Prior to 1956, State Bank of India was actually the Imperial Bank of India which itself traced its roots to the Bank of Calcutta which was established in 1806.
On Aug 15, 1947, one Indian Rupee was equal to one US dollar as it was linked to the British Pound. It fell to 4.79 in 1966 and prior to the 1991 liberalisation, it stood at 17.90 to the dollar.
Madurai Malli (jasmine) is now considered a brand and has been awarded a Geographical Indication Mark. The flowers themselves are cultivated around Kodaikanal.
Unjha, Gujarat, is the hub of the Indian trade in cumin (jeera) seeds. When the Syrian civil war began, Unjha & India virtually became the world's sole supplier of cumin seeds.
