Interesting facts about INDIA

[master123]

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. 

[karshap]

  proud to be INDIAN "

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[Julai]

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[GunturBoy]

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

[monarch]

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....

[bindas]

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

[vikas]

&J& &J& &J& &J&

good one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sunsilk]