10 Shocking facts of India

10 Shocking facts of India

Hindi is not the National Language of India

In India, there is 780 languages are used for communication. 22 are languages are listed in the Constitution of India. Every state has its own official language. But Hindi is not the national language of India. Hindi is mostly used in northern India. South Indians are used their state language to communicate.

India does not have a National Game

Most people think that Hockey is the national game of India, and few peoples think that Cricket is the national game of India. But the central government said that there is no national game of India.

World’s Fastest Growing Cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020

India never fails to amaze us. Most Indian people think that India’s growing speed is so slow but there are some cities like Ghaziabad, Surat, and Faridabad, that are on the list of fastest-growing cities in the world.

  • Ghaziabad with the growth rate of 5.20% stands in the second position of the list.
  • Surat with the growth rate of  4.99% stands in the fourth position of the list.
  • Faridabad with the growth rate of 4.44% stands in the eighth position of the list.

Bear Grylls wanted to join The Indian Army

Edward Michael Grylls is famous as Bear Grylls. wanted to join the Indian army after completing school.

Indian-American computer architect developed USB

Shocking facts about India

We are surrounded by USB ports. From computers to phones everywhere we see USBs are used for connectivity. And the amazing part is that USB was developed by Indian-American computer architect Ajay V. Bhatt.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch volunteered as an English teacher

Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch took a year’s rest from his acting and became an English teacher at a Tibetan monastery at Darjeeling.

India is the inventor of Calculus and Trigonometry

No doubt the most hated subject is math. and the toughest part of math Calculus and trigonometry are invented by India.

The world’s largest school

Shocking facts about India

The City Montessori School in Lucknow is the world’s largest school in terms of pupils. According to the Guinness Book of World Records on December 29, 2011, the school had 39,437 pupils and 2,500 teachers.

The world’s Biggest Employer

Shocking facts about India

Indian railway is arranging bread butter for 1.4 million people by providing them jobs. Indian railway is the biggest employer in the world.  The count of employees in the Indian railways is more than in some countries like Vatican City, Liechtenstein, Iceland, etc.

Second largest English-speaking population

In India, only 11.38% of people know the English language. But this count make India second country, right after the US that has the most  English-speaking population 

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