1. India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous
civilization.
2. India never invaded anycountry in her last
10000 years of history.
3. India is the world's largest democracy.
4. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called"the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500
B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city
in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was
invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World's first university was established in Takshashila 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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 was attracted by India's wealth.
10. The art of Navigation was bornin the river
Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation
is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The
word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
11. 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.
12. 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 6thcentury long before the
European mathematicians.
13. 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 10**53(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 10**12(10 to the power of
12).
14. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that
the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof.
Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
15. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation
was built in Saurashtra.
16. 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.
17. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented
in India.
18. Sushruta is the fatherof 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.
19. When many cultures were only nomadic forest
dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established
Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
20. The four religions bornin India, Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by
25% of the world's population.
21. The place value system, the decimal system was
developed in India in 100 BC. 22. India is one of the few countries in the World,
which gained independence without violence.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists
and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest English speaking nation in
the world. 25. India is the only country other than US and
Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)
• 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 instructive 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.
civilization.
2. India never invaded anycountry in her last
10000 years of history.
3. India is the world's largest democracy.
4. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called"the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500
B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city
in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was
invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World's first university was established in Takshashila 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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 was attracted by India's wealth.
10. The art of Navigation was bornin the river
Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation
is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The
word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
11. 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.
12. 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 6thcentury long before the
European mathematicians.
13. 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 10**53(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 10**12(10 to the power of
12).
14. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that
the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof.
Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
15. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation
was built in Saurashtra.
16. 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.
17. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented
in India.
18. Sushruta is the fatherof 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.
19. When many cultures were only nomadic forest
dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established
Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
20. The four religions bornin India, Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by
25% of the world's population.
21. The place value system, the decimal system was
developed in India in 100 BC. 22. India is one of the few countries in the World,
which gained independence without violence.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists
and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest English speaking nation in
the world. 25. India is the only country other than US and
Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)
• 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 instructive 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.
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