is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.Today, Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.

The World's first University was established in Takshashila(part of pre-partition India) in 700BC.

Varanasi, also known as Benares, is called The Ancient Citywhere Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest continuouslyinhabited city in the world today.

Kerala was declared independent state in 1956 before whichit was a part of the then Madras state

The Golden era of hockey in India was the period from 1928 -1956 when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympics.

A hummingbird's heart beats 615 beats in a minute.

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes thecatfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds.

The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.

SiliconValley alone contains over 1,00,000 Indian millionaires

The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in thecity of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively