- Around a 100 million years ago, India was an island. - India’s name is derived from the “Indus” river. - Indus Valley Civilisation is the world’s oldest civilisation. - India, hence, is the world’s oldest, most advanced and continuous civilisation. - India has been the largest troop contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions since its inception. - India has the world’s third largest active army, after China and USA. - The Tirupati Balaji temple and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple both, receive more visitors than the Vatican City and Mecca combined. - Every 12 years, a religious gathering called the Kumbh Mela occurs in India. It is the world’s largest gathering of people. -The gathering is so large that the Kumbh Mela is visible from the space. -Varanasi is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today. - India has more mosques (300,000 mosques) than any other nation in the world. - And the third largest Muslim...
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