India is not a melting pot but a thali
If America is a melting pot, then to me India is a thali — a collection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each may not mix with the next, but they combine on your palate to produce a satisfying repast.
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India is not an underdeveloped country
India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay.
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Madana-
In Sanskrit, madana tends to mean intoxicating or passionate and is synonymous with the god of love, Kama. Madanankushaha & madanayudham mean penis and vulva respectively.
Opium bureaucracy
Even today, all gazetted officers in India have to sign a form which includes an account of the amount of opium in their charge.
Last governor-general and viceroy of India
The last viceroy (and governor-general) of (British) India was Mountbatten. The first governor-general (but not viceroy) of (Union of) India was also Mountbatten while the last was C. Rajagopalachari.
India's tallest statue
India's tallest statue and the world's tallest Hanuman is the 41m Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami statue at Paritala, Andhra Pradesh. It was completed in 2003.
Dal Lake
Dal Lake in Kashmir is a tautology as the word dal in Balti means lake. This would effectively make its name Lake Lake.
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta in Andhra Pradesh is the longest place and railway station name in India sans hyphen or space.
Ib and Od
Ib in Odisha (near Jharsuguda) and Od in Gujarat (between Anand and Godhra) have the shortest place and railway station names in India.
Pallu
A sari's pallu is named after the Pallava kingdom in South India which made it fashionable.
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