21 Strange And Amazing Things That Can Only Happen In India

5Air Pollution

Air pollution may not be a grave problem throughout India as it would be a stupid observation to make simply because in villages and hilly areas, you could hardly hope to have population but pollution in certain Indian cities is a matter of concern and that is no denying the fact. Delhi especially was measured with a crazy 700 mpcm of harmful PM 2.5 in the air which is 30 times above the limits set by WHO. London is just 69. Surprisingly, Delhi is yet to feature on top of the most polluted cities in the world with Igdir in Turkey measuring 999 and Mexico 814. However, this isn’t a justification of sorts and the Indian Government needs to work on pollution for the sake of our health.

On a positive note, in the last 30 years or so, India has done much to reduce vehicle pollution where 40 years ago black smoke billowed out of buses and cars but today that is a rare sight on roads. 

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6All the world’s major religions can be found in India

India is home to almost all of the word’ major religions. To give a brief example, in a census in 2011. 79.8 % of the population are Hindu while 14.2% belong to Islam. The remaining 6% account for followers of Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism and even Judaism.

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7One of the lost tribes of Israel is said to exist in India

If the mention of Judaism surprised you, then yes India is home to a unique Jewish community found in pockets of the country. In fact, there is a community of Jews living in the Northeast states of Manipur and Mizoram called the Beni Menashe (sons of menashe) who claim direct descent to one of the lost tribes of Israel expelled by the Assyrians 2700 years ago. In 2013, Israel allowed the mass immigration of the tribe to join separated families already living in Israel from years ago. (BTW, this was for information only and not promotional)

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8Kung Fu or martial arts originated in India

Kalaripayattu is a south Indian martial arts form that traces its roots back to 300 CE. Learning it for self-defense. It was then developed further in monasteries like the Shaolin temple and various dynasties after which it became to be known as Gongfu. According to Shaolin temple, the man responsible for taking the martial art form to China was the Indian Buddhist priest Bodhidharma who traveled to China.

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