What I know about India now….
*St. Thomas arrived in Kerala from Israel in 52 A.D
*Saint Thomas died in India , in Chennai on The Mount , on the 21st December in the year 72.
*The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the film is actually Ravla Khempur, located in Khempur, about an hour outside of Udaipur.
*Indian elephants have smaller ears than African elephants
*Maharajas’ Express is the newest luxury train of Indian Railways ..the cheapest rate per day is$US800
*The kama sutra was written in India
*Mumbai is about to get The Aquaria Grande project -skyscrapers that have pools instead of regular balconies
*The living root bridges are built by the ancient War-Khasi people of the Cherrapunjee region in India.
*The Musalman Daily”, daily newspaper published from Chennai in India and handwritten
*India is officially called the Republic of India
*Bull surfing in Kerala
*India is the world's most populous democracy.
*India's official national sport is field hockey not cricket
*The staple foods are wheat (predominantly in the north), rice (especially in the south and the east), and lentils
*Festival of colour
*Kama Sutra
*Goat Dragging or Buzkashi the Afghan sport played in India
*St thomas visited and died in india
*Cochin is a Portuguese enclave full of left footed fish eating Mickey Do's
*The Kama Sutra Temples Of Khajuraho
*Baba people
*Ancient Haridwar (the "Gateway to God")
*Dharamshala ,Amritsar It’s the spiritual capital of the Sikhs
*Bodhgaya where Buddha became enlightened under a Bodhi tree
*Rishikesh, the birthplace of yoga
*Jallikatti-Bull taming
*The game Kabaddi
* ‘Slumdog millionaire’ is a famous movie
* ‘The best exotic marigold hotel’ is another movie
*They hold cows sacred
*Their religion is Hindu
*The Ganges river is a major river
*Women wear Saris
*Women paint henna on their hands
*Goodness gracious me’ a telly programme
*Taj Mahal was a memorial to a maharajah’s wife
*Bollywood is a type of Indian film
*Ghandi was a famous leader
*Curry is made in India
*India excels at Cricket
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