Facts, least known about INDIA
Fact 1:: We all know, India got her freedom in the year 1947 but GOA got her freedom in 1961.
Fact 2:: During British period in India, Pondicherry was ruled by French.
Fact 3:: India's population crossed 1billion on May 11,2000.
Fact 4:: India defeated USA by 24-1 at the Los Angeles Olympic in hockey in the year 1932. The player to score for USA was our beloved DHYAN CHAN ji. At half time India were comfortably ahead by 18-0. So the US team accepted defeat and requested Dhyan Chan to play for them in the second half and Dhyan Chand ji scored the only goal for US.
Fact 5:: The first train in India that ran between Bombay and Thane was operated by Great Indian Peninsula Railway company.
Fact 6:: The work on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", was started in 1879 under Franklin Prestage.
Fact 7:: Legendary actor Shivaji Ganesan stepped into the film world with Parashakti. The dialogue for this film was penned by M.Karunanidhi, who later became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
Fact 8:: Jyoti Basu, ex- CM of Bengal, holds the record for being the longest-serving Chief Minister in Indian political history.
Fact 9:: The first Braille Hindi newspaper for blind:: Samarth Chetna published in New Delhi.
Fact 10:: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur of Kapurthala was the first blue blood to join Indian Cabinet.
Fact 11:: Scindias' of gwalior holds the record of having largest number of its member iin Lok Sabha.
Fact 12:: Maharani Gayitri Devi of Jaipur held the record of having received largest percentage of votes among all the Indian royals.
Fact 13:: Tiger Pataudi was the first Indian to captain Oxford University.
Fact 14:: Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore was called "The Great Sennitel" by Mahatma Gandhi.
Fact 15:: "By God's Decree" is the autobiography of Kapil Dev.
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