master123 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA. 1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history. 2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. 3. 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 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. 4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software. 5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. 6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth. 7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. 8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians. 9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53 10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world. 11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. 12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra. 13. Chess was invented in India 14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India . 15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley India in 100 BC. ALL OF 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 a bright path for rest of the world to follow. I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karshap Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 proud to be INDIAN " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GunturBoy Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 good post but the most distrubing fact is, we are lagging behind in mant fronts now. And i think this credit goes to our corrupt politicians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 yes thats true gunturboy... corruption (and corrupted politicians) started right from 1947 and in all these years... it went into every department and every field and settled there with grass roots.. atleast from now on we indians should cultivate honesty, moral and ethic values to foresee uncorrupted INDIA... and can proudly sayyyy... I am an INDIAN.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bindas Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 good post but the most distrubing fact is, we are lagging behind in mant fronts now. And i think this credit goes to our corrupt politicians you are right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikas Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 &J& &J& &J& &J& good one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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