1. Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s gold. That is more than the reserves of USA, IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.
2. In India, they celebrate ‘Children’s Day’ on November 14th. 9 months after Valentine’s Day.
3. An Indian airline only hires women because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel.
4. 21 Indians fought to death against 10,000 afghans to defend a strategic army post in 1897.
5. Gulabi Gang is the name of a gang of women in India, that on call, beat up abusive husbands with brooms.
6. An Indian man single-handedly planted a 1,360 acre forest that is home to a complex, thriving ecosystem.
7. The Prime Minister of India’s salary in 2013 was only $2,400 USD.
8. Hindus in India believe that there are more than 300 million different gods, since every village there has their own local god.
9. In India there’s a prison where prisoners can come and go as they want. The prisoners can also hold jobs. One prisoner is even a school teacher.
10. Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.
