10 Things Every Indian Should Know About India

BANGALORE: India is the land of diversity in geography, climate, culture, language and ethnicity.

It is the Seventh-Largest country by area, second-largest by population and most populous democracy in the world. India is a Country with 31 States, 1618 Languages, 6400 Castes, 6 Religion, 6 Ethnic Groups and 29 Major festivals.

Here are some incredible things about India that everyone should know.

Kumbh Mela:

The largest peaceful gathering in the world where around 100 million people visit is the Kumbh Mela. It is held every third year at one of the four places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain.

The Kumbh Mela is held at each of these four places every twelfth year.

The festival is billed as the "world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims", approximately 80 million people attended on 14 February 2013.

705 Tribes of India:

India is home to a large number of tribes with population of about 70 million. In terms of geographical distribution about 55% of tribals lived in central India, 28% in west, 12% in north-east India, 4% in South India and 1% elsewhere.

These communities are actively working to preserve their rich cultures through broad institutional efforts. Tribals constitute 8.14% of the total population of the country, numbering 84.51 million according to 2001 Census and cover about 15% of the country’s area.

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