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.
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Tianzhu and Tenjiku
天竺, pronounced Tianzhu in Chinese and Tenjiku in Japanese were the early names for India in China and Japan respectively. They both mean heavenly centre (or spiritual centre in reference to India being the birthplace of Buddhism).
Christian Dior, Jasmine and Tuberose
Christian Dior sources the jasmine and tuberoses used in perfumes such as J'adore from Madurai.
Love You To
Off the album Revolver by The Beatles, the song Love You To is similar to a khayal in Kafi thāt/mode.
Within You Without You
'Within You Without You' by The Beatles is a Hindustani song in Khamaj thāt/mode and features George Harrison on the sitar.
Longest speech at the UN
The longest speech ever given to the UN was delivered in 1957 by V.K. Krishna Menon, who filibustered for nearly eight hours while defending India's position on Kashmir.
Stepney
The word stepney is still used to refer to a spare tyre only in our part of the world. Stepneys are named after a street of the same name in Llanelli, Wales where they were manufactured in the early 1900s.
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.
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