Indian Factofile !

 

Historical Facts

·         India has contributed so much to the field of mathematics. Branches like algebra, calculus and trigonometry find its roots here. Zero was invented by Aryabhata, who was an Indian.

·         Chess happens to find its roots in India.

·         A good peaceful India fact for children is that we haven’t invaded any country in our history.

·         The world’s first university, the University of Takshashila, was built in 700 B.C.

·         All the European languages were derived from Sanskrit, which happens to be the oldest and richest language, again, from India.

·         In 100 BC, the decimal system was invented in India.

·         Baudhayana is the genius who calculated the value of Pi. He was an Indian.

·         Ayurveda is the first stem of medicine originated in India.

·         Alexander’s Army turned back once they entered India as they were terrified of the powerful army of the Nanda empire.

·         The Dutch Navy was defeated decisively by Marthanda Varma of Travancore in 1741.

Animal Facts

·         India has close to 500 wildlife sanctuaries.

·         The Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and Indo-Burma are the three hotspots for biodiversity.

·         The Asian Elephant, Bengal Tiger, Asiatic lion, Mugger crocodile are a few threatened species found in India.

·         India is home to around 1300 species of beautiful birds.

·         The Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India.

·         The peacock is the national bird of India.

·         The river dolphin of the Ganges is the national aquatic animal of India.

·         The Himalayan blue sheep is found only in India.

·         The Sarus crane is one of the biggest cranes in India.

·         Coming second to New Zealand, India has the highest population of sheep in the world (75,000,000).

Facts About Indian Currency

·         India minted a zero rupee note to make a point about the NGO 5th pillar’s move to fight corruption.

·         Every Indian currency note has 15 languages on the reverse side and two on the front, which are English and Hindi.

·         Back in the days, the Indian five-rupee coin was smuggled all the way to Bangladesh and was used to make razors.

·         Indian notes are made of cotton and cotton rag.

·         Shortly after the India – Pakistan divide, Pakistan used the Indian Rupee notes up until they could mint their own money.

·         We don’t have 5,000 and 10,000 rupee notes now, but between the years 1954 and 1978, these were in circulation.

·         The Ministry of Finance issues one-rupee notes.

·         Every note has a depiction of India.

·         A damaged or torn note can be exchanged at local banks.

·         Destroying money is considered an offence punishable by law.

Facts About Sports

·         Dhyan Chand, the hockey legend, was offered a rank of field marshal in the German army by Hitler. He refused the offer and led the Indian team to win gold in the Berlin Olympics of 1936.

·         Sarfaraz Khan was only ten years old during the first IPL match. Now he is 17.

·         Five international men’s Kabbadi tournaments have been held, and India won all of them.

·         India has won 26 medals in the Olympic Games.

·         Martial arts or the sport of self-defence finds its roots in India.

·         The first time India participated in the Olympics was in 1900.

·         A poet called Gyaydevji came up with this game called “Parambadham”. That is today’s snakes and ladders for you.

·         Polo too finds its roots in India. The game has gone through a lot of modification from the original, though.

·         Hockey is India’s national game.

·         The IPL has the second highest amount of money spent on it, after the NBA.

Indian Music Facts

·         Gandharva Mahavidyalaya was India’s first music school.

·         Each state produces a different kind of folk music. A few examples are Dandiya from Gujrat, Bauls from Bengal and Lavani from Maharashtra.

·         Bageshwari Qamar is the first shenai vadak of India.

·         Sarod is an instrument that is exclusively Indian.

·         The tabla, too, is a musical instrument that was made first in India.

·         Banjaran was the first folk album of India that contained folk songs from Gujarat and Rajasthan.

·         The national anthem was written by Rabindranath Tagore and first sung in a rally at Kolkata.

·         The veena is a beautiful instrument that was first made in India.

·         The Ladybirds was the first India band that only had women.

·         Carnatic music is one of the oldest classical forms of music.