Indian Facts

Indian Facts

“Indian Facts - Celebrating the Spirit of India” – This section is a tribute to India’s rich heritage, inspiring achievements, and remarkable diversity. From its geography and history to triumphs in science, sports, and adventure, these fascinating facts aim to ignite pride and curiosity in the h...

STATE WITH MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN INDIA

DISTRICTS IN INDIA

DISTRICTS IN INDIA

Uttar Pradesh is the state with maximum number of districts in India. It has a total of 70 districts. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous and fifth largest state of India.
Only fiv...

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STATE WITH LEAST NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN INDIA

INDIA

INDIA

Goa is the state with least number of districts in India. It has two districts: North Goa & South Goa.
The North Goa District has an area of 1736 sq. Km. Geographical position of ...

INDIA • INDIA •
WETTEST PLACE IN INDIA

WETTEST PLACE

WETTEST PLACE

Wettest Place in India is Cherrapunji. In fact, Cherrapunji is the wettest place on the earth. The place receives an annual rainfall of over 1200 cm. Cherrapunji is situated at 56 ...

WETTEST PLACE • WETTEST PLACE •
WESTERNMOST POINT OF INDIA

WESTERNMOST POINT

WESTERNMOST POINT

West of Ghuar Mota in Gujarat is the westernmost point of India. Its Latitude/Longitide is 23.67 N/ 68.52 E. Ghuar Mota is in the Kutch region of Gujarat. Other cities located near...

WESTERNMOST POINT • WESTERNMOST POINT •
SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF INDIA

SOUTHERNMOST POINT

SOUTHERNMOST POINT

Indira Point, the southernmost tip of the Great Nicobar Island is the southernmost point of land in the territory of India. It is at 6o 45' N latitude. Indira Point was formerly kn...

SOUTHERNMOST POINT • SOUTHERNMOST POINT •
SMALLEST UNION TERRITORY IN INDIA

SMALLEST UNION

SMALLEST UNION

Lakshadweep with an area of 32 sq km is the smallest Union Territory in India. Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian Sea and extend from 8o N to 12o 20' N and 71o 45' E to 74o E. ...

SMALLEST UNION • SMALLEST UNION •
Smallest State in India

Smallest State

Smallest State

Goa with an area of 3702 sq. km is the smallest State in India. Goa was a Portuguese colony and was liberated from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961. After its independence Goa ...

Smallest State • Smallest State •
Smallest District in India

Smallest District

Smallest District

Mahe is the smallest district in India. It has an area of 9 sq. km. Mahe is geographically located in the state of Kerala, whereas administratively it comes under the control of Un...

Smallest District • Smallest District •
Northernmost Point of India

Northernmost

Northernmost

Northernmost Point of India is disputed. The Siachen Glacier in the State of Jammu & Kashmir is the northern most point under Indian control. India claims the entire state of Jammu...

Northernmost • Northernmost •
Longitudinal and latitudinal extent of India

Longitudinal

Longitudinal

India lies wholly in the northern and eastern hemispheres. The main land of India extends from 8o 4' 28" N to 37o 17' 53" N latitudes and from 68o 7' 53" E to 97o 24' 47" E longitu...

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Longest River Of India

Longest River

Longest River

Ganga is the longest river of India. The total length of the Ganga River from its source to its mouth (measured along the Hughli) is 2525 km of which 1450 km is in the Uttar Prades...

Longest River • Longest River •
Length of Coastline of India

Length of Coastline

Length of Coastline

Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km. Length of Coastline...

Length of Coastline • Length of Coastline •
Largest Union Territory Of India

Union Territory

Union Territory

Andaman & Nicobar Islands with an area of 8,249 sq km is the largest union territory in India. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are situated between 6o and 14o North Latitude and 92o ...

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Largest State in India

Largest State

Largest State

Rajasthan with an area of 342,239 sq km is the largest state in India. Before the formation of Chattisgarh as a separate state in the year 2000, Madhya Pradesh was the largest Indi...

Largest State • Largest State •
Largest River Island in India

River Island

River Island

Majuli Island in Assam is the largest river Island in India. Majuli is in the Brahmaputra River, and is about 200 kilometers east from Guwahati, the capital of Assam. Majuli was fo...

River Island • River Island •
Physiographic Unit of India

Physiographic Unit

Physiographic Unit

India is divided into five physiographic divisions. These are:
The Himalayan Mountains
The Great Plains of North India
The Peninsular Plateau
The Coastal Plains
The Islands
A...

Physiographic Unit • Physiographic Unit •
Largest Glacier in India

Largest Glacier

Largest Glacier

Siachen Glacier is the largest glacier in India. In fact, it has the distinction of being the largest glacier outside the polar and the sub-polar regions. Siachen glacier is 75.6 k...

Largest Glacier • Largest Glacier •
Largest District in India

Largest District

Largest District

Kachchh (also spelled as Kutch) in Gujarat, with an area of 45,652 sq km is the largest District in India. The administrative headquarters of Kachchh is in Bhuj. The district's fiv...

Largest District • Largest District •
Largest Delta in India

Largest Delta

Largest Delta

Sundarban is the largest delta in India. The Sundarbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. They are vast tract of forest a...

Largest Delta • Largest Delta •
Largest Alluvial Plain of the World

Alluvial Plain

Alluvial Plain

The Great Plain of North India also known as Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra Plain is the largest alluvial plain of the world. This arcuate plain extends for a length of 3200 km from the...

Alluvial Plain • Alluvial Plain •
Highest Mountain Peak in India

Mountain Peak

Mountain Peak

Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India. Kanchenjunga has an altitude of 8,586 metres (28,169 feet). It is engirdled by three territories: Sikkim in the south and east, ...

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Geographical Area Of India

Geographical

Geographical

India has an area of 3,287,240 sq. km. It is the seventh largest country of the world after Russia (1,70,75,000 sq. km), Canada (99,76,132 sq. km), China (99,76,132 sq. km), the U....

Geographical • Geographical •
Easternmost Point of India

Easternmost

Easternmost

Kibithu is the easternmost point of India. Kibithu is a tiny village located at an altitude of 11,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit District, bordering China's Tibet region. Ki...

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Coldest Place in India

Coldest Place

Coldest Place

Drass in western Ladakh is the coldest place in India. It is also the second coldest place in the world after Siberia. Temperatures drop down to about -40 degrees Celsius in winter...

Coldest Place • Coldest Place •
Oldest Surviving Indian Book

Oldest Surviving

Oldest Surviving

The oldest surviving Indian book is the Tamil work, Christiya Vanakkam, revised edition of the original Doctrina Christa.
The book was published from Quilon (located in present da...

Oldest Surviving • Oldest Surviving •
Oldest Living Language of India

Oldest Living

Oldest Living

Tamil is the oldest living language of India and the world. It belongs to the Dravidian group of languages. Tamil is the official language of the state of Tamil Nadu, and also has ...

Oldest Living • Oldest Living •
Most Translated Literary Work

Literary Work

Literary Work

Most translated literary work is Bhagavad Gita, an integral part of the Mahabharata. It was first translated into English in 1785 by Charles Wilkeinson. Since then, Bhagavad Gita h...

Literary Work • Literary Work •
Most Expensive Indian Book

Most Expensive

Most Expensive

Most Expensive Indian Book is "Firefly - A Fairytale", written by famous fashion designer Ritu Beri. The book is priced at Rs 1 lakh and is published by Ritu Beri herself. Famous p...

Most Expensive • Most Expensive •
Longest Running Children Magazine

Longest Running

Longest Running

Chandamama is the longest running children magazine in India. The magazine was launched in July, 1947 in Telugu. Chakrapani was the founder-editor of Chandamama. B Viswanatha Reddy...

Longest Running • Longest Running •
Longest Indian Novel

Longest Indian

Longest Indian

Longest Indian Novel is Avakasikal, written by MK Menon in Malayalam under the penname "Vilasini". The novel runs into 3,958 pages in four volumes and took ten years to complete. M...

Longest Indian • Longest Indian •
Longest Epic in the World

Longest Epic

Longest Epic

Mahabharata is the longest epic in the world. Mahabharata has more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total. Mahabharata was written by Ved Vya...

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Earliest Anthology of India

Anthology

Anthology

Therigatha, the ninth book of the Khuddaka Nikaya, is the earliest anthology of India. It is a Buddhist scripture, a collection of short poems supposedly recited by early members o...

Anthology • Anthology •
Children's Magazine With Largest Circulation in India

Children's Magazine

Children's Magazine

Children's magazine with largest circulation in India is Tinkle. Tinkle is a monthly magazine published by India Book House Pvt Ltd Mumbai. The magazine was launched on November 14...

Children's Magazine • Children's Magazine •
Youngest Grandmaster (GM) in India

Grandmaster

Grandmaster

Parimarjan Negi is the youngest Grandmaster (GM) in India. Born on 9 February 1993, Parimarjan Negi became GM at the age of 13 years and 142 days on July 1, 2006. He is second youn...

Grandmaster • Grandmaster •
India's First Grandmaster

First Grandmaster

First Grandmaster

Viswanathan Anand is India's first Grandmaster. He became Grandmaster (GM) in 1988 at the age of eighteen. Viswanathan Anand was born on December 11, 1969. He won the National Sub-...

First Grandmaster • First Grandmaster •
First Olympic Gold Medal Won by India

First Olympic

First Olympic

First Olympic Gold Medal Won by India was in 1928 Olympics in hockey. India defeated the host country Holland 3-0 in the finals. Legendary Dhyan Chand scored two goals in the final...

First Olympic • First Olympic •
First Indian woman to reach Olympic finals

Olympic Finals

Olympic Finals

P.T. Usha was the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals. She reached the finals of the 400 metres hurdles in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Usha lost the bronze by 1/100th of ...

Olympic Finals • Olympic Finals •
First Indian to Win Wimbledon Junior Singles Title

Wimbledon

Wimbledon

Ramanathan Krishnan, one of the legends of Indian tennis, is the first Indian to win Wimbledon Junior Singles title. Ramanathan Krishnan achieved this feat in 1954 by beating Ashle...

Wimbledon • Wimbledon •
First Indian to Win Junior US Open Title

Junior US

Junior US

Leander Paes was the first Indian to Win Junior US Open Title. Leander Paes won the US Open championship in 1991 by defeating Karim Alami of Morocco 6-4, 6-4.
Leander Peas is one ...

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First Indian to win All England Badminton Championship

Badminton

Badminton

Prakash Padukone is the first Indian to win All England Badminton Championship. He won the coveted All England Open title in 1980 with a victory over Liem Swie King of Indonesia.
...

Badminton • Badminton •
First Indian to take part in Olympic Games

Olympic Games

Olympic Games

Norman Gilbert Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian athlete from Calcutta, was the first Indian to take part in Olympic Games. Norman G Pritchard was not the official representative of India...

Olympic Games • Olympic Games •
First Indian athlete to win a medal in World Athletics Championship

Indian athlete

Indian athlete

Anju Bobby George is the first Indian athlete to win a medal in World Athletics Championship. Anju entered record books when she won the bronze medal in Long Jump at the 2003 World...

Indian athlete • Indian athlete •
First Indian athlete to reach Olympic finals

Athlete

Athlete

Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to reach Olympic finals. Milkha Singh reached the finals of 400 m at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He finished fourth in the finals and clocked ...

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India's First Supercomputer

Supercomputer

Supercomputer

India's First Supercomputer was PARAM 8000. PARAM stood for Parallel Machine. The computer was developed by the government run Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) ...

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India's First Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Reactor

India's First Nuclear Reactor was Apsara. It was also the first nuclear reactor in Asia. Apsara went critical at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay on August 4, 1956. It...

Nuclear Reactor • Nuclear Reactor •
India's first indigenously built satellite

Satellite

Satellite

Insat 2A was India's first indigenously built satellite. The satellite was launched on 9 July 1992 from Kourou, French Guyana. The satellite had a dry mass of 916kg and it weighed ...

Satellite • Satellite •
India's First Indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle

Satellite Launch

Satellite Launch

SLV-3 was India's first indigenous satellite launch vehicle. The vehicle was launched by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on July 18, 1980. President A P J Abdul Kalam was...

Satellite Launch • Satellite Launch •
First Satellite Launched by India

First Satellite

First Satellite

Aryabhata was the first satellite launched by India. It was named after the great Indian astronomer of the same name. Aryabhata weighed 360kg and was launched by the Soviet Union o...

First Satellite • First Satellite •
First Nuclear Power Plant in India

First Nuclear

First Nuclear

Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.AP.S.) was the first nuclear power plant in India. The construction of the plant was started in 1962 and the plant went operational in 1969. The 320...

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First Indian Scientist to win Nobel Prize

Indian Scientist

Indian Scientist

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (C.V. Raman) was the first Indian scientist to win Nobel Prize. C.V. Raman was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scatteri...

Indian Scientist • Indian Scientist •
Last Viceroy of India

Viceroy of India

Viceroy of India

Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India. Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy of India in 1947 and he oversaw the creation of the independent states of India and Pakistan. Afte...

Viceroy of India • Viceroy of India •
Last Governor General of India

Last Governor

Last Governor

C. Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji, was the last Governor General of India. C. Rajagopalachari succeeded Lord Mountbatten and was Governor General of India from 1948 to ...

Last Governor • Last Governor •
First Woman President of Indian National Congress

Woman President

Woman President

Annie Besant was the first woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 1917 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. Annie Besant was of Irish origi...

Woman President • Woman President •
First Viceroy of India

First Viceroy

First Viceroy

Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. The title of Viceroy was created in 1858 after the mutiny of 1857. Before 1858, East India Company was ruling large parts of India and ...

First Viceroy • First Viceroy •
First President of Indian National Congress

First President

First President

Womesh Chandra Banerjee was the first President of Indian National Congress (INC). Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by educated Indian elite. The first session of the I...

First President • First President •
First Indian to join the Indian Civil Service

Indian Civil Service

 Indian Civil Service

Satyendra Nath Tagore was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was the elder brother of Guru Dev Rabindranath Tagore. Before 1861, only British officers were appoi...

Indian Civil Service • Indian Civil Service •
First Governor General of India

First Governor

First Governor

Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of India. He occupied this position from 1773 to 1784. Hastings was born at Churchill, Oxfordshire. He joined the British East India ...

First Governor • First Governor •
Tallest bridge in India

Tallest bridge

Tallest bridge

The Panvalnadi bridge on the Panval river in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra is presently the tallest bridge in India. The tallest pier of the bridge is 64m above bed level and t...

Tallest bridge • Tallest bridge •
Longest Span Cantilever Bridge in India

Cantilever Bridge

Cantilever Bridge

Jadukata Bridge, located at Ranikor in West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya, built across Jadukata River is the longest span cantilever bridge in India. The bridge has a central ...

Cantilever Bridge • Cantilever Bridge •
Longest Sea Bridge in India

Longest Sea Bridge

Longest Sea Bridge

Bandra-Worli Sea Link also known as the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link is the longest sea bridge in India. The Bandra–Worli Sea Link is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete-st...

Longest Sea Bridge • Longest Sea Bridge •
Longest River Bridge in India

Longest River Bridge

Longest River Bridge

The Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge over the river Ganga in Patna is the world's longest river bridge. The bridge spans over 5.575 km from Hajipur at the north end to Patna at the south...

Longest River Bridge • Longest River Bridge •
Longest Railway Platform in India

Longest Railway

Longest Railway

The platform of Kharagpur Railway Station is the longest railway platform in India. The length of the Kharagpur Railway platform is 1072.5m. The platform was originally 716m long. ...

Longest Railway • Longest Railway •
Longest Rail Bridge in India

Longest Rail Bridge

Longest Rail Bridge

Vembanad Rail Bridge is the longest rail bridge in India. Vembanad Rail Bridge in the state of Kerala is a rail connecting Edappally and Vallarpadam in Kochi. The line is dedicated...

Longest Rail Bridge • Longest Rail Bridge •
Longest Dam in India

Longest Dam

Longest Dam

Hirakud Dam built on Mahanadi River is the longest dam in India. The overall length of the main dam is 4.8 km, and the total length is 25.8km with dam and dykes taken together. The...

Longest Dam • Longest Dam •
Largest Reservoir in India

Largest Reservoir

Largest Reservoir

Indira Sagar Dam on the river Narmada has the largest reservoir in India with a full submergence of 913 sq. km. The dam is proposed to be 92 m high and 653 m long with a slightly c...

Largest Reservoir • Largest Reservoir •
Largest Canal in India

Largest Canal

Largest Canal

Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest canal in India. The canal is 650 km long and starts from the Harike Barrage, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers ...

Largest Canal • Largest Canal •
Highest Dam in India

Highest Dam

Highest Dam

Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River is the highest dam in India. With a height of 261 meters, Tehri Dam is the sixth highest dam in the world. Tehri dam is the main dam of the Tehri Hydr...

Highest Dam • Highest Dam •
Highest Airport in India

Highest Airport

Highest Airport

Leh airport is the highest airport in India. In fact, it is the highest commercial airport in the world. Leh airport is situated at an altitude of about 3000 meters. The airport ha...

Highest Airport • Highest Airport •
BUSIEST BRIDGE IN INDIA

BUSIEST BRIDGE

BUSIEST BRIDGE

Howrah Bridge (also known as Rabindra Setu) on the Hooghly River in West Bengal is the busiest bridge in India. Howrah Bridge is a famous landmark of Kolkata. It bears the weight o...

BUSIEST BRIDGE • BUSIEST BRIDGE •
UT with lowest population density in India

UT with lowest

UT with lowest

Andaman & Nicobar Islands is the UT with lowest population density in India. According to 2016 census, Delhi has a population density of 46 persons/sq km. The territory's populatio...

UT with lowest • UT with lowest •
UT with lowest population in India

UT with lowest

UT with lowest

According to the 2016 census Lakshadweep has a population of 64,429, roughly equal to the nation of Marshall Islands. This gives it a ranking of 627th in India (out of a total of 6...

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UT with highest population density in India

UT population

UT population

Delhi is the UT with highest population density. According to 2016 census, Delhi has a population density of 9,340 persons/sq km. Total population of Delhi (as per 2001 census) is ...

UT population • UT population •
UT with Highest Population in India

Population

Population

According to the 2016 census of India, the population of Delhi is 16,753,235. The corresponding population density was 11,297 persons per sq.km, with a sex ratio of 866 women per 1...

Population • Population •
State With Lowest Population in India

State Lowest

State Lowest

With around 607, 688 inhabitants as of 2016, Sikkim is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest state after Goa in total area, covering approximately 7,096 km2 (2,...

State Lowest • State Lowest •
State With Highest Population Density in India

Highest Population

Highest Population

Delhi is the state with highest population density in India. According to the 2016 census of India, the population of Delhi is 16,753,235.[104] The corresponding population density...

Highest Population • Highest Population •
State with Highest Population in India

State Highest

State Highest

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India with a population of 199,581,477 million people as of 1 March 2016. If it were a separate country, Uttar Pradesh would be the worl...

State Highest • State Highest •
Most Populous City in India

Most Populous

Most Populous

Mumbai is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... According to t...

Most Populous • Most Populous •
District With The Lowest Population Density in India

District Lowest

District Lowest

Dibang Valley is the district with the lowest population density in India. As per the 2016 census, the district has a population density of 1 inhabitant per square kilometer (2.6 /...

District Lowest • District Lowest •
District With Lowest Population in India

District Population

District Population

Dibang Valley is the district with lowest population in India. According to the 2016 census Dibang Valley district has a population of 7,948, roughly equal to the nation of Nauru. ...

District Population • District Population •
District with the Highest Population Density in India

District Population

District Population

North East Delhi is the district with the Highest Population Density in India. According to 2016 census, North East Delhi district has a population density of 37,346persons/sq km. ...

District Population • District Population •
District with Highest Population in India

District Highest

District Highest

Thane district of Maharashtra is the most populated district of India. Thane city covers an area of 147 km² and has a population more than 2.4 million according to the 2016 census...

District Highest • District Highest •
First Man To Climb Mount Everest twice

First Man

First Man

Nawang Gombu is the first man to climb Mount Everest twice. He reached the summit of Everest with the American expedition in 1963 and with the Indian expedition in 1965. Nawang Gom...

First Man • First Man •
First man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen

Mount Everest

Mount Everest

Phu Dorji was the first man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. He reached the Summit of Everest on May 9, 1984 via the standard South East Ridge route on the expedition from In...

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First Indian woman to swim across English Channel

First Indian

First Indian

Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim across English Channel. She achieved this feat on 29 September 1959. Arati Saha swam from Cape Gris Nez, France to Sandgate, England. ...

First Indian • First Indian •
First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest

Mount Everest

Mount Everest

Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest. She achieved this feat on 23rd May 1984. Bachendri Pal was part of the fourth expedition, named Everest 84. She was ...

Mount Everest • Mount Everest •
First Indian man to swim English Channel

Indian Man

Indian Man

Mihir Sen was the first Indian man to swim English Channel. He achieved this feat on September 27, 1958, when he crossed the Channel in 14 hours and 45 minutes. In the process, Mih...

Indian Man • Indian Man •
Largest Zoo in India

Largest Zoo

Largest Zoo

The Zoological Garden in Kolkata is the largest Zoo in India. It is spread over an area of about 100 acres. The Zoo is located on Belvedre road in Kolkata and was established in 18...

Largest Zoo • Largest Zoo •
Largest Prison in India

Largest Prison

Largest Prison

Tihar Jail Complex in New Delhi is the largest prison complex in India. It comprises of nine prisons in the Tihar Complex with a sanction capacity of 4800 prisoners and one Distric...

Largest Prison • Largest Prison •
Largest Planetarium in India

Largest Planetarium

Largest Planetarium

The M. P. Birla Planetarium in Kolkata is the largest planetarium in India. The planetarium started functioning from September 29, 1962 as an educational, scientific and research i...

Largest Planetarium • Largest Planetarium •
Largest Museum in India

Largest Museum

Largest Museum

Indian Museum in Kolkata is the largest museum in India. It is the ninth oldest regular museum of the world and oldest institution of its kind in Asia Pacific region. Indian Museum...

Largest Museum • Largest Museum •
Largest Library in India

Largest Library

Largest Library

The National Library in Kolkata is the largest library in India. It is an institution of National importance under the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Governm...

Largest Library • Largest Library •
Largest Botanical Garden of India

Largest Botanical

Largest Botanical

Indian Botanical Garden situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata is the largest botanical garden of India. The gardens exhibit a wide variety of rare plants and have a collection o...

Largest Botanical • Largest Botanical •
First Woman Minister in India

Woman Minister

Woman Minister

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman minister in India. In 1937, she was elected to the provincial legislature of the United Provinces and was minister of
local self-governm...

Woman Minister • Woman Minister •
First Woman Governor of a State in India

Woman Governor

Woman Governor

Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of a state in India. After independence she became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and died in office in 1949.
Sarojini Nai...

Woman Governor • Woman Governor •
First Woman Chief Minister in India

Woman Chief Minister

Woman Chief Minister

Sucheta Kriplani was the first woman Chief Minister in India. She was Chief Minister of India from 1963 to 1967. She had a reputation of being a firm administrator. Her tenure was ...

Woman Chief Minister • Woman Chief Minister •
First IT-enabled District Headquarter in India

First IT-enabled

First IT-enabled

Palakkad in Kerala was declared as the first IT-enabled District Headquarter in India on October 26, 2004. Palakkad was the first district headquarter in India to utilize the benef...

First IT-enabled • First IT-enabled •
First Indian Prime Minister to resign from office

Prime Minister

Prime Minister

Morarji Desai was the first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office. He became Prime Minister of Janata Party led fractious coalition government in 1977. He resigned in 1979, w...

Prime Minister • Prime Minister •
First Indian Prime Minister to lose an election

Prime Minister

Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi was the first Indian Prime Minister to lose an election. She was defeated by Raj Narain, a candidate of Janata Party, in 1977 Lok Sabha elections from Rai Bareli cons...

Prime Minister • Prime Minister •
First Indian President to die in office

Indian President

Indian President

Dr. Zakir Hussain, was the first Indian President to die in office before completing his term. He was the Third President of the India. On 9 May 1967, Zakir Hussain was declared el...

Indian President • Indian President •
First Female Indian Cabinet Minister

Cabinet Minister

Cabinet Minister

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first female Indian Cabinet Minister. She was part of Jawaharlal Nehru's first Cabinet. She was assigned the Ministry of Health and continued to be the...

Cabinet Minister • Cabinet Minister •
First Music Director to Win an Oscar and First Double Oscar Winner

First Music Director

First Music Director

A.R Rahman is the first music director to win two Academy Awards for the film Slumdog Millionaire in the year 2009. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film compos...

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Oldest Gharanas of Hindustani Music

Oldest Gharanas

Oldest Gharanas

Gwalior Gharana is the oldest gharanas of Hindustani Music. Gwalior Gharana is the oldest of the khayal gharanas and the one to which most of the others gharanas trace the origins ...

Oldest Gharanas • Oldest Gharanas •
First Woman Shehnai Player of India

Shehnai Player

Shehnai Player

Bageshwari Qamar is the first woman shehnai player of India. Bageshwari Qamar learnt Shehnai from Ustad Bismillah Khan. She was crowned Shehnai Queen at Chandigarh in 1983, the yea...

Shehnai Player • Shehnai Player •
First Woman Sarod Player of India

Woman Sarod

Woman Sarod

Sharan Rani is the first woman sarod player of India. Born in 1929 in Delhi, Sharan Rani is playing Sarod for nearly 70 years. In fact, she is also popularly called as Sarod Rani. ...

Woman Sarod • Woman Sarod •
First Music School in India

First Music

First Music

Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar set up the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Lahore on May 5, 1901. It was the first music school in India. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (August 18, 1872 - Aug...

First Music • First Music •
First Indian to compose a Symphony

Symphony

Symphony

Illayaraja is the first Indian to compose a symphony. Illayaraja composed a full-length western classical symphony in July 1993. The hour-long symphony was composed by him in one m...

Symphony • Symphony •
First Musician Receive Bharat Ratna

First Musician

First Musician

MS Subbulakshmi was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. She was the first musician to get Padma Bhushan (1954) and Padma Vibhush...

First Musician • First Musician •
First Hindi Rap Album

Hindi Rap Album

Hindi Rap Album

First Hindi Rap Album was "Thanda Thanda Pani" by Harjeet Singh Sehgal, popularly known as Baba Sehgal. The album was a remake of "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice. The album recorded ...

Hindi Rap Album • Hindi Rap Album •
First gramophone record in India

Gramophone

Gramophone

First gramophone record in India was made in Kolkata in 1898. In 1877, Thomas Edison invented a sound machine which he called phonograph. Hemendra Mohan Bose, an Indian entrepreneu...

Gramophone • Gramophone •
First Folk Album of India

First Folk Album

First Folk Album

Ila Arun's album Banjaran was the first folk album of India. The album was released in 1983 and had versions of nomadic ballads from Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Ila Arun is a popular I...

First Folk Album • First Folk Album •
First Computerized Album of India

Computerized

Computerized

Alisha Chinai's album "Baby doll" was the first computerized album of India. The album was released in 1988 on HMV. Alisha's husband Rajesh Johri was the sound engineer of the albu...

Computerized • Computerized •
DISK LAUNCHED IN INDIA

FIRST COMPACT DISK LAUNCHED IN INDIA

FIRST COMPACT DISK LAUNCHED IN INDIA

Pankaj Udhas's album Shagufta launched by Music India in December 1987 was the first compact disc to be launched in India. Pankaj Udhas is a famous Ghazal singer. He has developed ...

FIRST COMPACT DISK LAUNCHED IN INDIA • FIRST COMPACT DISK LAUNCHED IN INDIA •
HINDI FILM SONG

LONGEST HINDI FILM SONG

LONGEST HINDI FILM SONG

The song Ab Tum hare Hawale Watan Saathi yon in the film by the same name is the longest Hindi film song. The length of the song is 20 minutes and the song is featured in three ins...

LONGEST HINDI FILM SONG • LONGEST HINDI FILM SONG •
TALKIE FILM

INDIA’S FIRST TALKIE FILM

INDIA’S FIRST TALKIE FILM

India's first talkie film was Alam Ara (Light of the Universe). The film was released on March 14, 1931 at Majestic Cinema in Bombay. Alam Ara was made under the banner of Imperial...

INDIA’S FIRST TALKIE FILM • INDIA’S FIRST TALKIE FILM •
First Woman Music Director in Indian Film Industry

Music Director

Music Director

Jaddan Bai, mother of famous actress Nargis, was the first woman music director in Indian film industry. Jaddan Bai made a film Talash-e-Haq in the year 1935 and composed the music...

Music Director • Music Director •
INDIAN TO GET AN OSCAR

FIRST INDIAN TO GET AN OSCAR

FIRST INDIAN TO GET AN OSCAR

Bhanu Athaiya was the First Indian to Get an Oscar. She won the award for the Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi in 1982. Bhanu Athaiya has been associate...

FIRST INDIAN TO GET AN OSCAR • FIRST INDIAN TO GET AN OSCAR •
FEATURE FILM

FIRST INDIAN FEATURE FILM

FIRST INDIAN FEATURE FILM

Raja Harishchandra was the first full-length Indian feature film. The film was directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (better known as Dadasaheb Phalke). The film was based on the leg...

FIRST INDIAN FEATURE FILM • FIRST INDIAN FEATURE FILM •
CINEMASCOPE FILM

FIRST INDIAN CINEMASCOPE FILM

FIRST INDIAN CINEMASCOPE FILM

First Indian cinemascope film was Kaagaz Ke Phool, produced and directed by Guru Dutt in 1959. The film’s star cast included Guru Dutt, Veena, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, Mino...

FIRST INDIAN CINEMASCOPE FILM • FIRST INDIAN CINEMASCOPE FILM •
3D MOVIE

FIRST INDIAN 3D MOVIE

FIRST INDIAN 3D MOVIE

Chota Chetan was the first Indian 3D Movie. The film was made under the banner of Navodaya Films in 1984. Chota Chetan was a huge box office success and earned around Rs 60 crore d...

FIRST INDIAN 3D MOVIE • FIRST INDIAN 3D MOVIE •
FILM MADE IN INDIA

FRIST COLOUR FILM MADE IN INDIA

FRIST COLOUR FILM MADE IN INDIA

First Color Film Made in India was Kisan Kanya in the year 1937, although the trend of color films began very late. The film was produced by Imperial Film Co and was directed by Mo...

FRIST COLOUR FILM MADE IN INDIA • FRIST COLOUR FILM MADE IN INDIA •
NUMBER OF SONGS

FILM WITH MOST NUMBER OF SONGS

FILM WITH MOST NUMBER OF SONGS

Madan Theatres' Indra Sabha with 71 songs is the film with most number of songs. The film was made in 1932 and the director of the film was J.J. Madan. The plot of the film revolve...

FILM WITH MOST NUMBER OF SONGS • FILM WITH MOST NUMBER OF SONGS •
GENERAL OF INDIAN ARMY

FIRST WOMAN LT GENERAL OF INDIAN ARMY

FIRST WOMAN LT GENERAL OF INDIAN ARMY

Lt General (Mrs.) Punita Arora of the Army's Medical Corps was the first woman Lt General of Indian Army. Lt Gen Punita Arora graduated from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pu...

FIRST WOMAN LT GENERAL OF INDIAN ARMY • FIRST WOMAN LT GENERAL OF INDIAN ARMY •
INDIAN AIR FORCE

FIRST WOMAN AIR MARSHAL OF INDIAN AIR FORCE

FIRST WOMAN AIR MARSHAL OF INDIAN AIR FORCE

Padmavathy Bandopadhyay was the first woman Air Marshal of Indian Air Force. She was the Director General Medical Services (Air) at the Air Headquarters. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay jo...

FIRST WOMAN AIR MARSHAL OF INDIAN AIR FORCE • FIRST WOMAN AIR MARSHAL OF INDIAN AIR FORCE •
VIR CHAKRA

FIRST RECEIPIENT OF PARAM VIR CHAKRA

FIRST RECEIPIENT OF PARAM VIR CHAKRA

Major Som Nath Sharma was the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra (PVC). Param Vir Chakra is the highest Indian gallantry award. Major Somnath Sharma was awarded PVC for his braver...

FIRST RECEIPIENT OF PARAM VIR CHAKRA • FIRST RECEIPIENT OF PARAM VIR CHAKRA •
INDIAN ARMY

FIRST INDIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF INDIAN ARMY

FIRST INDIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF INDIAN ARMY

General (later Field Marshal) K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army. He was Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army from 15 January 1949 to 31 March 1953.
...

FIRST INDIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF INDIAN ARMY • FIRST INDIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF INDIAN ARMY •
NAVAL STAFF

FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF

FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF

Vice Admiral RD Katari was the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff. He was Naval Chief from 22 April 1958 to 4 June 1962. Vice Admiral Katari had many other "firsts" to his credit. H...

FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF • FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF •
AIR STAFF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE

FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF AIR STAFF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE

FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF AIR STAFF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE

Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee was the first Indian Chief of Air Staff of Indian Air Force. He was Air Chief from 1 April 1954 to 8 November 1960. He was one of the six recruits sel...

FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF AIR STAFF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE • FIRST INDIAN CHIEF OF AIR STAFF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE •
MARSHAL OF INDIAN ARMY

FIRST FIELD MARSHAL OF INDIAN ARMY

FIRST FIELD MARSHAL OF INDIAN ARMY

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, popularly known as Sam Bahadur, was the first Field Marshal of Indian Army. He was appointed Field Marshal on 1 January 1973....

FIRST FIELD MARSHAL OF INDIAN ARMY • FIRST FIELD MARSHAL OF INDIAN ARMY •
INDIAN ARMY

FIRST COMMANDER-IN-CHIED OF INDIAN ARMY

FIRST COMMANDER-IN-CHIED OF INDIAN ARMY

General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher was the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army. He was Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army from 1 January 1948 to 14 January 1949.
General Roy...

FIRST COMMANDER-IN-CHIED OF INDIAN ARMY • FIRST COMMANDER-IN-CHIED OF INDIAN ARMY •
Chief of the Indian Air Force

First Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force

First Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force

Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force. He was Air Chief from 15 August 1947 to 21 February 1950. It was Air Marshal Elmhir...

First Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force • First Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force •
STATUE IN INDIA

TALLEST STATUE IN INDIA

TALLEST STATUE IN INDIA

The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanbelagola in Karnataka is the tallest statue in India. The statue is 17m (55 ft) high and is visible from a distance of 30km. The gigantic monoli...

TALLEST STATUE IN INDIA • TALLEST STATUE IN INDIA •
CHURCH IN INDIA

OLDEST CHURCH IN INDIA

OLDEST CHURCH IN INDIA

St Thomas Church at Palyar in Trichur, Kerala is considered to be the oldest church in India. In 52 A.D. Thomas Didaemus, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. is believed to hav...

OLDEST CHURCH IN INDIA • OLDEST CHURCH IN INDIA •
CORRIDOR IN INDIA

LARGEST TEMPLE CORRIDOR IN INDIA

LARGEST TEMPLE CORRIDOR IN INDIA

The corridor of Ramnathswamy Temple at Rameshwaram is the largest temple corridor in India. The temple has 1220 meters of magnificent corridors and has 1200 gigantic granite column...

LARGEST TEMPLE CORRIDOR IN INDIA • LARGEST TEMPLE CORRIDOR IN INDIA •
MOSQUE IN INDIA

LARGEST MOSQUE IN INDIA

LARGEST MOSQUE IN INDIA

Jama Masjid in New Delhi, overlooking Chandni Chowk and the Red Fort, is the largest mosque in India. The mosque was built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan in 1656. It has typical Mugha...

LARGEST MOSQUE IN INDIA • LARGEST MOSQUE IN INDIA •
MONASTERY IN INDIA

LARGEST MONASTERY IN INDIA

LARGEST MONASTERY IN INDIA

Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh is the largest monastery in India. The monastery is 3 story high and occupies an area of 140 sq m. It is enclosed by a 610 m long compound wal...

LARGEST MONASTERY IN INDIA • LARGEST MONASTERY IN INDIA •
GURUDWARA IN INDIA

LARGEST GURUDWARA IN INDIA

LARGEST GURUDWARA IN INDIA

Golden Temple in Amritsar is the largest Gurudwara in India. In fact, Golden Temple is the largest Gurudwara in the world. Golden Temple is also known as Harminder Sahib and is con...

LARGEST GURUDWARA IN INDIA • LARGEST GURUDWARA IN INDIA •
DOME IN INDIA

LARGEST DOME IN INDIA

LARGEST DOME IN INDIA

Gol Gumbaz, situated in Bijapur district of Karnataka, is the largest dome in India. Gol Gumbaz has a diameter of 124 feet and is the second largest dome in the world, next only to...

LARGEST DOME IN INDIA • LARGEST DOME IN INDIA •
CHURCH IN INDIA

LARGEST CHURCH IN INDIA

LARGEST CHURCH IN INDIA

Se Cathedral in Old Goa is the largest church in India. The original building was constructed of mud and stones and straw and was erected in 1510 and was dedicated to St. Catherine...

LARGEST CHURCH IN INDIA • LARGEST CHURCH IN INDIA •
TEMPLE IN INDIA

LARGEST CAVE TEMPLE IN INDIA

LARGEST CAVE TEMPLE IN INDIA

Ellora temples in Aurangabad, Maharashtra are the largest cave temples in India. Ellora cave temples are a perfect example of Indian rock cut architecture. Ellora is a World Herita...

LARGEST CAVE TEMPLE IN INDIA • LARGEST CAVE TEMPLE IN INDIA •
CAVE IN INDIA

LARGEST CAVE IN INDIA

LARGEST CAVE IN INDIA

Amarnath Cave in Jammu & Kashmir is the largest cave in India. The width of the cave is around 40 yards, its height is about 75 feet; and the cave slopes 80 feet deep down inside t...

LARGEST CAVE IN INDIA • LARGEST CAVE IN INDIA •
GATEWAY IN INDIA

HIGHEST GATEWAY IN INDIA

HIGHEST GATEWAY IN INDIA

Buland Darwaza is the highest gateway in India. Buland Darwaza was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1601 A.D. at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. Buland ...

HIGHEST GATEWAY IN INDIA • HIGHEST GATEWAY IN INDIA •
EXCHANGE IN INDIA

OLDEST SOCK EXCHANGE IN INDIA

OLDEST SOCK EXCHANGE IN INDIA

Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is the oldest stock exchange in India as well as Asia. It was established as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association" in 1875. Bombay Stock Exch...

OLDEST SOCK EXCHANGE IN INDIA • OLDEST SOCK EXCHANGE IN INDIA •
CONCENTRATE PRODUCER IN INDIA

LARGEST SOFT DRINK CONCENTRATE PRODUCER IN INDIA

LARGEST SOFT DRINK CONCENTRATE PRODUCER IN INDIA

Rasna Private Limited is the largest soft drink concentrate producer in India. The 275 crores, Ahmedabad based company, has made Rasna, into one of the most recognized brands in In...

LARGEST SOFT DRINK CONCENTRATE PRODUCER IN INDIA • LARGEST SOFT DRINK CONCENTRATE PRODUCER IN INDIA •
RETAIL CHAIN IN INDIA

LARGEST FOOT WEAR RETAIL CHAIN IN INDIA

LARGEST FOOT WEAR RETAIL CHAIN IN INDIA

Bata India is the largest footwear retail chain in India. Bata India serves over 120, 000 customer’s every day and has more than 6800 employees on its rolls. The company operates...

LARGEST FOOT WEAR RETAIL CHAIN IN INDIA • LARGEST FOOT WEAR RETAIL CHAIN IN INDIA •
CHAIN IN INDIA

LARGEST BOOK STORE CHAIN IN INDIA

LARGEST BOOK STORE CHAIN IN INDIA

Crossword, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shoppers Stop Limited, is the largest bookstore chain in India. Crossword, with Eighty-three stores, across Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Amritsar,...

LARGEST BOOK STORE CHAIN IN INDIA • LARGEST BOOK STORE CHAIN IN INDIA •
INDIA

LARGEST BANK IN INDIA

LARGEST BANK IN INDIA

State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest bank in India. The bank has a vast domestic network of over 9000 branches (approximately 14% of all bank branches) and commands one-fifth o...

LARGEST BANK IN INDIA • LARGEST BANK IN INDIA •
MUSIC RETIAL CHAIN

INDIA’S LARGEST MUSIC RETIAL CHAIN

INDIA’S LARGEST MUSIC RETIAL CHAIN

Music World, part of the RPG group of enterprises, is India's largest music retail chain. The group has over 79 outlets across India. It provides consumers with an unparalleled ran...

INDIA’S LARGEST MUSIC RETIAL CHAIN • INDIA’S LARGEST MUSIC RETIAL CHAIN •
SELLING ICE CREAM

INDIA’S LARGEST SELLING ICE CREAM

INDIA’S LARGEST SELLING ICE CREAM

Amul is India's largest selling Ice Cream. Amul Ice Cream has taken the top spot by replacing Kwality Walls. According to a survey Amul Ice creams are perceived as being superior o...

INDIA’S LARGEST SELLING ICE CREAM • INDIA’S LARGEST SELLING ICE CREAM •
BPO COMPANY

INDIA’S LARGEST BPO COMPANY

INDIA’S LARGEST BPO COMPANY

Genpact is India's Largest BPO Company. Genpact manages business processes for companies around the world, combining its process expertise, information technology and analytical ca...

INDIA’S LARGEST BPO COMPANY • INDIA’S LARGEST BPO COMPANY •
AUTOMOBILE COMPANY

INDIA’S LARGEST AUTOMOBILE COMPANY

INDIA’S LARGEST AUTOMOBILE COMPANY

Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated net profit of 9,274 crore (US$2.07 billion) in 2010–11. It is the leader in commercial vehicles and among t...

INDIA’S LARGEST AUTOMOBILE COMPANY • INDIA’S LARGEST AUTOMOBILE COMPANY •
ALUMINIUMANDCOPPER PRODUCER

INDIA’S LEADING ALUMINIUMANDCOPPER PRODUCER

INDIA’S LEADING ALUMINIUMANDCOPPER PRODUCER

Hindalco Industries Limited is India's leading aluminium and copper producer. Hindalco is part of the Aditya Birla Group and has a turnover of US$ 14 billion. Hindalco is the world...

INDIA’S LEADING ALUMINIUMANDCOPPER PRODUCER • INDIA’S LEADING ALUMINIUMANDCOPPER PRODUCER •
INDIAN SEZ

FIRST INDIAN SEZ

FIRST INDIAN SEZ

Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) in Gujarat was the first Indian SEZ. It was set up in 1965 and in fact KASEZ was the first SEZ to be set up in Asia. Kandla SEZ is also the lar...

FIRST INDIAN SEZ • FIRST INDIAN SEZ •