The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal
Pradesh which was built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop. This cricket pitch is
2444 meters above sea level.
Tawang Monastery located in Tawang district of Arunachal
Pradesh in India is the largest monastery in India and the second largest in
Asia. The monastery is 3 storeys high and occupies an area of 140 sq m.
Taj Mahal in India, one of the 'Seven Wonders of the
World'
Majuli, a river island, is situated on the river
Brahmaputra in Assam boasts of being the largest river island in the entire
world. People continue to live heredespite of the threat of being washed away every
year. Majuli had a total area of 1,250 square kilometres (483 sq mi), but
having lost significantly to erosion it has an area of only 421.65 square
kilometres (163 sq mi) in 2001.
India has the largest number of Post Offices in the
world.
India is the only country other than U.S. and Japan, to
have built a super computer indigenously.
The world's first university was established in Takshila
in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than
60 subjects.
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