Interesting Facts about India

> An Indian man single-handedly planted a 1,360 acre forest that is home to a complex, thriving ecosystem.

> Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.

> 21 Indians fought to death against 10,000 afghans to defend a strategic army post in 1897.

> Hindus in India believe that there are more than 300 million different gods, since every village there has their own local god.

> Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.

> The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people.

> In 1954, archaeologists excavating an 8th-century Viking settlement in Sweden found a Buddha statuette from India.

> There is a golden temple in India that feeds thousands of people who show up randomly regardless of race, religion and class.

> An barber in India named Ramesh Babu gives his customers a decent trim for only $2 — But he owns a Rolls Royce!

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