There are
many things that you may not know about INDIA. Here you find some interesting
Incredible facts and things about India - "It Happens Only In INDIA"
Snakes & Ladder Board game - originated in ancient India, where it was known with the name
Mokshapat or Moksha Patamu.It is not actually known when or who invented
it, though it's believed the game was played at a time as early as 2nd century
BC. According to some historians, the game was invented by Saint Gyandev
in the 13th century AD. Click here
to read moreSiachin : World Highest Battle Field - The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains along the disputed India-Pakistan border at about 35°30′N 77°00′E / 35.5°N 77.0°E. India controls all of the Siachen Glacier itself, including all tributary glaciers. The Siachen Glacier (Siachen meaning "Black Rose" in Balti), discovered in 1907, is the world´s longest glacier outside the polar regions and world highest battle field. Click here to read more
Chail : World's Highest Cricket Ground - Chail (fohighest cricket ground (2,444 metres) built
in 1893. (The Maharaja of Patiala had a penchant for cricket and had a
vast stretch of land flattened in the Himalayan terrain for cricket.) The
ground has the world's highest cricket pitch. Chail Cricket ground has brought
fame to India brmer summer capital of Patiala) is 43 km from Shimla. Three km
from the village is the world’s y
becoming the highest cricket ground in the whole world. Click here
to read more
Bailey Bridge : World Highest Bridge - The Bailey bridge is the highest bridge in the world.
It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the
Himalayan Mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982. It is 30
meters (98 ft) long, and is at an altitude of 5,602 meters (18,379 ft) above
sea level. Click here
to read more
Varanasi : oldest city of the world -Varanasi also
commonly known as Benares or Banaras and Kashi is a city situated on the left (west)
bank of the River Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, regarded
as holy by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Senthoo. It is one of the oldest
continually inhabited cities in the world. Varanasi is located between two
rivers Varana and Asi, and hence
the name Varanasi. Click here to read more
Akshardham : World’s largest Hindu Temple - Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi,
India, recognized as the world's
largest temple by Guinness World Records. It also referred to as Delhi Akshardham or Swaminarayan
Akshardham. The complex
displays centuries of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and
architecture. Click here to read more.
Kharagpur : World’s longest Platform - The longest railway platform in the
world (1,072 metres, or 3,538 feet) is at Kharagpur, West Bengal (India). The
platform was originally 716m long. Its length was extended twice, once to 833m
and then to its present length. Click here to read more.
Khardung La - World's Highest Motorable Road - Khardung La (la means pass
in Tibetan) (elevation 5359 m) is a high mountain pass located in the Ladakh
region, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The local pronunciation is "Khardong
La" or "Khardzong La," but, as with most names in Ladakh, the
romanised spelling varies. It is the highest motorable road in the world as
signs put up by the Border Roads Organization proudly proclaim. Click here to read more.
Deepest "Step Well" of the world - Chand
Baori - In the village Abhaneri near Jaipur in Rajasthan,
state of India you can find Chand Baori, a famous deepest step well of the world. Chand Baori was built in 9th century by
the King Raja Chand . It’s 35 m wide from each side, 13
stories, 3500 narrow steps and is 100 feet deep. Click here to read more.
World's oldest dam - Grand Anicut Dam - The Grand Anicut, also known as the Kallanai, is an ancient dam built
on the Kaveri River near Tirchi in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
It was built by the Chola king Karikalan around the 2nd Century BC and is considered one of
the oldest water-diversion or water-regulator structures in the world, still in
use. Click here to read more.
World's Highest Helipad - The world's highest helipad, built by India, is located in the Siachen Glacier at
a height of 21,000 feet (6400 m) above the sea level. Click here to read more.
Mawsynram : Wettest Place in the World - Mawsynram is a village in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 56 kilometers from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11,872 mm (about 39 feet), but since it has no meteorological department in the area, Cherrapunji is still officially considered the place recording world’s highest rainfall. Click here to read more.
Mawsynram : Wettest Place in the World - Mawsynram is a village in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 56 kilometers from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11,872 mm (about 39 feet), but since it has no meteorological department in the area, Cherrapunji is still officially considered the place recording world’s highest rainfall. Click here to read more.
Buland Darwaza :
Highest Gateway in the World - Buland Darwaza meaning 'high' or 'great' gate in Persian, is the largest of gateways in
the world. It is located in Fatehpur Sikri which is located 43 km away from
Agra, India. It is also known as the "Gate of Magnificence". It was built by Akbar following
his victory in battle in 1573 - when Gujarat fell to him. The walled city of
Fatehpur Sikri is dominated by this stupendous structure. Click here to read more.
Indian Railways :
World's Largest Employer - Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the
world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. It is the world's
largest commercial or utility employer, with more than 1.4 million employees. Click here to read more.
Tirupati Temple :
World's Richest Temple - Tirumala Tirupati Temple is a famous Hindu Temple of Lord Venkateswara and is accredited for being the most visited
temple of India and second most visited shrine in the world after Vetican.
Considered as the most sacred and the richest temple in the world, Tirupati
temple is situated in the town of Tirupati. Click here to read more.
Hikkim : World's
Highest Post-office - With 1,55,618 post
offices and over 5,66,000 employees, India has the largest postal network in
the world. We can also boast of the world's highest post office. This branch post office is located in small town of Hikkim, in Lahaul
Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. It is located at height of 15500 feet and
was opened of nov.5,1983. The pin code for this post office is 172114. Click here to read more.
Bhut Jolokia :
World's Hottest Chilli - The Naga Jolokia Chili Pepper is also known as Bhut Jolokia, Ghost
Chili, Ghost Pepper or Naga Morich - this is a chili pepper recognized as the
hottest in the world. In 2007, the Guinness World Records held it to be the
hottest chili, replacing the Red Savina strain of habanero chili. It is a
naturally occurring interspecific hybrid originating from the northeast of India,
particularly Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. Click here to read more.
DDLJ : World's
Longest Running Movie - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) an Indian film
which was premiered on 19 October 1995 and was released nationwide on 20
October 1995. It was directed by Aditya Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan, Kajol,
and Amrish Puri. The movie remains the longest running film in the history of
Indian cinema. In 2001, it broke the continuous-exhibition record, established
by the movie ‘Sholay’ at Minerva Theatre (5 years: 1975 – 1980). And now as of
March 2009, ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ has set yet another world records by
completing “700 weeks” of continuous play in Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir theater.
On October 20th, 2009 the movie completed 15 years of non-stop running. Click here to read more.
Jaivana :
World's Largest Cannon - The Jaivana cannon is the world's biggest wheeled
cannon ever made. It is located at the Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur. It was cast in
1720, during the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur. Click here to read more.
Millenium Park Bus Depot : World's Largest Bus Depot - The largest bus station in the world
is Millennium Park Bus Depot in Delhi, India. The depot is comprehensive in all
respects, with parking space for around 1,000 buses, five workshop-cum-bus
scanning centres, seven dormitories for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
officers, night stay for 500 persons, eight washing pits, four underground
tanks for washing buses and two CNG filling stations, among other facilities.
Officials said the depot was constructed within a very short period at a cost
of Rs 61 crore and can be called the greenest depot in the country. Click here to read more.
Ramoji Film Studio :
World's Largest Film Studio - The
largest integrated film production complex is the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad
which opened in 1996 with 47 sound stages. It is also a popular tourism and
recreation centre, containing both natural and artificial attractions including
an amusement park. It is situated near Hayathnagar and Peddamberpet on
Hyderabad - Vijayawada, NH9 highway, about 25 km South-East of Hyderabad.
Click here to read more.
World's Largest Solar Kitchen - India is well-known for delicious food, and the kitchen is considered to
be a sacred place in any Indian home. And now India has something else to be
proud of: the world’s largest solar kitchen. The solar kitchen has been set up
at Taleti, near Mount Abu, situated at a height of 1219 m above sea level in
Rajasthan. Click here to read more.
World's Highest ATM in Sikkim - On December 12, 2003, UTI Bank inaugurated its ATM at Thegu, near the
Nathu-la Pass in Sikkim, which is at 13,200 feet above sea level. That makes it
an ATM at the highest location in India. Click here to read more.
World's Largest Family - Residing in a 100-room four story mansion outside of Baktawang in
Mizoram, Ziona Chana is married to 39 women with whom he has 94 children,
14-daughters-in-law, and 33 grandchildren. Click here to read more.
Antilia - World's Most Expensive Home - The Antilia is a more than $1 billion family home in South Mumbai, built
for India’s richest man (and Forbes’ fourth richest man) Mukesh Ambani - the
billionaire Chairman of Reliance Industries, his wife, three children and his
mother. Antilia is named after the mythical island in the Atlantic, Antillia.
Click here to read more.
Kotilingeshawara - World's Largest Shiva Lingam -
Kotilingeshwara is the principal deity of the Kotilingeshwara
temple. This temple lies in the Kammasandra village in the district of Kolar in
Karnataka state. It is about five kilometers from Kolar Gold Fields and about 6
Kilometers from Aalamaram. This place has the distinction of having one of the
largest Shivalinga in the world. Over 2 Lakh divotees visit the temple on Maha
Shivratri every year. Click here to read more.
World's Highest ATM in Sikkim - On December 12, 2003, UTI Bank inaugurated its ATM at Thegu, near the
Nathu-la Pass in Sikkim, which is at 13,200 feet above sea level. That makes it
an ATM at the highest location in India. Click here to read more.
India’s first floating Post office is on Dal Lake,
Srinagar - India’s first floating Post
office is on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first of its kind in the country. It was
inaugurated by Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot
and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on August 22'2011.
Click here to read more.
Hirakud Dam - World's Longest Man-made Dam -
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km
from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one
of the world's longest earthen dam. Hirakud Dam is the longest man-made dam in
the world, about 16 mi (26 km) in length. It is one of the first
major multipurpose river valley project started after India's independence. The
name of the dam is mostly mis-pronounced in North India as Hirakund which is
actually Hirakud. Click here to read more.
Jal Mahal, Jaipur - It’s a historical place, built by Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799 AD. As we
know it’s located in the middle of the mansagar Lake. This mansagar lake was
formed by constructing a dam between the 2 hills by Sawai man Singh. This is a
best example of Rajputs architecture, Jal Mahal is deployed with vast
architectural. Click here to read more.
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| Jal Mahal, Jaipur
Majuli - World's Largest Fresh Water Island -
Majuli is the largest fresh Water mid-river deltaic island in
the world. It is situated in the upper reaches of the river Brahmaputra in
Assam. Its wide blue sky, Holy River floating across the banks, and beautiful
landscape is the best example of God’s creation. Click here to read more.
City Montessori School, Lucknow - World's Largest
School by People - City Montessori
School (CMS), Lucknow is a private school that offers education up to the level
of under-graduation, in Lucknow, India. The school is the largest school in the
world in terms of pupils. By 2010 its enrollment had reached 39,437 pupils. CMS
is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.
The school has been ranked 6th in the "most respected secondary
schools" in India list compiled by IMRB in 2007. Click here to read more.
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) - World largest CNG
powered bus service operator- Prior
to independence in 1930s, public transport in the Delhi was in private hands,
with people relying mainly on tangas and the bus services of the ‘Gwalior
Transport Company’ and ‘Northern India Transport Company’. But with the growing city, it soon proved inadequate,
thus Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus system was established in May 1948. DTC - CNG powered bus service operator in the world is the main public transport operator
of Delhi and NCR region. It's also the world cleanest public bus service running on CNG. Click here to read more.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam - World's Largest Masonry Dam-
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the world's largest masonry
(brick or stonework) dam built across Krishna River in Nagarjuna Sagar,
Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1955 and 1967. It creates
the third largest man-made lake in the world. Apart from this, some remains of
the Buddhist civilization dating back to the 3rd century A.D, are seen on an
island called Nagarjunakonda located in a man-made lake on the other side of
the river Krishna. Click here to read more.
Sivappu Mazhai - World's Fastest Film Produced (Script
to Screen) - The shortest time taken to
make a feature length film from scripting to screening is 11 days 23 hours and
45 minutes for Sivappu Mazhai (India, 2009) produced in Chennai, India, from 22
May to 3 June 2009. The world fastest movie is scheduled for theatrical release
on April 2010 around the world. Click here to read more.
 Mahabharata - World's Longest Epic Poem - The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India,
the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa. With more than
74,000 verses and about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahabharata is one of
the longest epic poems in the world. It is roughly ten times the size of the
Iliad and Odyssey combined, roughly five times longer than Dante's Divine
Comedy, and about four times the size of the Ramayana. Click here to read more.
World's Largest Photo Album (Wedding) - Bharatmatrimony.com, largest matchmaking company with presence both
online, with over 450 Matrimony portals, and offline with 150+ company owned
retail outlets, gathered to set the Guinness Book of World Record with the
World’s Largest Photo Album (Wedding) featuring the contributions by the public.
Click here to read more.
Great Rann of Kutch - World's Largest Salt Desert
- The Great Rann of Kutch, is a seasonal salt marsh located in
the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India and the Sindh province
of Pakistan. It is about 7,505.22 square kilometres (2,897.78 sq mi) in size
and is reputed to be the largest salt desert in the world. Click here to read more.
Pangong Lake (Ladakh) - one of the highest and largest
lake in Asia - Pangong Lake also called Pangong Tso or Banggong Co (Tibetan) is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated
at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 135 km
long one of the largest lake in Asia. Its area falls under both India and
China. One third of it is in India and remaining in China. Click here to read more.
World's Biggest Motorcycle Riding Human Pyramid -
On June 11, 2008, the Indian Army’s "Dare Devil"
motorcycle display team broke its own record to form the world’s biggest
motorcycle riding pyramid of people. Team has found a place in the prestigious
Guinness Book of World Records when it successfully carried 251 men on 11
motorcycles for a record-breaking distance of 240 metres. Several army jawans,
officers and common people gathered at the ground to witness the event. Click here to read more.
Jamnagar Refinery - World's Largest Oil Refining
Complex - The Jamnagar Refinery is a
private sector crude oil refinery owned by Reliance Industries in Jamnagar,
Gujarat, India. The refinery was commissioned on 14 July 1999 with an installed
capacity of 668,000 barrels per day (106,200 m3/d). It is the largest refinery
in the world. Click here to read more.
Taj-Ul-Masjid : Asia's Largest Mosque - Taj-ul-Masajid literally means "the crown of mosques", also
spelt as Taj-ul-Masaajid and Taj-ul-Masjid, is a mosque situated in Bhopal, India. This is the
largest mosque in Asia. Click here to read more.
Dhai Seedhi Ki Masjid : Asia's Smallest Mosque - Some
things in Bhopal are difficult to miss; like Upper Lake, the
largest manmade lake in India, which dominates the landscape here, or Taj-ulMasjid, the immense mosque – one of Asia’s
largest – which tops
any list of city sights. But until recently I, like pretty much everyone
else who’s ever been Bhopal, had no idea that this fascinating city was also
home to the Asia’s smallest mosque – Dhai Seedhi Ki Masjid (Mosque of two
and half step). Click here to read more.
India first superfast double decker train -
The first superfast
air-conditioned Double Decker (12931/12932) Ahmedabad-Mumbai
express train was flagged off on September 19, 2012 by the Union Minister of State
for Railways Bharat Sinh Solanki. Click here to read more.
Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple - World's Richest Hindu
Temple - Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple
is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram,
India. The shrine is currently run by a trust headed by the royal family of
Travancore. It has become the World’s richest Hindu temple (overtaking the Tirupati
Temple) after a vast treasure trove of gold coins, jewels and precious stones
were unearthed. The opening of four vaults reveals a vast bounty that
unofficial estimates at 22 billion US dollars (1,00,000 Crores). Click here to read more.
Bhangarh-Asia's Most Haunted Place - At the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, between Jaipur and Alwar in
Rajasthan, is Bhangarh, popularly known as the “ghost city of India. It is
considered to be the Most Haunted Place in whole Asia. Click here to read more.
Hero Cycles - World's No. 1 Cycle Manufacturer
- Hero Cycles Limited, based in Ludhiana Punjab, India, is a
manufacturer of bicycles and bicycle related products. Hero Cycles Ltd (HCL),
established in 1956, became the largest bicycle manufacturer in the country in
1975. The Hero Group company went on to become the world’s No 1 in 1986.Click here to read more.
Kashmiri Saffron - World's Costliest Spice -
Saffron is a spice derived from the
flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus and is considered to be the most
expensive spice of the world. Click here to read more.
World's Largest Chapati - The largest chapati weighed 63.99 kg (141 lb 1 oz) and was made by the
Shree Jalarm Mandir Jirnodhar Samitee organisation at the Jalaram Temple,
Jamnagar, on 15 January 2005. Click here to read more.
Indra Sabha - Movie having most no. of Songs - Movie Indra Sabha released in 1932, the very next year after Alam Ara (first Indian talkie), holds the world record for having most no. of songs in any musical ever made. It featured 71 songs...................Click here to read more.
 The Grand Dragon Hotel - World's Highest Hotel - Hotel The Grand Dragon Ladakh, the only Star Luxury hotel in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir is the world’s highest hotel. It is situated at 11300 ft...................Click here to read more.Khajuraho Group of Monuments - The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho is a famous tourist and archaeological site known for its sculptured temples dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Jain patriarchs, famous for their erotic sculptures. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is considered to be one of the "seven wonders" of India...................Click here to read more. World's Tallest Family - The Kulkarni family has been featured in Limca Book of Records since the inception as the tallest couple with a combined height of 4.09 m. They are now hoping to set a new world record with their combined height. Sharad Kulkarni, 52, stands at 7ft 1.5-inch tall and his wife Sanjot, 46, is 6ft 2.6-inches tall. Their daughters, 22-year-old Mruga and 16-year-old Sanya, are 6ft 1inch and 6ft 4inches respectively. The four-member family's combined height is a staggering 26ft................... Click here to read more.Hindustan Ambassador - World's Best Taxi - The good old Hindustan Ambassador car was voted as the world’s best taxi in the Beaulieu’s World of Top Gear, a global automotive programme aired on the BBC in 2013. The Top Gear-organised show saw India’s Amby beat its competitors from all over the world...................Click here to read more.World most expensive Indian Silk Saree - Navratna stones and gold embroidery – The Chennai Silks used all that and more to weave the 'Vivaah Patu', the most expensive Indian silk sari in the world sold at Rs. 3,931,627, and entered the Guinness World Records in 2008...................Click here to read more. |
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