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14 facts about India that will blow your mind

June 25, 2014 10:45 IST
Vehicles move slowly during morning rush hour in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.

India has fascinated many. Mark Twain called it ‘the cradle of the human race’ and Albert Einstein said that without India contribution to maths ‘no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made’.

Business Insider has pulled together some staggering statistics from the sub-continent that will blow your mind.

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