThejudgementsaidthatBasicstructureoftheconstitutionmust
notbechanged.Thishaspreventedpoliticalpartiesfromamendingtheconstitution
intowhatevertheymayfeellike.
6.NearNathulaPassinSikkim,thereisashrineofBabaHarbhajanSingh.Helost
hislifeafterfallingintoariverwhilehewasonamission.However,soonafterhis
death,hisfellowsoldiersandofficersbeganfeelinghispresence.Officially,heisstill
servinginIndianarmygettingallthebenefitsasoldierreceivesincludingleaves.All
theIndiansoldiersofthatregionworshiphim.Itissaidthatheslapsthesoldiersto
wakethemup,iftheyfallasleeponduty.Moreover,itisclaimedthatChinesesoldiers
getfrequentsightingsofamaninwhiterobesonawhitehorsetakingroundsonthe
border.ReadmorehereBabaHarbhajanSingh
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Therearesomefacts,whichmostofindiansarenotawareof
1.PeterEnglandoneofthelargestmenswearbrandisanIndianbrand.Itispartof
MaduraFashion&Lifestyle ,adivisionofAdityaBirlaNuvo Ltd.
2.HindustanUnileverLimited(HUL)isnotanIndiancompany.Itisasubsidiary
ofAngloDutchcompanyUnilever.
3.IndianformerpresidentDr.APJAbdulKalamvisitedSwitzerlandonMay26th
sincethenthisdayiscelebratedasScienceDayinSwitzerland.
Swissgovt.declaresMay26asScienceDayinh.ofKalam
4.IndianRailwayshasworlds4thlargestrailnetworkanditemploys1.6million
people.
ThenumberofpeopletravelinginIndianRailwaysisroughly25millionperday
whichislikeshiftingtheentirepopulationofAustralia.
Annually8billionpeopletravelinIndianRailwayswhichisalmostequaltothe
entireworldspopulation.
MinistryofRailways(RailwayBoard)
5.TheSiachenGlacieristhehighestandcoldestbattlefieldintheworldatanaverage
altitudeof20,000feet.
SiachenWar,isamilitaryconflictbetweenIndiaandPakistanoverthedisputed
SiachenGlacierregioninkashmir.
Siachentheworldshighestbattlefield
Siachenconflict
Blog:A60kmTrektotheWorld'sHighestBattlefield,Siachen
6.Worldslargestreligiousbuilding,AngkorWatisaHinduTempleinCambodia
dedicatedtolordVishnu.
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7.PadmanabhaswamyTempleinThiruvananthapuram,Keralaistherichesttemple
intheworld.ItisdedicatedtolordVishnuofHinduism.
Asperthefindings,ithasassetsworthmorethan19billionUSdollarsor1.2trillionINR.
8.IndianOceanisonlyoceanintheworldwhichisnamedafteracountryi.e.India.
9.AccordingtoGemologicalInstituteofAmerica,IndiawastheonlysourceofDiamonds
till1896.
10.AlthoughmodernimagesofIndiaoftenshowpovertyandlackofdevelopment,India
wastherichestcountryonearthuntilthetimeofBritishintheearly17thCentury.
CristopherColumbuswasattractedbyherwealth.
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LeninGoud,acommonmaninthisRepublic.
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whohasspentmostofhislifeinsouthIndia
Theworldfamous'JAMESBOND'themesongisactuallyinspiredfromthesong'
GoodsignBadSign'sungbyIndiancharactersinnovel'AHouseforMr.
Biswas'.ThesongiscomposedwithTabla.
It'sComposerMontyNormanexplainsit'sevolution.
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J.RobertOppenheimer(scientificdirectoratWW2nuclearbombproject)
famouslyknownas'thefatherofatombomb'..isdeeplyinfluencedby
BhagavathGitaandhealsolearntSanskritlanguage.
HealsospokethisquotesfromtheGitareflectinghisapologyfortheSinthey
created.
IrememberedthelinefromtheHinduscripture,theBhagavadGitaVishnuistryingto
persuadethePrincethatheshoulddohisdutyand,toimpresshim,takesonhismulti
armedformandsays,
NowIbecomeDeath,thedestroyerofworlds.
Isupposeweallthoughtthat,onewayoranother.
ThisistheVideoofhimselfspeakingabovelines.
INDIANANTARCTICPROGRAMME.
Startingfrom1981wehavebeendoingExpeditionstoAntarctica.
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WehaveconstructedAntarcticResearchBaseDAKSHINGANGOTRIin1983and
MAITRIin1990andthussettojoinelitegroupof9countrieswhichhavemultiplebases
inAntarctica.
Col.JatinderKumarBajaj,amemberofoneoftheIndianexpeditionstoAntarctica,
standingattheSouthPole(17January1989)
Fewpicsof"Bharati'&"Maitri"
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Thefactthatchess,snookerandsnakesandladdershaveoriginatedinIndia.
Originationofchess
Theearliestprecursorofmodernchessisagamecalledchaturanga ,whichflourished
inIndiabythe6thcentury,andistheearliestknowngametohavetwoessential
featuresfoundinalllaterchessvariations
Krishna andRadha playingchaturanga onan88Ashtpada
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OriginationofSnakesandladders
SnakesandLaddersoriginatedinIndia aspartofafamilyofdiceboardgames,that
includedGyanchauper andpachisi (presentdayLudo andParcheesi ).
GameofSnakesandLadders,gouache oncloth(India,19thcentury)
OriginationofSnooker
In1875,attheofficers'messinJabalpur intheCentralProvinces ,ColonelSir
NevilleFrancisFitzgeraldChamberlain suggestedaddingtheothercolouredballsto
thenewversionofbilliards.Thegamewasbeginningtoresemblesnooker inits
currentform,thoughtheblueandbrownballswereaddedinlateryears
Source:Historyofchess
SnakesandLadders
Snooker
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AkhilMahajan,seekingwisdom
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Indiahasfascinatedmany.MarkTwaincalledit'thecradleofthehumanrace'andAlbert
EinsteinsaidthatwithoutIndiacontributiontomaths'noworthwhilescientificdiscovery
couldhavebeenmade'.
HerearefewfactswhichIasanIndiandidn'tknowaboutIndia:
Indiawillbecometheworld'syoungestcountryby2020
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By2020,Indiaissettobecometheworldsyoungestcountrywith64percentofits
populationintheworkingagegroup.Inthenextsevenyears,themedianageinIndiawill
be29.Thepopulationinthe1534agegroupisexpectedtorisefrom430millionin2011to
464millionin2021.
Indiaguzzles50percentoftheworldswhiskey
IknewweIndiansdranktoomuchbutthismuchquantitywasjustmindboggling.
AccordingtoQuartz.com,Indiaisfarandawaytheworldsbiggestguzzler,owinginpartto
itslargepopulation.Roughlyhalfoftheworldswhiskeyisdrunkbythesubcontinent.
MostofitismadebyUBIndia,theworldslargestwhiskeycompanybyvolume.
AboutRs2,500croreworthofhairisboughtandsoldinIndia
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Again,Ihadanideaabouthairsellingbusinessbutitwasworththismuchwasamazing.I
betnobodyknewthat.Templesarethebiggestsourceforqualityhair.Infact,Tirumala
TirupatiDevasthanamsholdsaneauctionforthehairtonsuredoffdevotees.Itraised74
crorefromthesaleofhairinSeptemberlastyear,albeitdownfromthehighof130crorein
Junethreemonthsearlier,accordingtoTheEconomicTimes.
Indiahasover275billiontonsofcoalreserves,that'stheequivalentof
1.37billionbluewhales
IndiaisexpectedtopasstheU.S.tobecometheworldssecondlargestcoalconsumerover
thenext20years.Thiswillprimarilybedrivenbyitselectricpowersector.
IndianRailwayshastotal1.4millionemployeeswhichismorethan
poplationofsomecountries
ThenumberofemployeesinRailwaysisequivalenttotheentirepopulationofmany
countriessuchasTrinidadandTobago,Estonia,Mauritius,Bahrain,Cyprus,Luxembourg,
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Iceland,Liechtenstein,Monaco,VaticanCityandmore.
Idon'tknowifyouknewaboutthemornotbutwellifyoudidn't,youknownow.
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Indiahas25%ofThoriumofworldreserves.
<ThoriumCrystal>
TheKakraparAtomicPowerStation(KAPS)isanuclearpowerstationinIndia,
whichliesintheproximityofthecityofSuratinthestateofGujarat.
India'sKakrapar1reactoristheworld'sfirstreactorthatusesthoriumratherthan
depleteduraniumforpowerflatteningacrossthereactorcore.
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Itconsistsoftwo220MWpressurizedwaterreactorswithheavywaterasmoderator
(PHWR).KAPS1wentcriticalon3September1992andbegancommercialelectricity
productionafewmonthslateron6May1993.KAPS2wentcriticalon8January1995and
begancommercialproductioninSeptember1,1995.InJanuary2003,CANDUOwners
Group(COG)declaredKAPSasthebestperformingpressurizedheavywaterreactor.
Thereactorequippedwithpassiveshutdownsystems,coreheatremovalthroughnatural
circulation,emergencycorecoolantsystem(ECCS)andgravitydrivenwaterpool(GDWP),
alargetankofboratedwaterontopoftheprimarycontainmentofvessel.Itcanoperate
for120dayswithoutoperatorthats4monthswithoutanyonecontrollingit.Anddidwe
mentionthedesignlife:thisreactorwilllastsome100years.
Theplanistohavea300MWprototypeinoperationby2016andthenexpandthereafter.
By2050,thoriumshouldmeet30%ofIndiaselectricitydemand.
USapprovesIndiannucleardeal
WorldsFirstThoriumReactorDesigned
Thorium:CleanerNuclearPower?
2.Sentinelesepeople
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TheSetinelesetribeisoneoftheuncontactedpeopleresideinAndaman.Theprecise
populationoftheSentineleseisnotknown.Estimatesrangefromlowerthan40,througha
medianofaround250,anduptoamaximumof500.In2001,CensusofIndiaofficials
recorded39individuals(21malesand18females)however,outofnecessitythissurvey
wasconductedfromadistanceandalmostcertainlydoesnotrepresentanaccuratefigure
forthepopulationwhorangeoverthe72km2(17,800acres)island.
Onpreviousvisits,groupsofsome2040individualswereencounteredregularly.
Habitationsof4060individualswerefoundontwooccasions.
Sentinelesepeople
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AllofthesecompaniesorbrandsareIndian.
1.
2.
3.
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4.
5.JaguarABritishMultinationalcarmanufacturer,nowownedbyTATAGroup.
6.ForceMotors
SomeRandomfacts
1.NaviMumbai,aplannedsatellitetownshipofMumbai,wasdevelopedin1972andisthe
largestplannedtownshipontheplanet.
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2.Indiaisoneofonly3remainingcountriesintheworldtohaveahorsedcavalryregiment.
3.AgniIIIisthemostaccuratemissileintheworldinitsrangecategoryandBrahMosis
thefastestoperationalcruisemissileintheworld.
4.ThefirsteverfingerprintbureauintheworldwasstartedinCalcuttaintheyear1897.
5.Indiahastwooftheworld'stoptenmegacitiesIntotalIndiahasthemostwith6one
morethanChina.
6.Indiagrowsnearly40%oftheworld'smangocrop
7.70%ofallspicescomesfromIndia.
8.UnlikeothergovernmentorganisationsandinstitutionsinIndia,there
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arenoprovisionsforreservationsbasedoncasteorreligioninIndianArmedForces....
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Incomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD),SIMPLEalgorithmisawidelyusednumerical
proceduretosolvetheNavierStokesequations.Thisalgorithmwasdevelopedbyan
IndianSuhasPatankar.
ManypopularbooksoncomputationalfluiddynamicsdiscusstheSIMPLEalgorithmin
detail.ThisalgorithmformsthebasisofCommercialCFDpackages.
Heisalsooneofthemostcitedauthorsinscienceandengineering.Heisalsooneofthe
mostcitedauthorsinscienceandengineering.
Formoreinformation:SuhasPatankar
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SocialEntrepreneur
246.5kViewsManikhas30+answersinIndia
1.SmilingBudhha:On18May1974atPokaharan,Rajasthan,Indiaconductedits
firstsuccessfulNucleartestandbecametheaudaciousandstrongcountrybybeing
theonlynationoutsideUnitedNationSecurityCouncilcountriestobecome
NuclearPower.
2.BhakhraNangalDamAbout95.2millioncubicmetersofearthwasexcavatedfor
constructingthecanalsofthisproject.Thisamountofsoilisenoughtoconstructa6
meterwideand1meterhighelevationroadfromNewDelhitoNewYork.
3.ItisIndianKingKanishkawhotookBuddhismtoChinainmiddleof2nd
centuryCE,whenheenteredTarimBasin(NorthWestChina).
Kanishka
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4.BhutJholakiafromNorthEaststatesinIndiaisworld'shottestChilli.Togivea
comparison,JalapenoPepperscores2,5008,000onScoville'sscale(Usedtomeasure
Hotnessinchillies).BhutJholakia'sscoreis855,0001,041,427!
Edit:SomepeoplehaveseenstudieswherethisparticularChilliisnotthehottestin
world.Let'ssaytherearereportstosupportbothsides,soyoucanchoosetobelieveor
not.
5.Mahabharatalongestpoemeverwrittenandlongestversionofitcontainsover
200,000Verses.
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6.TheShimlaKalkaToytrain(nowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite)has102
operationaltunnelsbutstartedwith107tunnels.ThelongesttunnelisatBarog.
EngineerColonelBarogdugthetunnelfrombothendsandcouldnotalignthemandwas
symbolicallyfinedOnerupee.Hecouldn'tlivewiththeshameandcommittedsuicide
insidetheincompletetunnel.
7.IndianowhasTHREEResearchstationsatAntarctica.Thelastone,Bharathi
camewasestablishedin2012.
Edit:StationDakshinGangotri(setupin1983)hasbeenabandoned.Thanksfor
suggestionNitinChauhan)
8.Brahmosistheworld'sfastestantishipcruisemissileinoperation.Themissile
travelsatspeedsofMach2.8to3.0.
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9.IndiahasthelargestDiasporapopulationintheworld.16Million!!Followed
byRussiaandMexico.
10.IndiaPakistanboundaryiscalledRadcliffelineandIndiaChinaBoundaryis
calledMacMahonLine.
11.India'sfirstladyDoctor,AnandiBaiJoshi,andsupposedlythefirstHindu
womantosetfootonUSsoilandthengetaMedicaldegree,diedatyoungageof21
yearsafterreachingbacktoIndiain1887.BritishandIndiansmournedhertragicdeath
andshcontinuestoinspireeveryonewhohasreadherlifestory.
12.CVRaman,wontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1930andbecamethefirstAsian
andfirstnonWhitetoreceiveanyNobelPrizeinthesciences.Hisnephew,S
Chandrashekhar,wontheNobleprizein1983.Whatafamily!!
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13.ShyamSaranNegi,India'sfirstandOldestVoter!In1951,hecastthefirstvote
inIndependentIndia'sfirstGeneralElections.HeisfromHimachalPradesh,hencepeople
inHPgotthechancetovote5monthsbeforetheGeneralElectionsthatactuallyhappened
in1952.Hehasvotedineveryelectionsincethenandin2010,thenchiefelection
commissionerNavinChawlavisitedNegi'svillagetohonourhimaspartofthe
ElectionCommission'sdiamondjubileecelebrations.InMay2014,97yearoldShyam
SaranNegireachedthepollingboothat6.55AMaccompaniedbyhiswife
HiraMani(92)!
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That'sallfornow!IndiabeingIndia,thereisnodearthofsuchtrivia.Happyreading!
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TheIndianPlateorIndianPlateisamajortectonicplate straddlingtheequatorin
theeasternhemisphere .OriginallyapartoftheancientcontinentofGondwana ,India
brokeawayfromtheotherfragmentsofGondwana100 millionyearsago andbegan
movingnorth.
OncefusedwiththeadjacentAustralia toformasingleIndoAustralianPlate ,recent
studiessuggestthatIndiaandAustraliahavebeenseparateplatesforatleast3million
yearsandlikelylonger.
TheIndianplateincludesmostofSouthAsia i.e.theIndiansubcontinent anda

portionofthebasinundertheIndianOcean ,includingpartsofSouthChina and
EasternIndonesia ,
andextendinguptobutnotincludingLadakh ,Kohistan andBalochistan .
Untilroughly140 millionyearsago ,theIndianPlateformedpartofthe
supercontinent Gondwana togetherwithmodernAfrica,Australia,Antarctica,and
SouthAmerica.Gondwanabrokeupasthesecontinentsdriftedapartatdifferent
velocities,
aprocesswhichledtotheopeningoftheIndianOcean .
InthelateCretaceous ,approximately100 millionyearsago andsubsequenttothe
splittingofffromGondwana ofconjoinedMadagascar andIndia ,theIndianPlate
splitfromMadagascar.Itbeganmovingnorth,atabout20centimetres(7.9in)peryear,
andisbelievedtohavebeguncollidingwithAsiaasearlyas55 millionyearsago ,
intheEocene epochoftheCenozoic .However,someauthorssuggestthatthecollision
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betweenIndiaandEurasiaoccurredmuchlater,around35 millionyearsago .
Ifthecollisionoccurredbetween55and50Mya,theIndianPlatewouldhavecovereda
distanceof3,000to2,000kilometres(1,900to1,200mi),movingfasterthananyother
knownplate.In2012,paleomagneticdata fromtheGreaterHimalayawasusedto
proposetwocollisionstoreconcilethediscrepancybetweentheamountofcrustal
shorteningintheHimalaya(~1300km)andtheamountofconvergencebetweenIndiaand
Asia(~3600km).
TheseauthorsproposeacontinentalfragmentofnorthernGondwanariftedfromIndia,
travelednorthward,andinitiatedthe"softcollision"betweentheGreaterHimalayaand
Asiaat~50Ma.Thiswasfollowedbythe"hardcollision"betweenIndiaandAsiaoccurred
at~25Ma.Subduction oftheresultingoceanbasinthatformedbetweentheGreater
HimalayanfragmentandIndiaexplainstheapparentdiscrepancybetweenthecrustal
shorteningestimatesintheHimalayaandpaleomagneticdatafromIndiaandAsia.
In2007,Germangeologists
suggestedthatthereasontheIndianPlatemovedsoquicklyisthatitisonlyhalfasthick
(100kilometresor62miles)astheotherplates
whichformerlyconstitutedGondwana.Themantleplume thatoncebrokeupGondwana
mightalsohavemeltedthelowerpartoftheIndiansubcontinent ,whichalloweditto
movebothfasterandfurtherthantheotherparts.
TheremainsofthisplumetodayformtheMarion ,Kerguelen
hotspots .
,andRunion
AsIndiamovednorth,itispossiblethatthethicknessoftheIndianplatedegenerated
furtherasitpassedoverthehotspotsandmagmaticextrusionsassociatedwiththe
Deccan andRajmahalTraps .
Themassiveamountsofvolcanicgases releasedduringthepassageoftheIndianPlate
overthehotspotshavebeentheorisedtohaveplayedaroleintheCretaceousPaleogene
extinctionevent ,generallyheldtobeduetoalargeasteroidimpact .
ThecollisionwiththeEurasianPlate alongtheboundarybetweenIndiaandNepal
formedtheorogenicbelt thatcreatedtheTibetanPlateau andtheHimalaya
Mountains,assedimentbuncheduplikeearthbeforeaplow.
TheIndianPlateiscurrentlymovingnortheastat5centimetres(2.0in)peryear,while
theEurasianPlateismovingnorthatonly2centimetres(0.79in)peryear.Thisiscausing
theEurasianPlatetodeform,andtheIndianPlatetocompressatarateof4millimetres
(0.16in)peryear.
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MaharajaofatownthenunknowntotheinternationalarenasavedhundredsofPolish
orphans.IamtalkingaboutJamsahebDigvijaysinhji,thethenMaharajaof
Nawanagar.
Jamsaheb(center)withPolishchildreninJamnagar,Gujarat(1944)
DuringyearsprecedingWorldWarII,manyPolesweretakenawaybyRedArmytowork
intheSovietrunlabourcampsinNorthwesternUSSRandSiberia.However,whenHitler
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invadedSovietUnionin1941,itannouncedthereleaseofPolishexilesfromtheselabour
campsasageneralamnesty.ThiswasalsodonewiththeviewofcreatingaPolisharmyto
counterHitlersadvancingmen.
WiththisbeganalongjourneyofhundredsofPoles,adultsandchildren,insearchof
refugeawayfrommindnumbingcoldofSiberiatowarmerCentralAsianregions.Many
losttheirlivesasaresultofcold,hunger,malnutritionanddehydration.
Butwhen500PolishchildrenreachedanIndiantowncalledNawanagaraftertravelling
fromAshkhabadinTurkmenistan,Mashhad,IsfahanandTehraninIran,Afghanistan,
Quetta,ZahedauandKarachiinpresentdayPakistantoIndia'swesterncoast,theywere
givenawarmwelcomebythethenMaharajaofNawanagar.
Don'tconsideryourselvesorphans.YouarenowNawanagarisandIam
Bapu,thefatherofallNawanagaris,includingyourselves,hesaid.
AndthuswascreatedaWarsawinIndia.Forfouryears,from1942to1946,500
PolishkidslivedinBalachadiinNawanagar,underthepersonalprotectionof
Maharaja.Theywerehousedinspaciousbarracks,andatitspeak,thecamp
held600children,agedfrom2to17.Otherinmateswouldpassthroughon
theirwaytosanatoriumstobetreatedforpersistentdiseasesorto
institutionsforhighereducation.
DigvijaySinhnotonlywelcomedtherefugees,butalsoensuredthattheyhadspecial
accommodation,schools,medicalfacilitiesandopportunitiesforrestandrecuperationat
Balachadi,nearJamnagar.
SinhalsoopenedacampatChelaandinvolvedtherulersofPatialaandBaroda,with
whomhehadagoodrapportintheChamberofPrinces,tohelptherefugees.Business
houseslikeTataandotherindividualsraisedoverRs.6,00,000between19421945(a
hugeamountinthosedays)tomaintainthefirstbatchof500refugees.
Theapproximately100PolishadultswhoaccompaniedthechildrentoBalachadimade
surethattheydidnotmissoutontheireducation.
Overall,wewerelucky,Mr.Herzog,asurvivor,wroteinamemoir
reproducedpartiallyinTheSecondHomeland.Wehadgoodand
dedicatedguardians.Somewantedtosubstituteforourlostparents.
Amongtheproblemscampadministratorsfaced,herecalled,washowto
preparefoodacceptableforPolishpalatesfromIndianingredients.
Butlifeinthecampwasalsofilledwithadventures,suchassneakingoutatnightfora
swiminthesea,jumpingheadfirstfrom25feetintodeepwaterwellshewedinrock,
runningbarefootacrossfieldschasingpeacocks,wheresteppingonacobraora
scorpionwaspossible,orclimbingtreesandswingingonlianaspretendingwewere
Tarzan.OnSundays,therewasballroomdancingaroundacrankupgramophone.The
childrenoccasionallymountedshowsofPolishnationaldancesthattheJamSaheb
attended,mostoftengivingthemgiftsofRs501orRs1,001.Hisguestswereintrigued
bytheinclusionoftheoddrupeeuntilheexplainedthatitwasforgoodluck.
In1943,constructiononanotherwartimedomicilefor5,000olderPolishpeoplestarted
inValivade,avillageinKolhapur,anotherprincelystate.
Whenin1945,thewarended,SovietUnionrefusedtorecognisePolandsclaimonsomeof
thenewlyacquiredlands,leavinghundredsofPolesstrandedinthestrangecountry.
However,whenPolandwasfinallyrecognisedbytheGreatBritain,manyoftherefugees
chosetoberepatriatedtoUK,USA,Australia,andotherCommonwealthcountriesand
onlyafewreturnedbackhome.Manyofthesurvivorsstilltearfullyremember
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Maharajaspersonalsendoffattherailwaystation.
Later,thecityofNawanagar(literally,thenewtown)wasrenamedas
Jamnagar(literally,cityofJams).
TheFriendsofIndiaEducationFoundationthatrunsaschoolnameditafter
JamsahebDigvijaySinhJadeja,theformerruleroftheprincelystateofNawanagar,
asatributetohisloveandkindnessshowntoPolishrefugeesinthe1940s.DigvijaySingh
wasknowntohavelearntmuchaboutPolishhistoryandculturefromhisPolish
neighboursduringhisstaywithhisuncleinSwitzerlandinthe1920s.
RomanGutowski,aBalchadiboy,infrontoftheMaharajaJamSahebSchool,Warsaw
(2004)
Theschoolhasauniqueformoffunctioning.Ithasaconstitution,theexecutive,judiciary
andlegislaturecomprisingstudents,parentsandteachersthatadministertheschool
republicinademocraticmanner.Theschooltodayhasdifferentpremisesforprimary,
secondaryandInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)sectionsspreadacrossthecity.
Interestingly,DigvijaySinhwasdeclaredthepatronsaintofthisschoolaftertheschool
communityconsistingofparents,studentsandteachersconductedareferenduminJune
1999andoverwhelminglyapprovedthemove.
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PrashantRaj,MinistryofExternalAffairs(Govt.ofIndia)
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Duringhisreign,thelastNizamofHyderabad(OsmanAliKhan)wastherichestman
intheworld,havingafortuneestimatedatUS$2billionintheearly1940s(Atatime
whentheannualrevenueofUniongovernmentofIndiawasUS$1billiononly).
Calculatinghismoderndayworth,accountingforinflation,theNizamwasworth$236
billion,makinghimoneofthewealthiestpeopletohaveeverlived!!
Edit:
Forallthosewhoareaskingwherethemoneywentafterhisdeath
1)Themajorportionofthismoneywasintheformofjewelswhichwereauctionedbyhis
heirswhichbythewaycomprisesof34childrenand104grandchildren(SeemsNizamwas
anAryaputra)
2)ApartislockedinRoyalBankofScotland.Nizam'sfinanceministerMoinNawazJung,
gavethismoneytoHIRahimatoola,PakistansnewhighcommissionerinLondonfor
acquiringarmsandammunitionstotackleIndianArmy.Thismoneyisstilllyinginthe
bank.RBSrefusestoreleasethesumunlessallthreepartiesIndia,Pakistanandthe
Nizamsheirscometoanagreement.
3)ApartwenttoIndianGovernmentafterOperationPolo.
UpdatedJan28,2015ViewUpvotes
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VedangShastri,Student
18.8kViews
1.ThisisthepracticalcentreofIndia(ZeroMileStone,Nagpur)
NagpurisconsideredthecentreofIndiaforallpracticalpurposes(mostlysurveyingother
placesetc.)andalldistancesarecalculatedfromthispoint.Edit:Isawthisalready
mentionedbutIstillkeptitasnotenoughimportanceisgiventoit.
Sourceandmoreinfo:ZeroMile
2.ThismanhasIndianorigins.
(ImgfromGentside,leportailmasculin )
FreddieMercuryofQueen.
HisrealnameisFarrokhBulsara.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury
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3.ThisisNOTTajMahal
ThisisBibikaMaqbarainAurangabad,Maharashtra.Therearetwomisconceptions
associatedwiththismonument.
1.ItresemblesTajMahalandwasinspiredbyit.Hence,mostpeoplewhodon'talready
knowaboutit,getthiswrong.
2.Secondly,itisoftenmistakenthatthismonumentwasbuiltbyAurangzebforhiswife(as
onecanconstrue/misconstruefromthename"BibikaMaqbara").Thefactisthat,itwas
builtbyhissonMohammadAzamShahforhisIranianmotherRabiaulDurrani,whowas
Aurangzeb'swife.
Strangefact:Shewasalivetoseehermausoleumcompleted.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bib...
4.ThewordsjuggernautandcatamaranhaveIndianroots.
JuggernautcomesfromJagganathPuriinOdisha(duetohugecrowdsthatthetemple
draws)
andCatamaran(Boat)comesfromkattumaram(Tamil)kattu"tie,binding"+maram
"wood,tree."Thisishowitlookslike
Source:http://www.etymonline.com/index....
OnlineEtymologyDictionary
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PavanJayaprakash,CharteredAccountantLifebeyondnumbers
26.8kViewsPavanhas60+answersinIndia
TheFactsaboutHistoryofReserveBankofIndia
TheReserveBankofIndiaisthecentralbankofthecountrywhichcontrolstheMonetary
PolicyoftheIndianRupee.
DuringpreindependenceperiodReservebankofIndiaservedasbankfor
Myanmar,PakistanandIndia.MyanmarsecededfromtheIndianUnionin1937but
theReserveBankcontinuedtoactastheCentralBankforMyanmaaruptoApril,1947.
AfterthepartitionofIndia,theReserveBankservedasthecentralbankofPakistantillthe
StateBankofPakistancommencedoperations.
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India'sFirstbudgetdiscussedaboutsplittingofAssetsandLiabilitiesofReserveBankof
IndiabetweenIndiaandPakistan.Itwasalsoagreedtohavesamecurrencysystemtillthe
endofSeptember1948managedby
theReserveBankofIndia.
PresentSituation
AspertheclaimsbyPakistanRBIstillhaveaoutstandingclaimofRs.5.6billionwith
StateBankofPakistan(CentralBankofPakistan)namely:
1.GoldcoinsworthRs4.1billion,
2.sterlingsecuritiesamountingtoRs501.6million,
3.governmentofIndiasecuritiesworthRs240.4millionand
4,Rs4.9millionofrupeecoins,appearsasassetsheldwiththeRBIpendingtransferto
Pakistan.
MoreInformation:
1.IndianFirstBudget:Pageonindiabudget.nic.in
2.PostPartition:IndiastillowesPakistanalittleoverRs5.6b,saysStateBank
3.PartitionbillIndiaowesPakoverRs5.6bn?|TheAsianAge
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Downvote Comment
Amir,Indian
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AurovilleisanexperimentaltownshipinIndiawithnopoliticsreligionor
physicalcurrency.Ithasitsownsustainableeconomy.Currentresidents
compriseofpeoplefromaround45Nations.LocatedinViluppuramdistrict
inthestateofTamilNadu,India,nearPuducherryinSouthIndia,itwas
foundedin28February1968.
FoundedbyMirraAlfassa(18781973)akaTheMotherwhowasbornasthesecondchild
ofanEgyptianmotherandaTurkishfather,afewmonthsafterherparentshadsettledin
France.
ThetownshiphasitsownCharter.
TheAurovilleCharter
1.Aurovillebelongstonobodyinparticular.Aurovillebelongstohumanityasawhole.
But,toliveinAuroville,onemustbeawillingservitorofthedivineconsciousness.
2.Aurovillewillbetheplaceofanunendingeducation,ofconstantprogress,andayouth
thatneverages.
3.Aurovillewantstobethebridgebetweenthepastandthefuture.Takingadvantageof
alldiscoveriesfromwithoutandfromwithin,Aurovillewillboldlyspringtowards
futurerealisations.
4.Aurovillewillbeasiteofmaterialandspiritualresearchesforalivingembodimentof
anactualhumanunity.
TheAurovilleCharter,writtenbyTheMother
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Economy
Insteadofpaperandcoincurrency,residentsaregivenaccountnumberstoconnectto
theircentralaccount.Visitors,however,arerequestedtogetatemporaryaccountandan
Aurocard(adebitcard).
ResidentsofAurovilleareexpectedtocontributeamonthlycontributiontothe
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community.Theyareaskedtohelpthecommunitywheneverpossiblebywork,money,or
kind."Guestcontribution",oradailyfeepayablebytheguestsofAuroville,constitutesa
partofAuroville'sbudget.Thereisasystemofmaintenance,wherebythoseAurovilians
whoneedcanreceivefromthecommunityamonthlymaintenancewhichcoversimple
basicneedsoflife.Auroville'seconomyanditsoveralllifeareofanevolvingnatureand
thereareongoingexperimentstoreachclosertothevision
AlthoughtheGovernmentofIndiaownsandmanagestheAurovilleFoundation,itonly
financesasmallpartofAuroville'sbudget,whichismainlyformedbycontributionsfrom
Auroville'scommercialunitswhichcontribute33%oftheirprofitstoAuroville'sCentral
Fund,andbydonations.Thereareguesthouses,buildingconstructionunits,information
technology,smallandmediumscalebusinesses,producingandresellingitemssuchas
handmadepaperforstationeryitems,aswellasproducingitswellknownincensesticks,
whichcanbeboughtinAuroville'sownshopinPuducherry,oraresoldaroundIndiaand
abroad.Eachoftheseunitscontributesaconsiderablepartoftheirprofitstothetownship.
Over5,000people,mostlyfromthenearbylocalities,areemployedinvarioussectionsand
unitsofAuroville.
Source:Auroville
UpdatedFeb10,2015ViewUpvotes
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SandeepManudhane,India'spotentialisinfinite.
7.4kViewsSandeephas60+answersinIndia
AveryinterestingfactisthatthemassivepopularitythattheShrimadBhagavadGita
(
)enjoysinIndiatodayis,strangely,courtesythebiggestcoloniallooters
ofIndia'TheBritishEastIndiaCompany'(BEIC)!
SirCharlesWilkins,bornatFromeinSomerset(1749),cametoIndiain1770serving
theBEICasaprinterandwriter.Hewasagreatlearneroflanguagesandpickedup
BengaliandPersian,designedthefirsttypeforprintingBengali,andearnedrespectfrom
thefirstdefactoGovernerGeneralofIndiaWarrenHastingshimself.
WilkinsthenlearnedSanskritfromaBrahminatVaranasi,andhisversionoftheGita,
publishedin1785asBhagvatgeeta,orDialoguesofKreeshnaandArjoonchangedthe
wayitwasseenbyIndianelite(manyofwhomdidnotknowSanskrit).ThoughWilkins
wronglyassumedthatGitawaswrittentoweanHindusawayfrompolytheismandtowards
monotheism(asthepresenceofonlyonesupremeGodheadKrishnamakesitappear).
Histranslationsbecameveryfamous,andwerefurthertranslatedintoFrenchand
German.
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Withouthim,perhapsthemodernperceptionofmanyHinduswouldhavebeenadifferent
mix.
JaiShriKrishna!
SourcesCharlesWilkins ,BhagavadGita
WrittenFeb5ViewUpvotes
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GopalMishra
45kViewsGopalhas30+answersinIndia
Disclaimer:ThefactispredominantlyaboutanIndian,ratherthanabout
India.
LessKnownFact:
RahulBose,theBollywoodactorknownformovieslikeMr.andMrs.Iyer,JhankaarBeats,
ShauryaandtheTamilBlockbusterVishwaroopam,waspartofthefirstIndiannational
rugbyteamtoplayinaninternationalevent,theAsianRugbyFootballUnion
Championship.
Lesserknownfact:
HehadanavidinterestinCricket,andduringhischildhooddayswascoachedbyMansoor
AliKhanPataudi,oneofthefinestcricketersandcaptainsthatIndiahasseen.
RahulBose
MansoorAliKhanPataudi
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Source:RahulBose
UpdatedJul22,2014ViewUpvotes
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SastryGosukonda,Realist.
134.9kViews
ProstitutionisLegalinIndia.
MostpeopleinIndiadon'tknowthat(contrarytopopularbelief)prostitutionislegalin
India.
Yes,youreadthatright.
InfactIndiahappenstobeoneofthefewcountrieswhereitislegal.
Now,hereisthe'but'thatyouwerewaitingfor.
Thereisaclausetothislaw.Prostitutionislegalbutpimpingisnot.So,exchangeofsexual
servicesformoneyisnotacrimeinIndia,Butpimpingorowning/runningabrothelare
crimes.Seriouscrimesinfact.
ThisiswhyIndiahasprostitutionbutisnotregulated.
Here,thecountriesmarkedinbluearethecountrieswhereprostitutionislegalbut
pimpingisnot.
Thecountriesingreenaretheonewhereprostitutionislegalandisregulated.
Theonesinredarethosewhereprostitutionisillegal.
Source:ProstitutioninIndia
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AdityaGaonkar,JananiJanmabhoomischaSwargadapiGareeyasi
31kViewsAdityahas30+answersinIndia
Don'tknowifthisfacthasbeenpresentedhere.AnywayIwillcontinue
DwarakanathKotniswasaphysicianwhowenttoChinatoprovidemedicalassistance
duringtheSinoJapanesewarof1938.HeisalegendamongthecommonChinese.When
hediedanuntimelydeathin1942atanageof32(curiouslytheageofAdiShankaracharya
andSrinivasaRamanujamwhentheydied!)hisdeathwasmournedbyMaoZedong
himselfasfollows"Thearmyhaslostahelpinghand,thenationhaslostafriend.Letus
alwaysbearinmindhisinternationalistspirit."
HecontinuestobereveredbytheChinesepeopleregardlessofthesomewhatfrosty
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relationshipthe2countrieshavegonethroughinrecenttimes.
HisstatueatShijiazhuangintheHebeiprovince.
TheWikipediaarticleabouthimhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwa...
Upvote 237
JayanthKrishnan,PirateKing,PrinceofSaiyans,HokageandTheHighKingof7
Seas
25kViews
1.PatnathecapitalofBihar,generallyconsideredabackwardstateintermsofliteracy
ratenowhastheworld'slongestWIFIzonestretching20km
Chinawasthepreviouslongestzonewith3.5km
2.Indiaforms25%ofworld'snewworkforceinmanual,skilledandsoftware.
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3.HalftheworldsoutsourcedITservicescomefromIndia,amountingtoa$47billion
dollarindustry
4.Hindumythologyconsistsofatotal33CroreGodsandGoddesses
5.IndianHindustreatthecowsassacredandworshipthem.
TotheHindu,thecowsymbolizesallothercreatures.ThecowisasymboloftheEarth,the
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nourisher,theevergiving,undemandingprovider.
AtthesametimeBeefexportsup44%in4years,Indiaistopseller ofbeefintheworld.
fromthis...
tothis...
TherearemorecowsinIndiathantherearecarsinUnitedStatesofAmericaattheendof
2009.
Indiaisahomeforover280millioncows(30%ofworldcowpopulation).
6.Indiaistheworld'ssecondlargestEnglishspeakingcountryafterUnitedStates.Total
EnglishspeakersinUS=298,444,149,
India=225,226,449.
Wehaveabout780IndianlanguagesbutareunitedbyaforeignlanguageEnglish!!
7.Indiaisthehomeofathirdofworld'spoorbutranks6thinthelistof
countrieswithhighestindividualbillionairesintheworld.
8.India'sLiteracyrateis74.04whiletheworldaverageis84%BUTAt315million,
Indiahasthemoststudentsinworld !
Amazingisn'tit!
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weareeverywhere...
9.Indiaistheonlycountrytohavebothlionsandtigers.Sadlyboththebigcatsare
terriblyendangered...
Upvote 261
SarvilPargi,Shaktimaanhai!!!Mechie|SVNITian
5.7kViews
ForPhysicsFreaks.Readlastpointscompulsorily:)
ThatthismanwasnotonlythefoundationofIndia'sNuclearProgrammebuthesacrificed
hisbrightcareerasaphysicistinGreatBritain.
AlsohewasverybrightasastudentandwassaidtohaveunderstoodRelativitybythe
agehewas16.
HadhenotdecidedtostayinIndiaafterashortvacationin1939,Youjustcannot
imaginehowparalyzedwecouldbeinNuclearstrength.
ItwashisfriendshipwithIndia'sfirstPrimeMinisterJawaharlalNehruthathelped
himgetthefundsfortheLab.facilitiesandexperiments.He'snoneotherthan
"FatherofIndianNuclearPower"HomiJahangirBhabha.
ThereisacloseparalleltoBhabhainAbdusSalam.Bothofthemwerestudent
prodigies,bothstudiedatCambridge,bothadvisedtheirgovernmentsonthose
governments'respectivenuclearweaponsprograms,andbothwereinstitution
builders.ButBhabhawasfarmoreinvolvedintheIndianprogram.Also,
SalampursuedhiscareerinEurope,foundedhisinstituteinacosmopolitan
Europeancity,andraisedfundsfromthegovernmentsofmanynationsincluding
oilrichArabstates.TheTataInstitutewasspecificallyIndian,andBhabharelied
onIndianfundingonlyalso,itsmissionencompassedafarwiderrangeof
science.PlainlyBhabhatooktheharderroad.Hisaudacitymaybejudgedfrom
thefactthathetooktheleadingscientificinstitutesoftheworldasmodelsfromthe
start.
Bhabha'sfamilyrelationshipwiththeTatadynastywerecrucialtothesuccessofhis
plansofsettingupresearchcenters.NowknownasTIFRandBARC(BhabhaAtomic
ResearchCenter).
AndthathehasaphenomenonnamedafterhimBhabha
Scattering(ElectronPositronScattering/Relativisticexchangescattering).
Andyouknowwhat'scool!!!BhabhawasafriendofPauli,whodidnotsuffer
fools.Enz'sbiographyofPaulimentionshiscorrespondencewithBhabha(including
Pauli'swishatonepointtobeworkinginIndia).
Wethinkthewayrelativistictimedilationlengthensthedecaytimesofunstableparticles
isobvious,butitwasnotobviousthen,anditwasBhabhawhopointeditout!
NowForPhysicsFreaksExclusively...
YoumusthaveheardaboutMesons,right?Didyouknowthatitwasnamed
"Mesotron"beforebutBhabhawroteashortpapertoNature(inFebruary1939)
suggestingthenameMesonswasmorelogical.ItwasdecidedprivatelyinCambridge
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byMauricePrice,KemmerandHomiBhabhatonameitso.
Bhabha'simportantcontributions
1.Explanationofrelativisticexchangescattering(BhabhaScattering).
2.Thetheoryofproductionofelectronandpositronshowersincosmicrays(Bhabha
Heitlertheory).
3.SpeculationsaboutYukawaparticle
4.Predictionofrelativistictimedilationeffectsinthedecayofthemeson
ForresearchinCosmicRadiationandelementaryparticlespeopleusedtocometoIndia
inbackolddayssincewehadhighestandoneofthedeepestplacesintheworldatthat
timei.e.HimalayaandKolarGoldminesrespectively.
Links:
http://www.librarything.com/work...
HomiJ.Bhabha
https://books.google.co.in/books...
TomRiddlethanksforpromotingthisanswer:)
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ShreyanshBhavsar,ServantofMotherland,INDIA
73.8kViewsUpvotedbySrikrishna,VictimofChennaifloods.andSandeepSanakattula,
Indian,Observer
WimbledonandIndia!
AveryInterestingfactthatmostof
ThebiggesttournamentofworldTennisisWimbledon.ThisWimbledonhasaninteresting
relationwithINDIAorspecificallyGUJARAT.
Allthestarplayersofworldtennis,includingRogerFederer,RafalNadalandallothersare
usingspeciallydesignedtowelsforWimbledon.ThosetowelsaremadeinVapiAcityin
southernGujarat.
cctoPatelAnkur
Source:TimesofIndia.
UpdatedApr8,2015ViewUpvotes
Upvote 3.5k
ArnabBhattacharjee,Cinephile
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192.5kViewsUpvotedbyMayankKumar,ProudIndianandRishabhGoel,Indianbyblood
andheart.
OperatingsinceJanuary2010,Maharajas'ExpressisthenewestluxurytrainofIndian
RailwaysandeasilyoneofthemostexpensiveinAsia.
Foreightdays,thispanIndiatraintakesguestsonarideacrossthebestandthemost
prominentdestinationsofthecountrytheTajMahal,theKhajurahotemples,wildlife
environsofRanthambore,FatehpurSikriandtheholybathingghatsofVaranasi.
Edit:
Farechartcanbefoundhere:
MaharajasExpressFare,TariffTrainPackage&TicketBooking
ThistrainissolelyownedbyIndianRailwayCateringandTourism
Corporation(IRCTC).
Expresswillhave88passengers(anormalIIIACcoachpacksin72)livinginsuites
fitforaprince.Allfoodanddrinksarecomplimentary.
PresidentialSuite:
Lounge:
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DiningHall:
Upvote 9.2k
SwapnilKabra,hardcorepatriot,SpeaksimpeccableEnglish
96.8kViewsUpvotedbyRishabhGoel,Indianbybloodandheart.andJeevaraj
Radhakrishnan,Indiansincebirth,forever
Swapnilhas30+answersinIndia
1.Themanbehindthenewindianrupeesymbol:
UdayaKumarDharmalingambornon10October1978inkallakurichiisthedesigner
oftheIndianrupeesign.Hisdesignwasselectedfromamongfiveshortlistedsymbols.
2.Academicqualification:
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Hedidhisbachelor'sdegreeinarchitecture.
3.Thelogicbehindtherupeelogo:
A.AmalgamationofHindiandEnglish:
ThesymbolisdesignedusingtheDevanagariletterRaandRomancapitalletterR.The
lettersarederivedfromtheword'Rupiah'in'Hindi'and'Rupees'in'English'both
denotethecurrencyofIndia.
Thederivationoflettersfromthesewordsconveystheassociationofthesymbolwith
currencyrupee.
ThesymbolstraightforwardlycommunicatesthemessageofcurrencyforbothIndianand
foreignnationals.Inotherwords,adirectrelationshipisestablishedbetweenthesymbol
andtherupee.
B.ShrioRekha:
Theuseofshriorekha(thehorizontalline)inDevanagariscriptisuniquetoIndia.
ThesymbolpreservesthisuniqueandessentialfeatureofourIndianscriptwhichisnot
seeninanyotherscriptintheworld.
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C.Tricolor:
Thetwohorizontallineswithequalnegativewhitespace(imaginaryspace)betweenthem
createabackgroundeffectofthreestrips(tricolor).
ThestripssubtlyrepresentsthetricolorofourIndianNationalflagflyingatthetop.
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D.Equalitysign:
Thehorizontallinesalsodenotethearithmeticsign'equalto'.Foracommonman,aquick
indicatorofhis/hercountry'seconomyiscomparisonofcurrencyvalue.
Theequalitysignalsosignifiesabalancedeconomy,oureconomyshouldbesecuredand
stableforever.
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E.Harmonyindesign:
Thesymbolisdesignedinharmonywiththeotherexistingsymbolsoftheworld.
Itformsapartofthefamily,atthesetimeretainingitsindividuality.
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...(more)
Upvote 4.8k
VaibhavPathak,VandeMataram!
64.3kViewsUpvotedbyPreethiSridhara,Livedinfourdifferentstates,Travelledaboutfifteen!
andSrikrishna,VictimofChennaifloods.
Vaibhavhas30+answersinIndia
Somefactsandnumbers:
1.6000.ThenumberofcompanieslistedonBombayStockExchange.OnlyNYSEhas
more.
2.Obamamaynotlikeoutsourcing,butthatdoesn'tstopothercompaniesfromdoingit.
Thereason,ourtalentandthecost.Don'tbelieveme,hereitis.About100companies
listedintheFortune500companieshaveR&DfacilitiesinIndia.Ohandalso,halfthe
world'sOutsourcedITservicescomefromIndia.It'safreaking47billiondollar
industry.
3.AnIndianAmericanscientist,Dr.AnandaChakrabaty,inventedamicrobethateatsoil
spills.HedefeatedtheU.SPatentofficeandgotthepatentforhisinventionandlaidthe
legalbaseforthebiotechindustry.
4.Indiahasthelargestpostalnetworkintheworld.SomethingIndiacanbereallyproud
of.Butstill,mymailtook3daystogo50km(actuallylessthan50).
5.WanttoknowaboutastrangeandembarrassingtraditioninIndiawhichis,infact,
reallysad?Awidowisconsideredbadluckotherwise,herhusbandwouldn'thavedied.
Elderlywomeninthevillagemightcallawidowtheonewhoateherhusband.Insome
orthodoxfamilies,widowsarenotallowednearnewlywedsorwelcomedatsocial
gatherings.IncredibleIndiaIndeed...!!!!
Andnow,myfavorite,theconspiracytheories.
1.ThenineUnknownmen:
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ThistheoryallegesthatasecretsocietywasfoundedbytheMauryanEmperorAshoka
around270BCtoprotectanddevelopknowledgethatiffallsintothewronghandswould
bedangerousforthehumanityandthatnineunknownmenwereentrustedwithprotecting
theninebooksofsecretknowledge.Theninebooksentrustedtotheseninemenissaidto
containinformationontopicsrangingfrompsychologicalwarfare,physiology,
microbiology,alchemy,communicationincludingcommunicationwithextraterrestrials,
gravityandantigravitydevices,cosmologyincludinghyperspaceandtimetravel,lightand
sociology.
2.IndianUFObase:
Moveoverarea51,wegotourownsecretbase.Andinamuchcoolerplacethanyours,
literally.LocalsonbothsidesoftheborderbelievethereisanundergroundUFObasein
thisregionwiththeknowledgeofbothcountries.LocalshaveseenUFOscomingoutof
theground.Touristshavewitnessedstrangetriangularlightedsilentcraftsrisingfromthe
groundandmovingverticallyup.Localguidessaythisisnotsomethingnewanditisa
verycommonsightinKongkaLapass.Touristsaredeniedentrytothisareainspiteof
permitstotravelbetweenthetwocountries.Thistheoryisgivencredencebythefactthat
inJuneof2006,satelliteimageryonGoogleEarth revealeda1:500scaledetailedterrain
modeloftheareainquestion.Thismodelwassurroundedbybuildingsresembling
amilitaryfacility.Howcoolisthat??
Lastbutnottheleast,Mysteries
1.Thehauntedvillage,Kuldhara.
2.BirdSuicides,Jatinga,Guwahati.
TheBirdMysteryisauniquephenomenonthatoccursatJatingabetweenSeptemberand
Novembereachyear.Duringtheselatemonsoonmonths,severalmigratoryandlocalbirds
commitmasssuicideatthevillage.Justaftersunset,between7and10pm,hundredsof
birdsdescendfromthesky,plummetingtotheirdeathsbycrashingintobuildingsand
trees.Sincebirdsarentknowntobesuicidal,thephenomenonhasbaffledvillagers,
visitorsandscientistsalike.
Incredible...!!!!
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Upvote 1.4k
GaneshGore,Yourfellowtraveler!!
15.3kViews
TheKonkanRailwayisarailwaylinewhichrunsalongtheKonkancoastofIndia
betweenMumbaiandMangalore.ItwasconstructedandisoperatedbytheKonkan
RailwayCorporation.ItrunsfromRohainMaharashtratillThokurinKarnatakaforatotal
distanceof741km(460mi),alongthewestcoastofIndiaandWesternGhats.
Withatotalnumberofover2,000bridgesand91tunnelstobebuiltthroughthis
mountainousterraincontainingmanyrivers,theprojectwasthebiggestandperhapsmost
difficultrailwayundertakingandanarchitecturalmarvelinitself.
The1,319m(4,327ft)longKonkanRailwaybridgeacrosstheZuaririverinGoa.
Konkanrailwaycorporationrollonrolloffsystem.
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PassingbyDoodhsagarwaterfall!!!
ChallengesPosed:
Flashfloods,landslidesandtunnelcollapsesaffectedworkatmanyplacesontheproject.
Theregionwasalsothicklyforested,andconstructionsiteswereoftenplaguedbywild
animals.
Toenablequickerconstruction,severalinnovativepracticeswereadopted.Piersformajor
bridgeswerecastontheriverbanksitselfandlaunchedusingcranesmountedon
pontoons.Thetechniqueofincrementallaunchingofbridgespanswasusedforthefirst
timeinIndia.Sinceitwouldtaketoolongtocompletetheprojectusinglocallyavailable
tunnellingtechnology,ninehydraulictunnellingmachineswereimportedfromSwedenin
ordertoborethroughthehardrockoftheSahayadris.Thebiggestchallenge,however,
camefromtheninetunnelsthathadtobeboredthroughsoftsoil.Notechnologyexisted
anywhereintheworldforthispurposeandtheworkhadtobecarriedoutthrougha
painstakinglyslowmanualprocess.Excavationwasalmostimpossibleduetotheclayey
soilthatwassaturatedwithwaterowingtoahighwatertableintheregion.Severaltimes
tunnelscollapsedimmediatelyaftertheyhadbeendug,necessitatingworktoberedone.
Nineteenlivesandfouryearswerelostwhileconstructingthesoftsoiltunnelsalone.
Inall,seventyfourpeopleperishedduringtheconstructionoftheline!!!
Source:
KonkanRailway
KonkanRailway
UpdatedJan14,2015ViewUpvotes
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VaibhavSinghMakhloga,IamanIndian,studentandquizzer.Defactoatheist.
10.7kViews
Natwarlal
MithileshKumarSrivastava,betterknownasNatwarlalwasanotedIndianconman
knownforhavingrepeatedly"sold"theTajMahal,theRedFort,andtheRashtrapati
BhavanandalsotheParliamentHouseofIndiaalongwithits545sittingmembers.
Hehaddupedhundredsofpeopleofcroresofrupeesandusedmorethan50aliasesto
disguisehimself.Hewasamasterofdisguisesandusednovelideastocheatandwasalsoa
masterinforgingsignaturesoffamouspersonalities.Heisalsosaidtohavecheated
numberofindustrialistsincludingtheTatas,theBirlasandalsoDhirubhaiAmbanitaking
fromthemhugemoneyincash,posingassocialworkerorneedyperson.Alsohehad
dupedmanyshopownerswithlakhsofrupees,payingthembychequeanddemanddrafts,
whichwerelaterfoundtobeforged.
Natwarlalwaswantedinmorethan100casesandhewaswantedby8statespoliceand
wassentencedto113yearsinprison.However,hemadedaringescapesfromdifferentjails
eighttimesinhislife.
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In2009,hislawyerrequestedthatmorethan100chargespendingagainstNatwarlalbe
droppedclaimingthatNatwarlaldiedonSaturdayJuly25,2009.However,Natwarlal's
brother,GangaPrasadSrivastava,subsequentlyclaimedtohavecrematedhimin1996at
Ranchi.Sotheactualtimeandyearofdeathisyetuncertainandtosay,inhisfinest
Natwarlaltradition,hediedtwice,13yearsapart,livinguptohislegend.
PSsorryifalreadymentioned.
sourceNatwarlal
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/sto...
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PrasanthKumarSahu,lovefacts
266kViewsUpvotedbyKamleshVichare,Stillaproud(?)IndianandShubhamUtkarsh,
Indian
TheautomobilemaufacturerTVSstandsforThirukkurungudiVengaram
Sundram.
Mahindra&Mahindrawassetupasasteeltradingcompanyin1945inLudhianaas
MAHINDRA&MOHAMMEDnamedafterMahindrabrothersandMalikGulam
Mohammed.AfterIndiagainedindependenceandPakistanwasformedMohammed
emigratedtoPakistan. ThecompanychageditsnametoMAHINDRA&
MAHINDRAin1948.
MysorePaints&VarnishLimitedisacompanylocatedinthecityofMysore.Itis
theonlycompanyinIndiaauthorisedtoproducetheindelibleink,whichisusedinthe
electionstopreventpeoplefromvotingmultipletimes
Diseaseslikecholera,malaria,dengue,plague,etc.weredeadlyepidemicsthatcould
wipeoutpopulationsifnotcheckedintime.Bornin1856,Dr.Burman,aphysician
fromBengal,preparednaturalandeffectivecuresforthesediseasesandtravelledfar
andwidetodispensethemamongthepoorandtheneedy.Mostofhispatientswere
villagerswho,butforhim,wouldhavenoaccesstohealthcare.Soonthegooddoctors
namespreadfarandwide(wordofmouthbeingthesocialmediaofthosedays),and
hebecamefamousDaktarBurman.TheDaofDaktarandBurofBurmansomehow
entangledtoproducedabur
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TanishqnamewasformedbycombiningthefirsttwolettersfromTataand
"NISHK"(meaninggoldcoinornecklaceinSanskrit)
RanbaxywasstartedbyRanbirSinghandGurbaxSinghin1937asadistributorfora
JapanesecompanyShionogi.ThenameRanbaxyisaportmanteauofthenamesofits
firstownersRanbirandGurbax.
In1910I.T.CwasestablishedasImperialtobaccocompanyofIndialimited,the
companywasrenamedastheIndianTobaccoCompanyLimitedin1970andthento
ITClimitedin1970InrecognitionoftheCompany'smultibusinessportfolio
encompassingawiderangeofbusinesses.TheCompanynowstands
rechristened'ITCLimited,' whereITCistodaynolongeranacronymoran
initialisedform.
UpdatedNov18,2015ViewUpvotes
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PrasannaSivakumar(
),Indianbybirth,bythoughts
andliveasatypicalIndian.
24.2kViewsPrasannahas120+answersand5endorsementsinIndia
JAPANReleasedaPostageSTAMPforanINDIAN
JapanpostageStampofShri.Muthu
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History:
Bharadwaj,ayouthfromKanchipuram,TamilnaduwenttoJapaninthe8thcenturyAD
(736AD).TotheJapanesehewasBaramon.HetaughtthemBuddhism,Ramayana,
Sanskrit,Dharma,HinduPhilosophyandgavethemculture,artandmusic.Today
everythingwithwhichtheJapaneserightlyfeelproudofastheirancientheritageand
culturewasgiventothembythismonk.TheJapanesehavethreescriptsoneofthem
basedonTamilandSanskrit.ThatwasgivenbyBaramonBharadwaj(NOTTHE
PERSONONTHEABOVEPICTURE).
NOW:
AJapanesedelegateShriShuzoMatsunoga(Pic2)participatedintheFifthWorldTamil
ConferenceheldatMaduraiin1981(almost34yearsago).Hepresentedapaperon
Thirukural&ThiruvalluvarintheeyesofJapan.Muthu(Pic1),now91yearsyoung,of
OmaluroffSalem,TamilnaducameincontactwithSriShuzoMatsunogaafterthe
Conference.TheydiscussedatlengththeTamilcultureandliterature.Shuzotranslatedthe
EnglishversionofGUPopesThirukuraal(aphorisms)asguidedbyMuthuJi.Shuzoalso
translatedvariousbooksofSubramaniaBharathi(KuilPaatu),Naaladiar,Vallalarrpoems,
ManimegalaiandSilapathigaramintoJapaneselanguage.Shuzonotonlytranslatedthe
literaturebutalsotheculture/ritualsoftamilsfrombirthtodeath,whichwasgreatly
relishedbytheJapanese.Shuzoalsobaggedaprizefortranslationoftamilworkin1985
organizedbyUniversityofTanjorewhoalsoauthorsabookMyIndiaasseenthrough
letters.
Pic1
Pic2
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Now,theGovernmentofJapanhasincludedthisThirukuralasalessoninthetextbookat
collegelevel.Tocapitall,whentheJapaneseGovernmentproposedtoreleaseapostal
stamptohonourShuzoMatsunogaforhisworks,hehumblyrefusedandsaid,To
translatethistamilliteratureintoJapaneselanguage,MuthufromSalemhashelpedme.
Sothecreditgoestohim.OnhisrecommendationtheJapaneseGovernmentreleaseda
postalstamponMuthu(Salem)for80Yen(Rs.27/)in2007.Muthu,ahumbleandnoble
person,didnothingforselfishend.Itwasallforthetamilliterature.Hecommunicatedall
thisovertohisfriendinJapanonlythrough200letters,while,intheFacebookage,
individualstransmitinfoelectronically.
Source:
http://www.thehindu.com/todaysp...
andfewFBposts.
http://hindugenius.blogspot.in/2...
ImageSource:Google
WrittenJul26,2015ViewUpvotes
Upvote 353
MukundArya,ProudIndian
196.5kViewsUpvotedbyKushalKulshreshtha,IndianandKamleshVichare,Stillaproud(?)
Indian
Mukundhas30+answersand5endorsementsinIndia
ArchitectureofourparliamentisbelievedtobeonpatternofaTemple,ChausathYogini
TemplelocatedinMorena,MadhyaPradesh.
Hereisaerialviewofbothtempleandourparliament:
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Horizontalview:
Source:ChausathYoginiTemple,Morena (Wikipedia)
PS:Sorryifalreadymentioned.
Upvote 12.4k
RohanNagaraj,Writer
121.6kViewsUpvotedbyShubhamUtkarsh,IndianandAsaAravindh,Indianineverysense.
TheworldfamousMTRactuallystandsforMavalliTiffinRooms.
DuringWorldWar2,MTRfounditdifficulttomakeidlissincericewasinshortsupply.
So,thealternative?
Theycleverlyexperimentedwithusingsemolinainsteadofriceandthuscreatedthevery
popular,yummybreakfastdishRavaIdli.
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Picturesource:RaksKitchen.net
UpdatedMay4ViewUpvotes
Upvote 6.5k
VincenMathai,SyrianChristianofKerala
19kViewsVincenhas270+answersand6endorsementsinIndia
1.KeralaishometoHinduGod,SwamiAyyappan whosebestfriendisa
MuslimSaint,Vavar .WhereelseinIndiadoyoufindthis?
ThistruefriendshipbetweenSwamiAyyappanandhisMuslimfriendVavarissignifiedby
theinstructionfromLordAyyappantohisdevoteeswherehetoldthemthatiftheyare
goingtovisithistempleinSabarimala,theymustfirstvisitVavar'stombandmosque
andpayrespectstohisbestfriend,beforetheycanstepintohistemple.
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ReadmoredetailsinVincenMathai'sanswertoCanMuslimsandHinduseverlive
peacefullywithouthavinghatredforeachotherintheirhearts?
2.FirstChristiancommunityinIndiabeganwhenSyrianandJewish
Christians,whoescapedtheRomanpersecutionintheLevanttraveledacross
theArabianSeaandsettledinCentralandSouthKerala,unlikehowmost
IndiansthinkChristianitystartedwiththePortuguesemissionaries.
TheserefugeesandtradersfindingKeralatobeabountifulandbeautifulregionmarried
membersfromthelocalkingdomsandthusstartedthecommunityknownasNasranis.
Thecommunityincorporatedmanylocalculturaltraditionsaswellalongwithbeing
wovenintothecastestructureofmedievalKerala,whichwasseenbytheiroccupations
likeexperttraders,martialexperts,landowningfarmersetcthatareassignedtoonly
uppercastespeople.
AsperlegendthefirstcommunityarrivedwithSt.Thomasin52AD.Butmostevidence
pointtothearrivalataround300AD.
SaintThomasChristians
WhenVascoDaGamacametoKerala,hewassurprisedtoaseeaflourishingChristian
community.NeverthelesshetriedtoforcefullyconvertalltheseSyrianChristiansto
RomanCatholicism.Butweweresuccessfulinpreventingcompletechange.TheCatholic
PortugueserealizedChristiansofKeralacan'tbeconvertedlikesotheymadecompromises
thatallowedforcertainCatholicsectstodevelopaswell.Neverthelesstheydestroyed
manyimportantmedievaldocumentsaspartoftheirInquisition.
PleasecheckmyansweronVincenMathai'sanswertoWouldIndianMuslimsand
ChristiansadmittohavingDharmicancestry?whereIshowcasedthecultural
similaritiesbetweenmycommunityandtheKeralaHinducommunityatlarge.
3.ThefirstMuslimsarrivedinIndiaNOTbythesword,asunderstoodby
mostIndians,butratherthroughtradearound700AD.
TheseArabstraderscameinsearchofthefamedKeralaspicesevenbeforethebirthof
MohammedandweretradingwiththekingdomsofMalabarregionevenaftertheArabs
becameMuslims.LiketheKeralaChristians,theytoosettleddowninMalabarregionand
otherportregionsofKeralaandmarriedpeoplefromthelocalpopulation.Thusthefirst
MuslimcommunitystartedcenturiesbeforeIslamreachedNorthIndia.
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Mappila
4.KeralaisauniqueregionofIndiathatwasn'tconqueredbyanymajor
KingdomsthataroseintheIndiansubcontinent.
MauryaEmpire
MughalEmpire
ExceptforbrieflybeingpartofCholaEmpireandMalabarregionbeingunderpartof
BritishIndia,Keralitesheldoutagainstmostinvadersastheterrainwasn'tsuitedfor
battlelikehowitwasdoneinrestofIndia.
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BritishIndia
ThereforeitwasafterIndependencethatwholeKeralabecamepartofanationthat
spannedthesubcontinent.ThispoliticalseparationfrommostkingdomsofIndiamade
surethattheuniqueculturalandreligiousaspectsofKeralalitesweren'tdisturbed.
4.InKeralaatleast90%ofthepopulation,whetherHindu,Christianor
Muslim,haveconsumedBEEF.NoonewhoeatsbeefinKeralacaresifitcamefrom
coworbuffaloaswedon'tveneratethoseanimalslikehowitisdoneinrestofIndia.
TheKeralaporottaandbeeffryistheunofficialstatedishofKerala.Weareunapologetic
aboutthislove!...(more)
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Anonymous
291.5kViewsUpvotedbyKushalKulshreshtha,IndianandMayankKumar,ProudIndian
MostIndiansdon'tknowthattheRussiansactuallysentanuclearwarshipandtwogroups
ofnuclearsubmarinesfittedwithanarrayofreadytofirenuclearwarheads,cruisersand
destroyerstocountertheU.S'sseventhfleetandaBritishwarshipduringthe1971warwith
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Pakistan.
Before1971thestateofBangladeshneveractuallyexisted,itwascalledEastPakistanand
wasunderthecontrolofWestPakistan(Knownasjustpakistantoday).Tocounterthe
risingpoliticalinfluenceofBengalisinEastPakistanthePakistanarmyfearedlosing
controlandstartedkillingBengalisbythousandsintheeasternfront.Thiscreateda
potentialproblemforIndiaaslakhsofrefugeeswantedtocometoIndiaforshelterand
food.ItwasthenthatIndiatookuponherselftheoneroustaskofliberatingEastPakistan
fromPakistan'sclutches.AlarmedatthisthreatthePakistanissoonwenttotheirmost
importantally(Anationwhichsupposedlycallsitselfthechampionofhumanrightsand
democracy).
TheSovietUnionsympathisedwiththeBangladeshis,andsupportedtheIndianArmyand
MuktiBahiniduringthewar,recognisingthattheindependenceofBangladeshwould
weakenthepositionofitsrivalstheUnitedStatesandChina.TheUSSRgaveassurances
toIndiathatifaconfrontationwiththeUnitedStatesorChinadeveloped,itwouldtake
countermeasures.ThisassurancewasenshrinedintheIndoSovietfriendshiptreaty
signedinAugust1971.
TheUnitedStatessupportedPakistanbothpoliticallyandmaterially.PresidentRichard
NixonandhisSecretaryofStateHenryKissingerfearedSovietexpansionintoSouthand
SoutheastAsia.PakistanwasacloseallyofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,withwhom
Nixonhadbeennegotiatingarapprochement andwhereheintendedtovisitinFebruary
1972.NixonfearedthatanIndianinvasionofWestPakistanwouldmeantotalSoviet
dominationoftheregion,andthatitwouldseriouslyunderminetheglobalpositionofthe
UnitedStatesandtheregionalpositionofAmerica'snewtacitally,China.Nixon
encouragedcountrieslikeJordanandIrantosendmilitarysuppliestoPakistanwhilealso
encouragingChinatoincreaseitsarmssuppliestoPakistan.
TheNixonadministrationalsoignoredreportsitreceivedofthe"genocidal"activitiesof
thePakistaniArmyinEastPakistan,mostnotablytheBloodtelegram .Thisprompted
widespreadcriticismandcondemnationbothbytheUnitedStatesCongressandinthe
internationalpress.
ThenUSambassadortotheUnitedNationsGeorgeH.W.Bushlater41stPresidentofthe
UnitedStatesintroducedaresolutionintheUNSecurityCouncilcallingforaceasefire
andthewithdrawalofarmedforcesbyIndiaandPakistan.ItwasvetoedbytheSoviet
Union.ThefollowingdayswitnessedagreatpressureontheSovietsfromtheNixon
KissingerduotogetIndiatowithdraw,buttonoavail.
IthasbeendocumentedthatPresidentNixonrequestedIranandJordantosendtheirF
86,F104andF5fighterjetsinaidofPakistan.
WhenPakistan'sdefeatintheeasternsectorseemedcertain,NixondeployedTaskForce
74ledbytheaircraftcarrierUSSEnterprise intotheBayofBengal.TheEnterpriseand
itsescortshipsarrivedonstationon11December1971.AccordingtoaRussian
documentary,theUnitedKingdomdeployedacarrierbattlegroupledbytheaircraft
carrierHMSEagletotheBayofBengal
ItwasthenthatIndiaactivatedasecretpactoftheIndoSovietunionagreement,thatthe
sovietunionwouldunconditionallyprotectitsalliesfromanyharm.
On6and13December,theSovietNavydispatchedtwogroupsofcruisersanddestroyers
andasubmarinearmedwithnuclearmissilesfromVladivostoktheytrailedUSTaskForce
74intotheIndianOceanfrom18December1971until7January1972.TheSovietsalso
hadanuclearsubmarinetohelpwardoffthethreatposedbyUSSEnterprisetaskforcein
theIndianOcean.
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TheBritishwereshitscaredbytheSovietaggressionandevenbeforeenteringtheArabian
seatheydivertedtheirwarshiptowardsthesouthernMediterranean.TheU.S.SEnterprise
eventhoughthelargestwarshipintheworldknewthatitwasliterallysurroundedby
Sovietnuclearsubmarinesandhadtoretreat.Theycouldn'tpossiblyriskawarwith
Soviets.(RemembertheU.S.S.Rwasasuperpowerbackthen).
WhatisalsolessknownisthattheSovietswarnedtheChinesethatanyprovocationfrom
theirsideinthisissuewouldbedealtwithappropriately.
ThiswasoneofthefundamentalreasonswhyIndiawasalwaysaProRussiancountryand
alwayswillbe.Today,68yearsafterindependenceIndiaisnotlikewhatshewas4decades
ago,shecansuccessfullydefendherselfagainstmostnavalandairthreats.
Howeveroneshouldn'tgetoverlysentimentalasRussiansarenosaintseither,thereasons
astowhytheysupportedIndiatosuchanextentareuncleargiventherangeofbrutalities
theirarmywascapableof(espduringWWIIandtheAfghanwar).
EDIT:Somepeopleherearebrandingthisanswerapropaganda,itseriouslyisn't.Please
dogothroughthesources.
References IndoPakistaniWarof1971
PakistanRussiarelations
TaskForce74
1971War:HowRussiasankNixonsgunboatdiplomacy|Russia&IndiaReport
1971IndiaPakistanWar:RoleofRussia,China,AmericaandBritain
UpdatedMar23,2015ViewUpvotes
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AbhishekS.Chauhan,SocalledEngineer.
29.5kViews
TheIndiaBangladeshEnclaves
Firstofall,letusunderstandwhatanenclaveis.Anenclaveisapartoflandofonecountry
completelysurroundedbyananothercountry.
Nowcomingtotheprimarytopic,
So,here'swhatmostIndianswouldn'tknowabouttheborderbetweenIndiaand
Bangladesh.Itisn'tassimpleasitisdepictedonamap.Infact,thereare106Indian
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enclaveswithinBangladeshand92BangladeshenclaveswithinIndiai.e.thereare106
IndianlandmassescompletelyinsideBangladeshand92Bangladeshilandmasses
completelyinsideIndia.
Outofthese,24aresecondorderenclavesi.e.thereareIndianlandswithinBangladesh
whichitselfiswithinIndiaandviceversa.
Andjustwhenyouthoughtthingscan'tgetmorecomplicated,Ipresentyouthefactthat
thisborderalsohasworld'sonlythirdorderenclave.That'sright,anenclavewithinan
enclavewithinanenclave.Tosimplify,thereisapartofIndiainsideBangladeshwhichis
insideIndiawhichisInsideBangladesh.
AndtheythoughtInceptionwascomplex)
Upvote 669
SomitraBaldua
140.4kViewsUpvotedbyKamleshVichare,Stillaproud(?)IndianandRishabhGoel,Indian
bybloodandheart.
HavellsanIndianbrand.
Manypeopleconsideritasacoolandastylishnameforabrand,butIdon'tthinkmany
peopleknowthatitisactuallyderivedfrom'HaveliRamGupta.'
Source:
HowasmartturnaroundstrategyhelpedHavellstomakeacomeback
Similarly,
ITCanIndianconglomerate,actuallyitsinitialsmeans
IndianTobaccoCompany.
NowhowevertheyhaveshedthisawayandarejustITCnow..!!
Notonlythat,thankstoourclassmateregisters,manythinkofitasagreat,socially
responsibleorganisation.
PVRcinemasagainlookslikeacool,stylishoneitactuallymeansPriyaVillage
Roadshow
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(HoweverVillageRoadshowcompanypulledoutitssharein2003...andnowitsofficially
onlyPVR)
Wipro
ItoriginallystartedasamanufacturerofvegetableandrefinedoilsandWiprowasashort
formofWesternIndiaProductsLimited
P.S:
Asmanysuggestedincomments...Therearemanybrandsthatmostofusdoesn'teven
knowthattheyareIndianlike
HCL(HindustanComputersLimited),
MRF(MadrasRubberfactory),
Flyingmachine,AllenSolly,Louisphilippe,Montecarlo,MunichPolo,Da
milano,Francoleone,PeterEngland,PanAmerica
L&T(larsenandToubro)
Parle
ViJohn
TiTan
MDH(spices)standsforMahashianDiHatti
andmanymore.........
Edit2:
ORPATthefamouswallclockbrandisOdhavjiRaghavjiPATel.
(ThanksVipulKavad)
UpdatedAug19,2015ViewUpvotes
Upvote 7.7k
AshayArvindSinha,UndergraduateStudent,IndianSchoolofMines,Dhanbad
38.6kViews
ApartfromEnglishandCricket,anotherthingIndiaisthankfultotheBritishforarethe
Railways.TheybroughtitherebuttodayIndiaisproudtobeworld'sthirdlargestrailways
network.ItisthelifelineofIndiaandoperatesitsownelectriclocomotive,diesel
locomotive,andpassengercoachfactories.That'snotit,IndianRailwaysevenhasan
organizationcalledResearchDesignsandStandardsOrganizationforalltheresearch,
designandstandardizationrelatedwork.
Hereare20'mustread'factsaboutIndianRailways:
1.ThefirsttraininIndiaranon16thApril1853fromBombaytoThane.
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2.ThemascotofIndianRailwaysisBholutheguardelephant.
3.ThefulltracklengthofIndianRailwayscancircletheequatoroneanda
halftimes.
4.ThefirstrailroadwasconstructedbytwoIndiansJaganathShunkerseth
andJamsetjeeJeejeebhoy.
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5.MetupalayamOotyNilgiriPassengertrainistheslowesttraininIndia.It
runsataspeedof10kmph.
6.ThetotaldistancecoveredbyIndianRailwaysdailyequalsthreeandahalf
timesthedistancetothemoon.
7.Withover1.6millionemployees,IndianRailwaysistheworld's9thlargest
employer.
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8.IndianRailwaysisamonopoly.Itisownedbythegovernment.
9.HowrahAmritsarExpresshas115stops,therecordmaximumforan
Expresstrain.
10.IndianRailwayscarrymorethan25millionpassengerseveryday,more
thantheentirepopulationofAustralia.
...(more)
Upvote 676
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VamsiKrishna,Indianforever
326kViewsMostViewedWriterinCultureofIndia
EverwonderedwheretheBatmanssuitandJonSnowsfurcoatinGameofThroneswere
manufactured?
EverwonderedwheretheMaximushelmetinGladiatorandThorshammerwereforged??
EverwonderedwhereHarryPottergotallthepropsandcostumesfrom???
Everwonderedwherealltheshieldsandswordsin300andweaponsusedinSkyfallby
Jamesbondweremade??
Alltheseweaponsandshields,costumesandsuitsaremanufacturedandexportedbytwo
IndiancompaniesRSWindlass&SonsandLordofbattles.
1.RSWindlass&Sons,foundedbyVedaPrakashin1943,usedtomanufacturesteel
machineryandsupplythemtoBritish.Later,aftertheindependence,duetolackof
potentialbuyershetriedtoshutitdown.Buthissons,SudheerandPradeephaving
foundthecrazefortheancientandoldweaponsinforeigncountriesforinterior
designing,displayinginhotelsandtourism,associatedwithforeigncompaniesand
startedexportingtothemandeventuallygotintoHollywood.
TheSwordofhonor,whichispresentedtotheBestCadeteveryyearby
IndianMilitaryAcademyisalsomanufacturedbythiscompany.
Someofthenotablemovieswhichtheyworkedwithare:
StarWars,300,Skyfall,BatmanBegins,GameofThrones,TheRomeetc.
2.LordofBattles,foundedbySouravMahajan,ExArmycaptain,tookvoluntary
retirementfromthearmyandstartedsupplyingweaponstoDehradunarmyregiment.
Inthemeanwhile,anAustralianwomancametohimwiththeneedofweaponstoher
dramacompany.Laterwiththehelpofherhegotthecontractofsupplyingswordsto
anorganisationthroughwhichhemarkedhisnameinmanycountries.Thatshowhe
gotintoHollywood.
Someofthenotablemoviesare:
Thor,GuardiansofGalaxy,Prometheus,Exodus,Avatar,Themartianetc.
Indianseverywhereintheworldofcinema.
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JonSnow'sFurCoatAndSword,ThePropsForBatmanBeginsWereMadeInThis
FactoryInNoida!
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Bodhidharma
TheBuddhistmonkwhofoundedtheZenbranchofMahayanaBuddhism,whofounded
theShaolinKungFu,whointroduced'Meditation'toChina,wasanIndian.Borntothe
kingofPallavadynastyinSouthIndia,theprincestayedandlearnttheartin
Kanchipuram,thethencapitalofPallavas.Forsomeunclearreasons,helefttowards
north,cametoChina,influencingtheirreligionandcultureforever.Indiansneverknew
theexistenceofsuchaperson.ButtotheChinese,heisoneofthegreatestforefathersin
theirculturalhistory,popularlyknownasDamo.
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Cameacrosstheseatdifferenttimes.
Algebra,trigonometryandcalculusoriginatedfromIndia.Quadraticequationswere
usedbySridharacharyainthe11thcentury.ThelargestnumberstheGreeksandthe
Romansusedwere106whereasIndiansusednumbersasbigas10^53(i.e10tothe
powerof53)withspecificnamesasearlyas5000B.C.duringtheVedicperiod.Even
today,thelargestusednumberisTera:10^12(10tothepowerof12).
Until1896,Indiawastheonlysourcefordiamondstotheworld.(Source.Gemological
InstituteofAmerica)
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Indiaistheonlycountrywherethelionandthetigercoexist.
AprincessofAyodhyawasthemotherofKoreasfirstroyaldynasty.Theprincesss
KoreannamewasHeoHwangokandshewasthefirstqueenofGeumgwanGaya
Dynasty.FormerpresidentKimDaeJungisdescendedfromthisline.*
*Iamnotsureaboutthislastone.RelyingsolelyontheresearchbytheauthorofLand
oftheSevenRiversforthis(LandoftheSevenRivers:ABriefHistoryofIndia's
Geography:SanjeevSanyal:9780670086399:Amazon.com:Books )
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69.9kViewsUpvotedbyKushalKulshreshtha,IndianandAsaAravindh,Indianineverysense.
WeuseourCurrencydailybuthowmanyofusactuallyknowabouttheIndianCurrency?
Veryfew,Maybe1/10.
ThewordrupeecomesfromtheSanskritwordraupya.Themeaningofwhichissilver.
SherShahSuriintroducedthefirstrupee.ThefirstpapernotewasissuedbyBankof
Hindustan.
AllofusknowwhoisMahatmaGandhibutwheredidhispiccomefromonthebanknote?
ItcamefromameetingbetweenhimandLordPethickLawrenceinthe1940's
Haveyoueverseenthebacksideofanote?Ifnot,hereiswhyyoushould.
20carriestheimprintofAndamanandNicobarIslands.
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50ParliamentOfIndia
100HimalayaMountains
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500DandiMarch
1000EconomyofIndia
Eachbanknotehasitsamountwrittenin17languages.Ontheobverse,the
denominationiswritteninEnglish andHindi .Onthereverseisa
languagepanelwhichdisplaysthedenominationofthenotein15ofthe22
officiallanguagesofIndia .
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Thelanguagesaredisplayedinalphabeticalorder.Languagesincludedonthepanelare
Assamese ,Bengali ,Gujarati ,Kannada ,Kashmiri ,Konkani ,Malayalam ,
Marathi ,Nepali ,Odia ,Punjabi ,Sanskrit ,Tamil ,Telugu andUrdu .
OtherImportantFacts
Ifyouhaveatornnote,ormorethan51%ofitstornpart,youcan
exchangeitforanewoneatabank.
ZerorupeenoteswereissuedbytheNGO5thPillar tofightcorruption.
Totypethesymboloftherupee,youneedtopress'Ctrl+Shift+$'.
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In1917,thewasmightierthanthe$.1=13USDtobeprecise.
Afewmorewhichmayhelpincreaseyourknowledgealil:
In2010Indianrupeesymbolwasadopted.D.UdayaKumaristhecreatorofthe
rupeesymbol.ThesymbolwasderivedfromDevanagariletter""(ra).Thesymbolisa
combinationoftheLatinletterRandDevanagariletter.Theparallellineinthe
symbolisgiventomakeitlookliketricolorofIndiannationalflag.
75,100,1000rupeescoinwerefirstmadein2010.Itwasonlyforthecommemorative
purposes.Theyweremadetocelebrate75yearsofReserveBankofIndia,100yearsof
RabindranathTagoreand1000yearsofBrihadeeswarartemple.
ThecurrentseriesofbanknotesarecalledMahatmaGandhiSeries.TheMahatma
Gandhiseriesofnoteswereintroducedin1996.
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500rupeesnotewasintroducedin1987and1000rupeenotewasintroducedin2000.
IndiancurrencynotesareprintedatCurrencyNotePressinNashik,theBharatiya
NoteMudraNigam(P)pressesatSalboniandMysore,WatermarkPaper
ManufacturingMillinHoshangabad.
P.S.:Apologiesifirepeatedsomething.Ignoreifyouknowallthis.Thanksfor
Reading:)
EDIT:SeeAlso
RishabhTewari'sanswertoArethereanythingswhichonlyanIndiancando?
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CIAoncelostanucleardeviceintheHimalayas:
Thisisnotafactassuchbutratheranincidentwhichremainsunknowntoa
vastmajorityofIndians.
From1965to1968,attemptsweremadebytheCentralIntelligenceAgency(CIA),inco
operationwiththeIndianIntelligenceBureau(IB),toplaceanuclearpowered
telemetryrelaylisteningdeviceonthesummitofNandaDevi.
Thisdevicewasdesignedtointercepttelemetrysignalsfrommissiletestlaunches
conductedintheXinjiangProvince,atatimeofrelativeinfancyinChina'smissile
program.Indiahadjustfacedmilitaryconfrontationswithchinaandthewestwashelping
Indiatoleverageitsmilitaryposition.
FromatoptheNandaDevionegetsaclearviewofthechineseterritoryformiles.
Anywaytheexpeditiontoplacethedeviceretreatedduetodangerousweather
conditions,leavingthedevicenearthesummitofNandaDevi.Theyreturnedthe
nextspringtosearchforthedevice,whichendedwithoutsuccess.
Thiscausedseriousconcernaboutpossibleradioactivecontaminationofthe
environmentand,inparticular,theRiverGanges.Thedevicehadabout5kgof
radioactiveplutonium,andifitcancameincontactwiththemeltwatersofthe
HimalayaswhichfeedtheIndianrivers,itcouldcauseserioushealthhazards.
Repeatedsearchescouldnotretrievethedevicewhichstillremainsmissing.
Thehighlysophisticatedandtopsecretmissionwaskeptunderwrapsfor38longyears,
barringa"partialandinaccurateleak"madetoaUSmagazinein1978,whichrockedthe
IndianParliamentatthattime.
AtalBihariVajpayee,thenForeignMinister,declaredinLondononApril30,1978,India
wouldrecoverthenucleardevice.TopacifyagitatedMPs,Vajpayeealsomadestatements
inParliament.
Ahighpoweredcommitteeofscientists,includingDrAtmaRam,HNSethna,MGK
Menon,RajaRamannaandDrSaha,wassetuptostudyandassesstheriskofthemissing
deviceonNandaDevi,thebooksaid.
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WhileCIArefusedtocommentonthenews,USCongressmenaskedthenPresidentJimmy
Cartertoconductaninvestigation.Howeverthedeviceremainsuntraceabletillday.
Sources:
CIAnucleardeviceatopHimalayasTheTimesofIndia
NandaDevi
UshnikDas,PhysicsUndergrad.
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WeveallseenthedifferentmapsofIndiabeitpolitical,physical,historicaletc.
ButdidyouevercomparethemapofIndiapublishedbyotherneighbouringcountries
withthatofIndiaherself?
BeingeternallyboredIwasgoingthroughsomearticleswhenIcameacrossthisweirdfact
whichmanyofyoumightbeunawareof.
LetsfirstlookatthemapofherneighbourPakistan.
PoliticalPakistanmapoutline/blank
Noticedanythingslightlydifferent?
No?
Ok,wellletslookatonemorespecimenbeforeitbecomesobvious
PayattentiontotheNorthEastcornerofPakistan.
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OutlineofPakistan
Anythingoutofthebox?
Yes.Pakistanclaimstohavealmost2,22,236sqkmoftheNorthWesternwingof
Jammu&Kashmir.Idontneedtoremindyouofthenumerouswarsarisingduetothis
area.ThemostrecentonebeingOperationMeghdoot.
Thedisputedoesntendhere.
LetshavealookatthemapofChina
EssentialChinatravelmaps
Anythingweirdagainaha?
Wait,thismightbeabitdifficulttonoticebutjustpayattentiontotheSouthEasternand
SouthWesternregionsofChinaborderingIndia.
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China
Gotit?
Yesssssss!!!
ChinatooclaimstohavealmostalloftheAksaiChinregionoftheNorthern
LadakhplateauandsomepartoftheNorthernArunachalPradesh.
Inthemapbelow,theredregionisclaimedtobeunderChineseauthoritywhiletheyellow
underPakgovernance.
TheIndianGovt.hastakensomeseriousstepstostoptheIndiancartographersfrom
publishingsuchwrongmaps.
DidyouknowthateventhemegagiantGoogleMapsranintotroublefor
puttingoutthewrongmapin2007whichshowedtheArunachalPradesh(an
Indianstate)aspartoftheChineseprovince!
Indiathreatens10mfineformapmakerswhodon'ttoelineondisputedterritories
Butdearreaders,accordingtotherecentGoogleMapswedoownwhatweclaim.
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GoogleMaps
SohereyouarewiththedifferentversionsofthecorrectIndianmap.Well,maybesome
otherQuoraniswritingthesameanswerinhisversionofIndiaclaimingregionsoftheir
land.
Hahawhoknows?:P
EDIT:
Imsorrytodisappointyou.After,goingthroughafewmorewebsiteslastnight,Ichecked
theUKversionofGoogleMapsi.e.GoogleMaps .
Andthisiswhatliterallyblewmybrainsoff
Sonowwhatsthis???
TheUKversionofGooglemarksthisasanofficiallydisputedzoneamongthreecountries
usingthosedottedlines(insteadofsolidlines)aspertheinternationalconvention.
Whereas,theIndianversionclearlyshowsthatIndiaownsJ&K.Maybe,itsjusttoplease
theIndiangovt.andsavethemselvesfromanylegaltroublemaybe.
Well,nowthequestionstandsDowereallyownwhatweclaimtoown?
Thatwasmytwocents.
Hopethishelped.
:)
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FreddieMercury wasborntoIndianparentsandspentthebulkofhischildhoodin
India.
Hisoriginalnameis.
HedidhisSchoolingfromSt.Peter'sSchool ,Panchgani ,Mumbai.

HeidolizedLataMangeshkar .
Theverypopular"LIKEABOSS"meme...
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isnoneotherthanFreddieMercury....themercurialmusicgenius.
The"openlygay"MercurysadlydiedofAIDS(mostofusknowthisalready)
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1.BandraWorliSealink,Mumbaihassteelwiresequaltotheearth's
circumferenceIttookatotalof2,57,00,000manhoursforcompletionandalso
weighsasmuchas50,000Africanelephants.Atrueengineeringandarchitectural
marvel.
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source:wikimedia
2.SciencedayinSwitzerlandisdedicatedtoExIndianPresident,APJAbdul
Kalam
ThefatherofIndia'smissileprogrammehadvisitedSwitzerlandbackin2006.Uponhis
arrival,SwitzerlanddeclaredMay26thasScienceDay.
source:wikimedia
3.TheAnnaCentenaryLibrary,ChennaiisthelargestinAsia.
Builton8acresofland,the9floorlibraryhousesatotalareaof333,140sq.ftandhasa
capacitytoaccommodate1.2millionbooks.ACLhasplannedtoadoptanintegrated
librarymanagementsystemthatincludesautomatedissueandreturnofbooks,user
smartcards,accesscontrols,RadioFrequencyIdentification(RFID)technologyandself
checkcounters.
source:topyaps.com
4.DipaKarmakarcreatedhistorybybecomingthefirstIndianwoman
gymnasttoqualifyforOlympicsasshebookedaberthfortheRioGamesafter
astrongperformanceatthefinalqualifyingandtesteventinRiodeJaneiro.
The22yearoldgarneredatotalscoreof52.698pointsintheOlympicsqualifyingevent
tobookaberthforartisticgymnasticsinRioGamestobeheldhereinAugust.
ApartfrombeingthefirstIndianwoman,shewillalsobeanIndiangymnastqualifying
forthequadrennialextravaganzaafter52longyears.
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source:IndianExpress
5.SteveJobschangedhisstyleofglassesafterbeingfiredfromAppletomatchthe
styleofoneofhisinspirationsnoneotherthanMahatmaGandhi.Hemadetheswitch
ofhisglassestotherimlessLunorIdeal380model.HealsothoughtofGandhitobethe
PersonoftheCentury.
Source:TheAppleBite
P.S:Willkeepadding!Thanks!!
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SomeInterestingFactsAboutIndia.
InventionandDiscovery
IndianmathematicianAryabhattainventedzero.ManyJainreligioustextshave
evidencesofuseofzeroandlateritwasadoptedbyArabs.
ChesswasinventedinIndia,knownas"Chaduranga"fromwhichthename"Shataranja"
wasoriginated.AlsothegameofSnakes&LadderswasdevelopedinIndiaand
evidencesshowthatitwasplayedduringthe13thcentury.
Ayurvedaisregardedasthelargestschoolofmedicineknowntohumans.Takshilais
consideredastheworldsfirstuniversitywhichisnowinPakistan.Indiahasonemore
ancientuniversity,NalandaintheIndianstateofBihar.
AccordingtoGemologicalInstituteofAmerica,IndiawastheonlysourceofDiamonds
till1896.
TheBalajiTempleinTirupathi,alsoknownasTirumalaVenkateswaraTemple
issituatedinthestateofAndhraPradesh.Itisconsideredastheworldslargest
religiouspilgrimdestination.Withdevoteesrangingfrom3040millionannuallyit
surpassesRomeandMecca.
Worldslargestreligiousbuilding,AngkorWatisaHinduTempleinCambodia
dedicatedtolordVishnu.
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Every12years,areligiousgatheringKumbhMela takesplaceinIndia.Itis
worldslargestpeacefulgathering.On10thFebruary2013,thedayofMauni
Amavasya,30millionpeoplebathedintheholywaterofGangesRiver .
PadmanabhaswamyTempleinThiruvananthapuram,Keralaistherichest
templeintheworld.ItisdedicatedtolordVishnuofHinduism.Asperthefindings,
ithasassetsworthmorethan19billionUSdollarsor1.2trillionINR.
PLEASESEEBELOW:
1.PeterEnglandoneofthelargestmenswearbrandisanIndianbrand.
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2.HindustanUnileverLimited(HUL)isnotanIndiancompany.Itisa
subsidiaryofAngloDutchcompanyUnilever.
3.EnglishfootballlegendDavidBeckhamhashiswifeVictoriaBeckhams
nameinkedinDevanagiriscriptalonghisforearm.
4.AfricancricketstarJontyRhodesnamedhisdaughterIndia,heloves
Indiasrichmixofculture,heritageandtradition.Somethingtobeproudof.
Santiago"Santi"CazorlaGonzlez,SpanishprofessionalfootballerwhoplaysforArsenal
inthePremierLeague,andfortheSpanishnationalteamnamedhisdaughterIndia.
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5.Indiahasthelargestnumberofpostofficesintheworld.IndianPostal
Servicewith154,900postofficesisregardedasthemostdistributedpostal
systemintheworld.Indiaalsohasafloatingpostofficemadeonaboat!...
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