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Released in 2005, Chandramukhi became the first ever Tamil film to be dubbed into German. It was released as Der Geisterjager.

With an annual turnover of 1050 million US dollar, Amul(Anand Milk Producers Union Ltd.) is the largest packaged milk brand in the world.

Scottish historian James Mill spent twelve years, from 1806 to 1818, writing the history of British India, but never visited the country.

History shows that the sari was the popular choice of clothing even in the Indus Valley Civilization that flourished around 2800-1800 BCE.

The art of making Paithani, a Maharashtran hand-woven silk sari, was developed 2000 yrs ago in the city of Pratishthan, now known as Paithan.

Running at a maximum speed of 140 km per hour on the Faridabad-Agra section, the Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train in India.

The crew of Tamil film Kanthaswamy adopted two villages near Madurai, and pledged to provide basic amenities to those villages for a year.

Travelling accross the nation, the Indian Railways covers 6,909 stations over a total route length of more than 63,327 km.

During her college days, tribal journalist and activist Dayamani Barla had to work as a maid to pay her university fees.

Rajiv Gandhi, at the age of 40 became the youngest prime minister of India.

Archaeologists have discovered 15,000-20,000-years-old stone weapons in Sagardighi, West Bengal.

M.S.Dhoni initially excelled in sports like badminton and football, and was also selected at the district and club level in these soprts.

In 711 AD, Kutch in Gujarat was the first place in India to be invaded by Arab forces, under the leadership of Muhammad bin Kasmi.

The eight-hour speech by K.Menon in 1957, defending Indian stance on Kashmir, is the longest speech delivered in the UN Security Council.

The Thompson Engineering College (IIT Roorkee), established in 1847, is the oldest institute of technical education in Asia.

In 2005, the Mallya Aditi International School became one of the 20 schools in the world to receive the Cambridge Fellowship.

Sonia Gandhi was named the third most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004.

Established in 1851, the Geological Survey of India is one of the oldest such organizations in the world.

The Civil Services Examination, a competitive civil service exam in India, is known as one of the most competitive exams in the world.

With an area covering 40 sq km, the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur is the only floating park in the world

7, Race Course Road, New Delhi, is the address of the official residence of the prime minister of India.

Bub (Father), a Kashmiri language film released in 2001, is only the third movie in Kashmiri language.

Tamil people are an ethic group native to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, who speak Tamil. They have a recorded history goinig back two millennia.

In 2009, Manmohan Singh became the second Indian Prime Minister to return to power ofter completing a full five-year term.

Ishant Sharmar was paid 9,50,000 dollars to play for Kolkata Knight Riders. This was the highest amount paid to a bowler in the IPL.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first Indian woman to hold a post in the cabinet.

The Manu Smriti, which was written in AD 200, set guidelines for a king to carry execution by elephants for a number of offences.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, along with W.Fowler, won the Nobel Prize for their work in the theoretical structure and evolution of stars.

A lunch delivery services, set up in 1890 in Mumbai by Mahadeo Bachche, with about 100 men, went on to become the famous Dabbawala service.

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni (973-1048) was the 1st Musilm scholar to study India and Brahminical cultures. He is known as the father of Indology.