Here we are going to present 20 cool facts about the exotic and beautiful India. If you like to learn something new about other cultures and peoples, welcome inside!
1. Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.
It’s the country of people highly fascinated with gold. Their holdings in gold are estimated at about holdings 15,000 tons.
2. An Indian man single-handedly planted a 1,360 acre forest that is home to a complex, thriving ecosystem.
It turns out one hard working person needs less than nine years to cultivate 1360 acres.
3. The Prime Minister of India’s salary in 2013 was only $2,400 USD.
The salary of the American president for the same 2013 amounted to 33,000 dollars monthly.
4. Hindus in India believe that there are more than 300 million different gods, since every village there has their own local god.
Ancient people believed in existence of 330 million living beings. That inspired the basic idea of Hinduism – the idea of 330 million deities or gods.
5. In India there’s a prison where prisoners can come and go as they want. The prisoners can also hold jobs. One prisoner is even a school teacher.
Family members are also allowed to live with prisoners. This prison is located in the state of Rajasthan.
6. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people.
People who work for the Indian railway have wonderful growth prospects.
7. This is a funeral for an elephant hit by a train in India.
The poor animal was hit by a train.
8. There is a golden temple in India that feeds thousands of people who show up randomly regardless of race, religion and class.
A fully vegetarian meal is daily given out to nearly 100,000 people.
9. An barber in India named Ramesh Babu gives his customers a decent trim for only $2 — But he owns a Rolls Royce!
Today he actually owns a fleet of 105 nice cars.
10. An Indian airline only hires women because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel.
The average difference in weight between women and men is 15-20 kg.
11. 21 Indians fought to death against 10,000 Afghans to defend a strategic army post in 1897.
Read about the prominent battle of Saragarchi here.
12. Gulabi Gang is the name of a gang of women in India, that on call, beat up abusive husbands with brooms.
Corrupt officials are beaten by sari-clad vigilantes as well.
13. India is the country of the largest family consisting of one man, with 39 wives and 94 children.
The family of Ziona Chana has a mansion with 100 rooms, they need 30 chickens to cook just one family dinner!
14. An Indian man hasn’t bathed in 37 years and is known as the smelliest and dirtiest man to have ever lived.
Guru Kailash Singh, 65, promised to bathe when he has a son. The man already has seven daughters but still no boys were born by his wife who is already 60. It’s crazy but Singh doesn’t lose his hope…
15. There is an Indian version of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” named “The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir”.
The Indian show was first aired in 2000.
16. The founder of “5-Hour-Energy”, Manoj Bhargava, is the richest Indian in the US, and gives 90% of his earnings to charity.
A 2 ounce energy drink of Manoj Bhargava was launched in 2003 to take control over 90% of the U.S. energy-shot market.
.17. In India, over 2,000 people have been killed after being accused of witchcraft between the years 2000 and 2012.
It had to be a cruel meassage for Indian women: docility and domesticity get rewarded while anything else gets punished.
18. A soldier of the Indian Army once fought off 40 train robbers with a knife, killing 3 and injuring 8 to save a girl from getting raped.
The incident took place on September 2, 2010.
19. One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes.
8233 Indian women were killed over dowry in 2012 alone.
20. India’s population is expected to increase by 400 million by 2050 which will equal to the populations of the U.S. and China combined.
By the year of 2050 India is expected to be the most populous country.
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