People

While most Indian school history books spell the 7th-century Chinese traveller's name as Hiuen Tsang, the more commonly used romanisations around the world are Xuanzang or Hsüan-tsang.

India's population in 2012 is the same as the entire planet's estimated population in 1850 of around 1.25 billion people.

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.

Adam Lanza, the man who murdered 20 children and 7 adults in Sandy Hook, Newton, Connecticut, lived at 36, Yogananda Street.

Kasab or Qassab means butchers or slaughterers in Arabic and Urdu. It is also the name of a Muslim community involved in the meat business.

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' by The Beatles is a Hindustani song in Khamaj thāt/mode and features George Harrison on the sitar.

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.

The very Indian-sounding name of Milan Kundera belongs to an acclaimed Czech author and perennial Nobel candidate.

W.C. Fields wrote the screenplay for the movie, "The Bank Dick" under the pseudonym, Mahatma Kane Jeeves ("My hat, my cane, Jeeves!").