India's Phenomena among the Other Nations

• India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

• There are 300,000 active mosques in India , more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.

• Sanskrit is the mother of all the European Languages . Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magzine July 1987.

• Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.

• India has the second largest pool of Scientist and Engineers in the World.

• India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indeigenously.

• India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.

• One of the largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.

• The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982

• The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.

• Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.

• Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.