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Exciting Facts
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Did You Know?
- Who was the first to prove that the earth is round? Probably Galileo or Magellan. No!
The Hindus had long before recognized that the earth is round. The Indian word for Geography is 'Bhugol' which means 'Earth is round' (bhu- earth gol-round) and this word has been in use for more than 5000 years in India.
Thus, it is quite evident that it was the Indians who discovered first that the earth is round. The knowledge acquired by the early Hindus can be gauged from the fact that it is said that what Einstein has discovered now was known to the Hindus years ago.
- Calcutta received electric supply in 1899, although earlier that year the Maharaja of Bikaner had apparently been the first Indian to switch on an electric bulb light.
- It is worthy to note that the game Taekwando which is said to have been born in Korea has its initial roots in India. The origin of Taekwando can be traced to the north-east Indian state of Manipur. In Hindi Taekwando is refered to as Pair-Paitra.
- India's first Cricket Club was established at Eden Gardens, Calcutta in the year 1792.
- The only Indian museum dedicated wholly to women is the Sashwati Museum, Banglore.
- India's first skyscraper was Usha Kiran, Mumbai. It was a 26 floor building built between 1964 to 1967.
- India's oldest Church is St. Francis church in Fort Cochin, Kerala. It was built in 1503.
- India's longest river is Ganga which is 2,640 kilometres long. Although, Brahmaputra river has a total length of 2,688, its one-third part flows through India.
- India's first Paging Service Provider Company was R.P.G. Paging Company. It started its paging service on July, 1995 from Delhi with four transmitters initially installed.
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