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==== Tiranga ==== | ==== Tiranga ==== | ||
- | The Indian flag called Tiranga consists of three horizontal stripes in the colors saffron, white and green. They are successively meant to symbolize courage and sacrifice, truth and peace, religiosity, | + | The Indian flag called Tiranga consists of three horizontal stripes in the colors saffron, white and green. They are successively meant to symbolize courage and sacrifice, truth and peace, religiosity, |
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==== Mark Twain ==== | ==== Mark Twain ==== | ||
- | The writer Mark Twain called India "a country that everyone longs to see, and having seen even a glimpse of would not give up the sight for the sights of the rest of the world." | + | The writer Mark Twain called India "a country that everyone longs to see, and having seen even a glimpse of would not give up the sight for the sights of the rest of the world." |
- | {{tag> | + | ==== Unclean feet ==== |
+ | In India, feet are considered unclean. So it will be a big gaffe to accidentally step on someone' | ||
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+ | ==== Towers of Silence ==== | ||
+ | Parsis living in India still leave the corpses of deceased loved ones to be devoured by vultures on so-called towers of silence, which are circular hills built of brick or stone. This practice is considered a "last act of mercy." | ||
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+ | ==== The humble cow ==== | ||
+ | The sacred animal is the cow, which can often be seen walking down the street. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Poverty ==== | ||
+ | Most Indians have to survive on less than two dollars a day. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Postal network ==== | ||
+ | India has the largest number of postal outlets in the world with over 150,000 branches. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Bollywood ==== | ||
+ | The equivalent of Hollywood in India is Bollywood. Most productions are musicals. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Six seasons ==== | ||
+ | The calendar in India has six seasons - spring, summer, monsoon, autumn, pre-winter, and winter. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Mustache ==== | ||
+ | Police officers in the state of Madhya Pradesh receive a small increase in their salary for having a mustache. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 14th of November ==== | ||
+ | Children' | ||
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+ | ==== Cow's ID ==== | ||
+ | In West Bengal, cows must have a photo ID card. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Spices ==== | ||
+ | Nearly 70% of all the world' | ||
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+ | ==== No toilets ==== | ||
+ | More than half of Indian homes do not have a toilet. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Bengal tiger ==== | ||
+ | The national animal of India is the Bengal tiger. [([[https:// | ||
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