6 Unbelievably Interesting Facts About The Indian Independence

India is a country known for its vast cultural and linguistic diversity.It is the land of great innovations like chess, algebra, trigonometry and calculus. India is world’s largest democracy with a long history that speaks volumes about the nation ever since independence till date. This year, we will be celebrating our nation’s 72 years of freedom hence we thought of sharing some unbelievable facts concerning the Indian independence.

Jawaharlal Nehru wasn't elected our first Prime Minister

Yes, you heard it right Jahawarlal Nehru was not the first elected prime minister, it was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel won the Prime Ministry elections that were held for the first time fair and square, but since Nehru wasn't going to be anyone's second in command and also that Gandhi had a soft spot for Nehru, in the end, Sardar Patel was pulled down.

India - a symbol of peace

India has always been the first to spread peace and make sure it flourishes. And the history speaks in favour of it, India has never invaded any country in the last 100,000 years.  

Multilingual freedom fighters

Bhagat Singh, one of the most inspiring souls of India, was not just a freedom fighter but also a voracious reader and highly fluent in many different languages like Arabic, English, French, Swedish, Hindi and Punjabi.

Our National Anthem

This is one fact that not many are aware of and might baffle you to some extent but is 100% true. The Indian National Anthem which was drafted by Rabindranath Tagore was in actuality to pay homage to King George V on his visit to India.

The true maker of the Indian Flag

Over the years the Indian Flag has seen various adaptations and changes made to its design, but it is widely believed that Mahatma Gandhi was the one who came up with the core design of the Indian flag. But, in reality, it was a freedom fighter named Pingali Venkayya who thought of the idea of our very own national flag.

The name ‘India’

The name India was given after the river Indus which was once the home of the great Indus Valley Civilization and is considered to be one of the first civilisations ever to form. On the other side, the Sanskrit name of our great nation is Bhartiya Ganarjya.

So, these were some interesting and surprising facts about our independence, and we are sure you haven't heard most of these before. Independence day is something that every Indian cherishes and celebrates. So send your friends and family greetings of independence day with Chennai Online Florist.