Sunday, December 12, 2010

Indian Trivia

- Population, a billion people.

- 90% of mariages are arranged,,

- 15% of population is muslin, 2% christian .

- Antique Ambassador cars are a status symbol.First built back in 1957 on the British Morris Oxford III model - this car is still built today with few modifications.

- Local cooking fires burn on cow patties produced in the millions along the roadsides, and throughout the country - creates a dreadful smog.

- The new Nano car, India's equivalent to the SMart car made by Tato costs less than a tuc-tuc .

- There is no state religion .

- Bollywood produces movies in 35 different languages.

- British started the railway system in 1853, now the largest railways system in the world 1.6 million people work for the railways.

- Indians have a passion for movies and cricket.

- Look up to members of their cricket team as gods.

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