How well do you know your own land? If you are entertaining friends belonging to other countries, what will you say about India to impress them? Here are a few interesting facts about India…
To start off, India is one among the largest democracies in the world.
India’s official name is the ‘Republic of India’. The name “India” was derived from the River Indus. Its official #Sanskrit name is Bharat, after the legendary king in the epic Mahabharata.
The three horizontal colour bands on the Indian along with the Buddhist dharma chakra flag stand for: saffron - courage and sacrifice, white - peace and truth, green - fertility, faith and chivalry.
India has one of the most highly developed dance art forms. Dancing plays an integral part of worship in the inner shrines of most Indian temples.
India is the birthplace of the board game chess. It originated from the Sanskrit word “chaturanga” meaning “four members of an army”.
One of the earliest cottons in the world was spun and woven in India. The Roman emperors who wore this delicate cotton make in India called it “woven winds.”
According to Indians, grasping one’s ears signified repentance or sincerity.
The Indian fig tree or the Banyan tree is considered as a symbol of immortality and thus is India’s national tree.
India is one of the world’s largest producers of dried beans like kidney beans and chickpeas.
And lastly, all of #India follows a single time zone.