World’s smallest river island: Umananda
Myth has it that Lord Shiva created for her a place in the bosom of the mighty Brahmaputra to please his...
Brahmaputra
Majuli: The world’s largest river island
Majuli (pronounced as mazuli) in Assam is a river island on the Brahmaputra. Spread in around 400 sq. km, Majuli...
Invention of zero
Zero was invented by the Indian mathematician Aryabhata around 499 AD. The concept of zero first appeared in India around...
