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Ten Surprising Facts About India

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By Carrie Hawes


India never loses the power to surprise at every turn. Here's the pick of our favourite fun facts about this fascinating nation.

Speaking my language

Aside from the US, India has the world’s largest English speaking population.


 

Animal magic

An astounding megadiversity and home to tigers, elephant, leopards, rhinos, sloth bears and even lions (yes really), India also has more bird species than the entire African continent.


 

Spice up your life

Over 70% of the world’s spices come from India - it's little wonder the food tastes soooo amazingly good!


 

Riding the rails

The equivalent of the population of Australia catch a train in India every day - why not join them on one of our tours?


 

Plant lovers welcome

With 1/3 of the population being confirmed veggies, India is the largest vegetarian friendly nation in the world.


 

Room for all

Despite a population of 1.2 billion people (a 1/5 of everyone on the planet!), you will be amazed by how much wide open space there is to be found in India.


 

#BeKind

Amritsar’s Golden Temple serves free meals to over 100,000 people daily, no matter their ethnicity, class, or creed.


 

Ancient lady

Having celebrated at least 3,000 birthdays, Varanasi is one of the oldest inhabited places on earth.


 

Cows are king

The world’s largest democracy is the only country with a bill of rights for cows written into their constitution.


 

Mango madness

India grows over 40% of the world’s mangos. Never, ever suggest to a local that other mangos are more delicious than the Alphonso…love for this fruit is akin to a religion in many parts!


 

For more inspiration, visit our India Holidays pages.

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Written by Carrie Hawes

Carrie is the Head of Content at Trailfinders and based in our Kensington head office. Carrie has worked at Trailfinders since 2003 and has travelled to 86 countries (and counting!). Her favourite destinations include India, Rwanda and Easter Island.

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