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Some interesting facts
on India
India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
India is the only subcontinent in the world.
Only country after which an ocean is named.
Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C. and is the oldest living city in the world today.
Grammar constitutes one of India's greatest contributions to Western philology. Panini, the Sanskrit grammarian, who lived between 750
and 500 B.C., was the first to compose formal grammar through his 'Astadhyai'.
India invented the Number System. Aryabhatta invented zero.
The World's first university was established in Takshashila in
700 B.C. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century
B.C. was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. It is the most suitable language for computer software, says a report in the July 1987 issue of Forbes magazine.
Mountains
Himalayas 2,400 km long, between 240 km and 320 km wide. The Kanchenjunga peak is at 8,534 mts.
Aravalli Ranges (Rajasthan Mount Abu 1,219 mts)
Eastern Ghats (Height 610 mts)
Western Ghats (Height 915-1220 mts, some mountains upto 2,440 mts)
