INCREDIBLE INDIA

Historical Places in India: Abu, Mount (Rajasthan) : Hill station in Rajasthan; contains famous Dilwara Jain Temple and Training College for the Central Reserve Police. Adam’s Bridge: Very nearly joined to India between two point’s viz. Mannar Peninsula and Dhanushkodi by a line of sand banks and rocks called Adam’s Bridge. Adyar (Tamil Nadu) : A Suburb of Chennai, headquarters of the Theosophical Society. Afghan Church (Mumbai) : It is built in 1847 known as St. John’s Church. It is dedicated to the British soldiers who died in the Sind and Afghan campaign of 1838 and 1843. Aga Khan Palace : In Pune where Mahatma Gandhi was kept interned with his wife Kasturba Gandhi. Kasturbha died in this palace. Agra (Uttar Pradesh) : Famous for Taj Mahal, Fort and Pearl mosque. Sikandra, the tomb of Akbar, is situated here. It is also a centre of leather industry. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) : It was founded by Ahmed Nizam Shahi. It is the district headquarters of Ahmednagar district...

Rank Death Toll Cause Centuries 1 55 million Second World War 20C 2 40 million Mao Zedong (mostly famine) 20C 3 40 million Mongol Conquests 13C 4 36 million An Lushan Revolt 8C 5 25 million Fall of the Ming Dynasty 17C 6 20 million Taiping Rebellion 19C 7 20 million Annihilation of the American Indians 15C- 19C 8 20 million Iosif Stalin 20C 9 19 million Mideast Slave Trade 7C- 19C 10 18 million Atlantic Slave Trade 15C- 19C 11 17 million Timur Lenk 14C-15C 12 17 million British India (mostly famine) 19C 13 15 million First World War 20C 14 9 million Russian Civil W...