India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
India invented the Number System.
Aryabhatta invented zero.
The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied 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.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European
languages. Sanskrit is the most suita
ble language for computer software reported in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
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.
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 st
ones 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, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many
texts.
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.Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
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'.
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.
Budhayana first calculated the value of pi, and
explained the concept of what is known as the
Pythagorean Theor
em. He discovered this in the
6th century long before the European mathematicians.
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 10^6(10 to the power of 6) whereas
Hindus Used numbers as big as 10^53 (10 to the
power of 53) with specific names as Ea
rly as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest
used number is Tera 10^12(10 to the power of 12).
According to the Gemological Institute of
America, up until 1896,India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
When many cultures were only nomadic forest
dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians
established Harappan culture in Sindhu
Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
Some More Statistics :
India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
India is the largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
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 World's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh--2444 meters above sea level.
India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers
in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
Completed in 1974-75 , the Farakka Barrage is a dam on the Ganges River located in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly 10 kilometers (km) from the border with Bangladesh. This is the longest barrage in the world.
India exports software to 90 countries.
The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion.
There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.
India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh,
who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.
The place value system, the decimal system
was developed in India in 100 BC.
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.
QUOTES ABOUT INDIA:
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.
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.
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.
Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said:
India conquered And dominated China culturally
for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single
soldier across her border.
I Hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA.
PROUD to be an INDIAN.
awesome...thnkz fr providing all these infos..which we Indian often forget! truly...proud to be an Indian...though I am being an intruder..but liked it very much..keep it up! :)
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