Here’s the bucket list of wonderful facts make our nation Incredible India

India is a place of human race, the birthplace of human speech, mother of history, the birthplace of legends and also the birthplace of the traditions. Our most respected and informative material in the history of man is cherished up in India only. Below given are the 10 facts that will support the above statement:

1. A floating post office

India is one such land that has the largest postal network with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on a typical serves a populace of 7,175 people. Also to your utter surprise, we’d like to bring a unique thing in your notice, there is a floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar which was inaugurated in August 2011.

2. Kumbh Mela gathering visible from space

The 2023 Kumbh Mela is the biggest congregation of people with over 150 million pilgrims. The gathering is so huge that the crowd is visible even from the space. 

3. The wettest inhabited place in the world

Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji, also a part of the Meghalaya, holds the record for the most rainfall in the calendar year of 1861.

4. Bandra Worli sea link has steel wires corresponding to the earth’s circumference

It took the total of the 2, 57, 00,000 man hours for the completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 African elephants. True engineering and architectural marvel.

5. The highest cricket ground in the world

At the height of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was constructed in 1893 and is a portion of Chail Military School. 

6. Shampooing is an Indian concept

Shampoo was conceived in India, not the marketable liquid ones but the one made of herbs. The word ‘shampoo’ has been resulting from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage.

7. The Indian national Kabbadi team has won all world cups

India has won all 5 men’s Kabbadi World Cups held till now and have been undefeated throughout these tournaments. The Indian women’s team has also won all Kabbadi World Cups held till date.

8. Water on the Moon was revealed by India

In September 2009, India’s ISRO Chandaryaan – 1 using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper detected water on Moon for the first time.

9. Science day is dedicated to former Indian President, APJ Abdul Kalam in Switzerland

The father of Indian’s missile program had visited Switzerland back in 2006. Upon his coming to Switzerland declared May 26th as science day.

10. India’s first President only taken 50% of his salary in his entire tenure

When Dr. Rajendra Prasad was appointed the President of India, he only took 50% of his salary, claiming he did not require more than that. Towards the end of his 12-year tenure, he only acquired 25% of his salary. The salary of the President was Rs. 10,000 back then.

These are a small depiction of facts, don’t you think our motherland offers a lot to make us feel proud.