India is one of the most fascinating countries in the world. From featuring the lowest divorce rates to being the world’s largest democracy, the essence of this nation is steeped in history and woven into the multicultural fabric of what makes it a great nation of firsts and unique facts. Given the fact that its population is out of control and it really has to work on pollution, it isn’t easy managing and governing 1.32 billion people especially when every state of India is culturally diverse with a separate language and tradition. But that’s what makes India unique in the fact of it being 29 different culturally diverse states making up one big nation. Here are 20 amazing facts about India.
1 There are 6 seasons in India
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According to the Hindu scriptures and the Hindu calendar, there are six seasons in India known as Vasant Ritu (spring), Grishma Ritu (summer), Varsha Ritu (monsoon), Sharad Ritu (Autumn), Hemant Ritu (pre-winter) and Shita Ritu ( Winter). The king of seasons is spring when millions of farmers around India harvest crops. It is the season of fertility and represented by a major festival called of Holi or Doljatra which is the festival of colors.
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2The unique gesture of agreement in India
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No, Yes, Ok, and thank you. Why unnecessary have four separate gestures. Indians have a four in one gesture to express all of the four opinions. Indians just bob their heads from side to side.
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3The largest vegetarian country in the world
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60% of Indians are vegetarians where vegetarianism, a traditional feature of Hinduism in India. Incidentally, In spite of it being an exporter of meat, India consumes the lowest percentage of meat in the world. I’d say that’s quite smart.
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4India is the largest English speaking nation in the world
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Surprise Surprise??? In fact, according to the Indian government, there are two official languages in India. Hindi and English. Of course, the government accepts 17 other languages and you can find 1650 dialects spoken across India.
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