6 things about INDIA you never knew before

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  1. The world’s biggest family resides in Mizoram ,India.

The man Ziona has 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren. They live in a 100 room four story house. His wives share a dormitory near his private bedroom. The entire family shares a common kitchen, with the wives taking turns to do the mammoth task of cooking.

2. India was an island

More than 100 million years ago, India was an Island. India drifted away from Madagascar and began its rapid movement northward, ultimately colliding with Asia between 55-50 million years ago. The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate.

3. Bandra Worli Sealink

This is the India’s first 8-lane freeway over the open sea.It was built by engineers from India, Britain, Canada, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Serbia, Singapore and Switzerland. The length of steel wires used in the project is equivalent to the circumference of the Earth.

4. India has the record for the largest attended funeral in World

In 1969, Tamilnadu state Chief Minister Annadurai's funeral was attended by 15 million people in Chennai.He was the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu from 1967 to 1969.

5. India is the world's second-largest English-speaking country

10 % of our population that is 125 million people can speak English.USA is the first largest English speaking country.

6. Largest number of vegetarians in the world

29-40% of our population are vegetarian. United Nations ranked India the lowest consumer of meat in the world.