FACTS ABOUT INDIA
a.. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
b.. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
c.. The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700BC.
More than 10,500 students from all over the world studies more
than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century
BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field
of education.
d.. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is
the most suitable language for computer software - a report in
Forbes magazine, July 1987.
e.. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our
civilization.
f.. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of
development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of
British invasion in the early 17th Century.
g.. The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years ago.
The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
h.. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the
sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart.
Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century)365.258756484 days.
i.. The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budhayana, and he
explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He
discovered this in the 6th century long before the European
mathematicians.
j.. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India.
Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.
The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas
Hindus used numbers as big as 1053(10 to the power of (53) with
specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today,
the largest used number is Tera 1012(10 to the power of 12).
k.. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896,
India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
l.. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in
the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless
communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
m.. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra.
n.. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake
called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during
Chandragupta Maurya's time.
o.. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
p.. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health
scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans,
cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic
surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known
in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge
of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism,
genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
q.. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years
ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley
Civilization)
r.. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in
India in 100 BC.
Buttons were first invented in India
India is.......the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old).
The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. Later through time, the game underwent several modifications but the meaning is the same i.e good deeds take us to heaven.
QUOTES ABOUT INDIA
a.. Albert Einstein said:
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without
which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
b.. Mark Twain said:
India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech,
the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great
grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most structive
materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
c.. French scholar Romain Rolland said:
If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of
living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the
dream of existence, it is India.
d.. Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said:
"Many of the advances in the sciences
that we consider today to have been made in Europe
were in fact made in India centuries ago."
- Grant Duff
British Historian of India
"India was the motherland of our race
and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages.
India was the mother of our philosophy,
of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in christianity... of self-government and democracy.
In many ways, Mother India is the mother of us all."
- Will Durant
- American Historian 1885-1981
CURRENT INFORMATION:
-There are 3.22 Million Indians in America. 38% of Doctors in America are Indians. 12% of Scientists in America are Indians. 36% of NASA employees are Indians. 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians 28% of IBM employees are Indians 17% of INTEL employees are Indians 13% of XEROX employees are Indians
-First democracy to elect a woman Prime Minister.
India is the 7th nuclear power in the world
India is the 5th largest economy in the world
India is the largest democracy in the world
India has the 2nd largest population in the world(could be a bad point)
India is the 4th nation in the world to have developed/or developing a nuclear submarine
India is the 5th nation in the world to be in the multi billion dollar space commerce business.
India is the 4th nation in the world to develop(or nearly to) ICBM's(can travel up to 14,000km)
India is the 3rd nation in the world, to be able to develop land based and sea based cruise missiles.
TECHNOLOGICAL/SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
- the technique of algorithm used in computer science today.
- the science of algebra. (Indian's invented, Arabs took it when they invaded, and gave it to the then "primitive" Europeans)
- the concept of zero - on which ultimately rests the binary code which has given us all software including the WWW through which
you are accessing this site!
- the technique of manufacturing crystal (sugar)cane sugar
(the word sugar is derived from the Sanskrit term "Sharkara").
- the making of camphor (MODERN chemists know how important this chemical is).
- the making of tin (the technical English word for tin
is Cassiterite which is said to have been derived from the Sanskrit term
"Kasthira").
-believe it or not, Kung Fu is a derivation of Yoga---taught to the Chinese by an Indian Bhuddist Monk known as Bodidharma (ask any Kung Fu Grand Master, or check the internet for yourself).
-The earliest recorded use of copperware in India has been around 3000 B.C. the findings at Mohen-jo-daro and Harappa, bear this out The earliest documented observation of smelting of metals in India is by Greek Historians in the 4th Century B.C.
When Europeans were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without
ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
All the above is just the TIP of the iceberg, the list could be endless.
BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that
we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our
potential and that if we do, we could once again be an evershining and
inspiring country setting abright path for rest of the world to follow.
Stay tuned for much more facts to follow.
