Do u know?

1. Besides US and Japan, India is the only country to develop a super computer.
2. India haslargest number of POST OFFICES in world(1,50,618)
3. Indian Railway is largest employer in world.
4. The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level. 
5. The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.  
6. The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982. 
7. India exports software to 90 countries.
8. India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution. 
9.  The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. 
10. To avoid polluting the elements (fire, earth, water, air), followers of Zoroastrianism in India don’t bury their dead, but instead leave bodies in buildings called “Towers of Silence” for the vultures to pick clean. After the bones dry, they are swept into a central well.