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97 unusual facts about India


1956 Anjar earthquake

It caused considerable damage and casualties, especially in and around town of Anjar, India.

The 1956 Anjar earthquake occurred at 15:32 UTC on 21 July, which caused maximum damage in town of Anjar in Kutch, Gujarat, India.

A. V. C. College

A.V.C. College ' A ' Grade by NAAC is a college in Mayiladuthurai, India.

Ahmed Shiyam

He is a graduate of the prestigious National Defence College of India, and completed his Infantry Officer Advance Course at Fort Benning, USA and is the first Maldivian graduate from the Command and Staff College in Quetta, Pakistan.

Aimol people

Aimol are a people in India, settled in different regions in different districts of Manipur and some in Assam and Nagaland.

Ajit Singh Kohar

He is the Minister of Transport, Legal & Legislative Affairs and Elections in the current Punjab Government.

AMPL-class interceptor boat

The vessels have been based at various Indian coast guard station such as Mandapam, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Okha, Chennai, Kochi and Goa, and one boat was leased to Mauritius in 2001.

Annamacharya

Annamacharya was born on Vaishakha Shuddha Pournami in the year Sarwadhari (May 9, 1408) in Tallapaka, a village in current day Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Antu

Antu, India, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ashish Kumar Dubey

Martyr Major Ashish Kumar Dubey was born on 8 July 1973 in the Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Aurangabad district, Bihar

Blocks: Madanpur, Kutumbba, Daudnagar, Aurangabad, Barun, Obra, Deo, Nabinagar, Haspura, Goh and Rafiganj

Bagpat district

The Most famous village of Baghpat district is Chhaprauli(from where prime minister Charan Singh hailed),KIRTHAL, Budhera (Gurjar), Gothra, Pilana,Khatta BICHPADI PAST MLA MASHYA SH. CHAJJU SINGH FROM KHEKRA VIDHAN SABHA PrahladpurDhikauli,Katha,Noorpur, Sujra, Bazidpur, Harsana,Mandola,Khekra,Badagaon,Dundahera,Pabla,Nirpura,Khedi Jatt,Dagarpur,Norozpur Goojar,Fakharpur,Mitli,Sisana,Katha,and Bharal.

Bamra

Bamra, covering an area of 5149 km², was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj, and acceded to India on 1 January 1948.

Battle of Giria

The Battle of Giria were two battles that took place in Giria, an insignificant village in Bengal, although not well known, were very significant in the history of Bengal and like the Battle of Plassey, had far reaching consequences.

Behari

Behari is a word derived from the people living in Bihar (in present India), most of them 98% muslims, having a multi-traditional culture.

Bhanot Rajputs

3. Some people believe that the caste Bhanot originates from the people who were originally from the village 'Bhanot' in the Mandawar Mandal area in Alwar district in Rajasthan state of India.

Birth Control International information Centre

This included Sanger's tour of Scandinavia and the Soviet Union in 1934, How-Martyn's tour of India in 1934, and Sanger and How-Martyn's World Tour for Birth Control in 1935-1936, during which they spoke to numerous groups and organized birth control organizations in India, Burma, Malay, China, the Philippines, Japan, Hawaii, Canada, and the West Coast of the United States.

Brahmic scripts

Brahmi is clearly attested from the 3rd century BC during the reign of Ashoka, who used the script for imperial edicts, but there are some claims of earlier epigraphy found on pottery in South India and Sri Lanka.

Bundu

Bundu, India, a town, a notified area, in Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India

Callian

Callian referred during British time, is present day Kalyan.

Chanchal Bharti

Chanchal attended India's Got Talent season 4, during the program she was accompanied by her group Chanchal Bharti and Party.

Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bandra

The main altar of the original church was obtained from one of the ancient, ruined churches of Diu.

Coca-Cola Cup

Federation Cup in India, known as the Coca-Cola Cup for the 1995-96 season

Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) is an Indian association that promotes business enterprises for Dalits.

Dangaria Kandha

Dangaria Kandha also known as 'Dongaria Kondh' is a tribe in the south-west part of Odisha, India.

David Barbour

Sir David Miller Barbour (1841–1928) was a senior administrator in India, Finance Member of the Indian Viceroy's Council under Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, writer on monetary issues, and Irish loyalist.

Delhi–Lahore Bus

The bus stops for meals and refreshment at Wagah and at the towns of Pipli (A small town on outskirts of Kurukshetra), Sirhind and Kartarpur in India.

Customs and immigration checking are performed on arrival in the Pakistani town of Wagah and at the first stop in India at Kartarpur.

Denis Perera

General Deshamanya Joseph Everard Denis Perera, VSV, FCMI, ndc, psc, SLE (10 October 1930 - 11 August 2013) was a Sri Lankan general, military engineer and a diplomat who served as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1977 to 1981.

Dependency theory

The improvement of India's economy after it moved from state-controlled business to open trade is one of the most often cited (see also economy of India, Commanding Heights).

Dikhit

The Dikhit, also known as Kinwar, are a Hindu Rajput clan found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

Diwan Bhai Abdul Hamid

Diwan Sir Abdul Hamid (also known as Khan Bahadur Abdul Hamid) born in Jalandhar was Chief Minister of Kapurthala Princely State in India under the British Raj.

Dor Rajputs

Dor Rajput (also known as Doda) are a Hindu Rajput clan of India.

Earl S. Hoag

In October 1943, he became commanding general of the India-China Wing of Air Transport Command, which operated supply and sustainment flights over "The Hump" between India and China.

Eastern Nagari script

The Eastern Nagari script was originally not associated with any particular regional language, but was prevalent as the main script in the eastern regions of Medieval India.

Edmund Drummond

Edmund Drummond (17 January 1814 – 10 January 1895) was a British civil servant in India.

Far East

The term was popularized during the period of the British Empire as a blanket term for lands to the east of British India.

Fort St. Anthony of Simbor

The Fort St. Anthony of Simbor, Forte de Santo António de Simbor in Portuguese, also referred as Fort of the Sea or Fort of Pani-Kota, is located on a small island in the bay of Simbor, about 25 km east of Diu in India.

Francisco de Melo da Gama de Araújo e Azevedo

The Field Marshal Francisco de Melo da Gama de Araújo e Azevedo (May 16, 1773 - January 17, 1859 in Quinta da Garrida, Parish of St. João da Ribeira Ponte de Lima, Portugal) was a field marshall of the Portuguese Army and Governor of Diu in Portuguese India between March 21, 1821 and January 1840

Gemunu Kulatunge

Major General Gemunu Kulatunge, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.

Gori Ganga

The village Milam is located one kilometer below the snout of the glacier.

Hill Top School Dalhousie

HillTop School Dalhousie is a co-educational residential school in Upper Bakrota hills in Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Himmanshoo A. Malhotra

Himmanshoo first came to light when he was selected to participate in Zee Cinestars ki Khoj in 2004.

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

The plot is loosely connected to the documental stories published in Jim Corbett's 1944 bestselling book "Man-Eaters of Kumaon".

India's Dancing Superstar

This competition was being judged by Geeta Kapoor, a Bollywood choreographer, Riteish Deshmukh, a Bollywood actor and Ashley Lobo, also a choreographer who owns the Danceworx Academy (1998) and The Danceworx Repertory Company (2001).

India's Great Driving Challenge

After a series of tasks and evaluations, a press conference will be held where the three finalists will be announced to the media in the presence of representatives of the organisers, facilitators and jury members.

Indian National Physics Olympiad

The Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO for short) is an Olympiad in Physics held in India.

Indian White Paper on Plebiscite in Kashmir

The plebiscite was never conducted due to intransigence on the part of both India and Pakistan.

Indo-Burma barrier

The protests from people living in the Moreh, Chorokhunou, and Molchan areas forced the Home Ministry to refer the matter to the Manipur government.

International Energy Forum

It is unique in that participants not only include IEA and OPEC countries, but also key international actors such as Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa.

Jagmohan Singh Kang

From 2002 to 2007 he was the Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development Tourism & Fisheries in Punjab Government.

Jain meditation

Statue is carved from a single stone fifty-seven feet high in 981 A.D., is located in Karnataka, India

Jewish communities of Portugal

According to the official website of the Jewish Community of Porto, it is ruled by the philosophy of Chabad Lubavitch and among its members one finds Jews from sources as diverse as Egypt, India, Russia, United States, Poland, Spain, Israel, Portugal, Mexico and Venezuela.

Kakana

Kakana is a village and largest city of the northernmost island in the Nicobar Islands of the Republic of India.

Kalakundi

Kalakundi, India, a village in Dharwad district in the southwestern state of Karnataka, India

Kamalpur

Kamalpur, India, and a nagar panchayat in Dhalai district in the Indian state of Tripura

Kamalpur Airport

Kamalpur Airport is a small airport located in Kamalpur, Tripura.

Kathia

Originally they resided in Bikaner, whence they migrated and founded the state of Kathiawar, which takes its name from the Kathia tribe, and is in modern day Gujerat State of India.

Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies

The cooperation of the KazISS expanded and included Asian partners in China (Shanghai Institute for International Studies), India (Jawaharlal Nehru University) as well as Russia (the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation).

Kshitish Mohan Lahiri

After Indian independence in 1947, Kshitish Mohan Lahiri's family migrated to newly formed state of West Bengal in India.

Lalotra

The Lalotra are a Rajput clan found mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Lok Rajputs

The Lok Rajputs are Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.

M. Chinnaswamy

Chinnaswamy was the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1977 to 1980 and Secretary from 1960 to 1965.

Marie Seton

According to her friend, Pamela Cullen, Seton "had a fascination for India and as a young woman she had been introduced to India’s fight for independence by one of India’s greatest political figures, Krishna Menon, who was then a struggling lawyer in London. She also had family associations with India through her father, who had served as an officer in the Indian Army and been seriously wounded during one of the many uprisings of the period".

Milinda Peiris

Major General Milinda Peiris, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, psc, is a Sri Lankan Army officer who commanded the 5th Regiment of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps with distinction.

Nalin Seneviratne

General Ganegoda Appuhamelage Don Granville Nalin Seneviratne, VSV, ndc, SLE (August 25, 1931 - August 12, 2009) was a Sri Lankan Army officer.

Nawab Abdul Latif

Abdul Lateef was one of the first Muslims in nineteenth century India to embrace the idea of modernization.

Nazargunj

Nazargunj (tr.: a place worth seeing) is an Indian princely state, originating in Purnea, in the state of Bihar.

North Eastern Hill University

North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament.

Official languages of Puducherry

4.Malayalam: It is also an official language of Puducherry but used only when communicating within Malayalam district (Mahé).

P. B. Premachandra

Premachandra graduated of the Air Command and Staff College, Air University in 1996 and in 2004 he attended National Defence College, New Delhi.

Paharpur

Paharpur, India, a census town Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar

Pariyon Se

Pariyon Se is one of the lesser known albums of Indian pop singer Sonu Nigam.

Postage stamps and postal history of the postal convention states of India

As per the postal convention (or agreement), existing adhesive stamps and postal stationery of British India were overprinted with the name of the state for use within each convention State, for mail from one convention state to another, and to destinations in British India.

The Post Office of India of the British Raj entered into postal conventions with a few native states of India.

Putaani Party

Produced by Children's Film Society, India, the film was shot in a village called Honnapura situated near the town of Dharwad in South India.

Raja Jagat Singh

To commemorate their visit, Jagat Singh renamed Dhameri as Nurpur.

Rushyendramani

Rushyendramani (Telugu: ఋష్యేంద్రమణి) (b: January 1, 1917 - d: August 17, 2002)a trained singer, dancer was a famous stage/film actress and playback singer from South India.

Sacred complex

The aspects of great and little tradition as put up by Redfield were applied to an Indian context.

Sadanand Shetye

Sadanand Shetye is an Indian Kabaddi player belonging to the state of Maharashtra.

Samudragupta

Samudragupta, ruler of the Gupta Empire (c. 335 – c. 375 CE), and successor to Chandragupta I, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history.

He ruled for about ten years in the north-central India with son as an apprentice Pataliputra, near modern day Patna in Bihar state of India.

Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a common name for localities in West Bengal, India.

Satyajit Padhye

His first major public performance using ventriloquism was as a finalist on India's Got Talent, a reality talent show on the television channel Colors.

SETC

State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) a state-owned Transport Corporation that runs long distance express services the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Shanti Devi

Shanti Devi (11 December 1926 – 27 December 1987) was born in Delhi, India.

Suhaib Ilyasi

Suhaib Ilyasi (born 8 September 1966) is a producer, director and the host of India’s first reality TV show, India's Most Wanted.

Sumli

It flows through the villages of Boiragi, Chakma, Yachakrai, Kutna Kami and the town of Borokathal.

Suraj Mal of Nurpur

Suraj Mal (reign:1613-1618) was a Rajput ruler of Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh in India.

Surjit Singh Rakhra

He is Minister for Rural Development & Panchayat in the present Punjab Government.

Surya Group

It focuses on supplying textiles and accessories, manufactured in China, India and the United Arab Emirates, to markets in Russia.

Tamu, Burma

Tamu is something of a transport hub for cross-border traffic to India, being just across the border from Moreh.

Thiek

Thiek is one of the numerous pahnams or sub-tribes of the Hmar tribe of India.

William H. Tunner

He went back to the CBI in August and took command of what had become the India-China Division (ATC) on September 4, 1944.

William Henry Hoare Vincent

In 1887 he joined the Indian Civil Service, rising to vice-president of the legislative council of India and a member of the Council of India from 1923 to 1931.

World Vision Australia

Money raised in the 40 Hour Famine in 2002 has helped people in countries such as India, Cambodia and Afghanistan.

Yugal Bihar Saket Dham Mandir

The Yugal Bihar Saket Dham Mandir is a 200-year-old temple in Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh, India near the Sarayu River.


11th Indian Infantry Brigade

It was relocated from India to Egypt in the middle of August 1939 and trained at Fayed in Ismailia Governorate on the Great Bitter Lake.

1966 Davis Cup

India then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round which was the 1966 Davis Cup finals.

2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff

The Pakistan military's information sources, the ISPR's spokesman Major-General Rashid Qureshi, claimed that the Parliament attack was a "drama staged by Indian intelligence agencies to defame the freedom struggle in 'occupied Kashmir'" and further warned that India would pay "heavily if they engage in any misadventure".

A.K. Golam Jilani

A. K. Golam Jilani was born in 24 October 1904 in the Algichor village of the Nawabganj Upazila of the Dhaka district of British India (Present day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh).

Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering

Aalim Muhammed Salegh College of Engineering or A.M.S College of Engineering is an engineering college affiliated to Anna University, India located in Muthapudupet, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Ad Santel

Santel lost his World Light Heavyweight Championship to Gobar Goho of Calcutta (now Kolkata), India on 30 August 1921 in San Francisco.

Ahmad Dilshad

Asia Times called him a "leading LeT Lashkar-e-Tayyiba ringleader"—a militant group devoted to an independence for the portion of Kashmir occupied by India.

Barbodhan

The largest population of Barbodhians outside India is in Bolton, Greater Manchester, where the community settled in the 1950s and 1960s.

Carlton Kitto

Carlton Kitto is a Bebop jazz guitarist from Kolkata, India.

Elections in Kerala

Elections in Kerala are regularly held to fill government officials at all levels of government in both Kerala and India as a whole.

Gaya–Mughalsarai section

When it was built, it was the longest bridge in India and was believed to be the second longest bridge in the world, short of the Tay bridge near Dundee.

George F. Fitzpatrick

George Fitzpatrick married Phyllis Sinanan, sister of Mitra and Ashford Sinanan, uniting the Fitzpatrick family with another prominent political family of Trinidad (see Ashford Sinanan, Ambassador, Leader of the Opposition, Democratic Labour Party (DLP), West Indies Federation, Founder of the West Indian National Party (WINP) and High Commissioner to India.

Hasdeo Thermal Power Station

The Hasdeo Thermal Power Station is a 840 megawatt (MW) coal fired power station at Korba in Chhattisgarh, India.

History of Rajasthan

Following the Mughal tradition and more importantly due to its strategic location Ajmer became a province of British India, while the autonomous Rajput states, the Muslim state (Tonk), and the Jat states (Bharatpur and Dholpur) were organized into the Rajputana Agency.

Igbo-Ora

This phenomenon of a large number of twin births is not unique to Igbo-Ora; it has also been observed in the town of Kodinji in India and Cândido Godói in Brasil.

India–Panama relations

Also, cooperation over IT & E-Governance, cyber security and training, and Indian space agency ISRO's proposed TTC station in Panama were discussed.

Indian cricket team in England in 2011

In winning the series by more than two clear matches, England took India's place at the top of the ICC Test Championship, while India dropped to third place.

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

The Institute has a network of laboratories and observatories located in various places in India, including Kodaikanal (the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory), Kavalur (the Vainu Bappu Observatory), Gauribidanur, Hanle (the Indian Astronomical Observatory) and Hosakote.

Indies

The extensive East Indies are subdivided into two sections (from a European perspective), archaically called Hither India and Further India.

Interim Government of India

The senior Congress leader Vallabhbhai Patel held the second-most powerful position in the Council, heading the Department of Home Affairs, Department of Information and Broadcasting.

Jervis B. Webb Company

The company headquarters is in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with offices and manufacturing plants internationally including Carlisle, South Carolina; Harbor Springs, Michigan; Boyne City, Michigan; Hamilton, Ontario; Northampton, England; Ludwigshafen, Germany; Palaiseau, France; Barcelona, Spain; Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India.

Jujjavarapu

Most of the people with this last name live in the west godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kurli

Kurli, Maharashtra, a village in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra state, India

Mailapur

Dioceses of Saint Thomas of Mylapore, a Roman Catholic dioceses of Mylapore, Madras, India

Marcelo Figueras

Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina Award; Best Screenplay for Kamchatka, 2003.

Maya Keyes

Marcel-Keyes was born in New Jersey and raised in suburban Maryland by Alan Keyes, and wife Jocelyn Marcel-Keyes who is a native of India.

Mohan Singh Oberoi

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards, in 2001.

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), also known as Nadiad Kidney Hospital, is a not-for-profit Trust Hospital in Nadidad, Gujarat, established in 1978, and is the first speciality Urology Hospital in India.

Muslims of Uttar Pradesh

Famous Muslims from Uttar Pradesh include the famous writer and poet Javed Akhtar, actress Shabana Azami, Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Maolana Dr. Kalbe Sadiq Vice President of Muslim Personal Law Board, actor and director Muzaffar Ali, Journalist Saeed Naqvi, Persian Scholar Dr. Naiyer Masud Rizvi, Governor Syed Sibtey Razi, historian Irfan Habib, politician Salman Khursheed and cricketer Mohammad Kaif.

Nigerians in India

As of January 2012, there are about 10,000 Nigerians living and working in India but only 3,500 were registered with the Nigerian High Commission and they live in cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Jaipur.

O. roseus

Odontamblyopus roseus, an eel goby species found in muddy-bottomed coastal waters along the west coast of India

Parumala

Parumala is renowned for the presence of the Tomb of St. Gregorios (Parumala Thirumeni), the Greatest Saint of India belonging to the Indian Orthodox Church(Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church) and Syriac Orthodox Church, so it is a pilgrimage site.

Paul Jarvis

He bowled with good pace, and took four wickets in two Tests in a losing cause, as well as securing the man of the match award for taking 5 for 35 against India in Bangalore.

Punjab Warriors

It has developed India’s premier motorsports destination – Buddh International Circuit – at Greater Noida near New Delhi.

Qalandar

Among the contemporary people who hold the title Qalandar are Shams Ali Qalandar of Punjab, Pakistan, Hazrath MASOOM SHAH BABA in WestBengal state of India Dist Bardhman Memari Sarif Takhtipur Hazrath Syed Shah Mohammed Khalandar Shah peeranvaliallah al Qadri al maroof Javagal Baba at Javagal Shareef(Hasan Dist.) in Karnataka state of India, Shahbaz Qalander, Nathar Vali of Trichy, Baba Fakruddin of Penukonda India.

Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra

Sacred Heart Malankara Syrian Catholic Church or referred as S H Church is located in the village of Mylapra, near Pathanamthitta on the road side of the Main Eastern Highway in the Indian state of Kerala.

Sainik School, Amaravathinagar

Football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, cricket, athletics, cross-country running, swimming, gymnastics, canoeing, cycling, horse riding, mountaineering, parasailing, trekking (hiking), obstacles course, rifle shooting, boxing, NCC,karate,music clubs, literary clubs, theater arts, elocution, photography, fine arts, craftwork, philately, aero-modeling, ship-modeling, Marching band, Choir

Satish Nambisan

Prof. Nambisan obtained his Ph.D. in Management from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University and his MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, India.

SRFI

Squash Racquets Federation of India, the apex body for the squash racquet sport in India

Sri Lanka Time

The Sri Lanka Time reverted on 15 April 2006 to match Indian Standard Time calculated from the Allahabad Observatory in India 82.5 ° longitude East of Greenwich, the reference point for GMT.

SS Rajputana

Onboard he met with Mahatma Gandhi who was sailing to the second Round Table Conference in London.

St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally

Harvest festival is celebrated every year on 15 August, which also happens to be the Independence day of India.

TANLA

Located in 9 countries such as India, Singapore, London, Colombo, Dubai etc., Tanla employees more than 300 telecom professionals and is listed in BSE and NSE in India.

Tata Coffee

Tata Coffee entered into a coffee sourcing and roasting agreement with Starbucks Coffee Company to supply coffee beans to its coffee chains in India.

Telecommunications in Sri Lanka

The most recent survey was conducted in July 2008 in eight Asian countries, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, Thailand, and the Philippines.

The Adventures of Blinky Bill

The animals he rescued were Ling Ling the Panda, Slippery the Seal, Yoyo the Monkey, Princess Penelope the Poodle, Leo the Lion and Tico Toucan (who originally works for the Circus Bros.) They went to Antarctica, the African Plains, China, the Amazon Rainforest, India and Paris.

Theretra silhetensis

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Colocasia antiquorum and Ludwigia species in southern China, Colocasia esculenta in Japan, Ludwigia repens and Boerhavia species in India and numerous other hostplants from elsewhere, including Arum, Caladium, Pistia, Kochia, Ipomoea, Boerhavia, Ludwigia, Rosa and Trapa species.

Uttara Kuru Kingdom

At some point during the reign of Pururavas-Aila (the first king mentioned in the line of lunar dynasty of Indian kings) Uttara Kuru and the Kurus of India could have belonged to the same Kuru Empire.

Zhu Faya

The Chinese surname Zhu , which originally meant "a kind of bamboo" and was later used for "India (abbreviating Tianzhu 天竺)" and "Buddhism", was adopted by many early Buddhist monks, such as the polyglot translator Zhu Fahu 竺法護 or Dharmarakṣa (c. 230-316).