Fact 1- Taj Mahal is Taller Than Qutub Minar
The Taj Mahal is so proportionately constructed, one can never imagine that it is taller than the Qutab Minar, the tallest minaret in the world! The Taj Mahal is 243.5ft. in height while the Qutab Minar is only 239ft.
Image Source
Read Here
Fact 2. – India has a Snapdeal.comNagar
Don't believe me here is the proof Source
Read Here
Fact 3 – Indian Ice Hockey Team
The history of ice hockey in India dates back almost 100 years, when ice hockey was a favourite pastime for the British in Shimla, Punjab. The Shimla Ice Skating Club is still very active in promoting ice sports in India.
Source
Read Here
Fact 4 – CIA Lost a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas, & Never Found it
In the 1960’s CIA in collaboration with IIB planned to place a nuclear-powered telemetry relay listening device on the summit of Nanda Devi.But due to dangerous weather conditions, they left the device near the summit of Nanda Devi. They returned the next spring to search for the device, which ended without success.
Source
Read Here
Fact 5 – Now, Mahindra & Mahindra | Previously, Mahindra & Muhammed
Mahindra & Mahindra was set up as a steel trading company in 1945 in Ludhiana as Mahindra & Mohammed by brothers K.C. Mahindra and J.C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam Mohammed.After India gained independence and Pakistan was formed, Mohammed emigrated to Pakistan. The company changed its name to Mahindra & Mahindra in 1948
Source
Read Here
Fact 6 – Stuart Clark is of Indian Origin
Clark is the son of Anglo-Indian parents; his father Bruce Clark is from Chennai and his mother Mary is from Bangalore. He is the first male cricketer of Indian ancestry to represent Australia.
Source
Read Here
Fact 7 – First Ever Finger Print Bureau was in Calcutta, India
The first ever Finger Print Bureau in the world was established at Writer’s Building at Calcutta (now Kolkata) in the year 1897.
Source
Read Here
Post a Comment