leleram
8th February 2006, 02:21 PM
Here are some Indian Facts, after going through them you will feel to be a "Proud INDIAN"
· 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
· 23% of Indian Community in America is having Green-Card
· India never invaded any country in her last 10000 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 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.
· 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.
· Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
· 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.
· The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh6000 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: (5thcentury) 365.258756484days.
· Budhayana first calculated the value of “pi”, 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.
· 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 Tera1012 (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.
· USAbased IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. JagdeeshBose and not Marconi
· The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra
· According to SakaKing RudradamanI of 150 CE a beautiful lake called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during ChandraguptaMaurya's time.
· Chess (Shataranjaor AshtaPada) was invented in India.
· Sushrutais 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 equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
· When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley Civilization)
· The place value system, the decimal system was developed in Indiain 100 BC.
Some more facts about present "India"
· Kharagpur railway station has the world's longest railway platform.
· India ranks first in mango production.
· The Manali-Leh road has the world's highest bridge.
· India ranks 1st in milk production.
· The Banyan tree at the botanical Gardens, Calcutta, provides the largest canopy - 1.2 hectares.
· India ranks 1st in raw sugar production.
· India ranks 1st in tea production.
· India is the World's largest producer of mica blocks and splits.
· India has the world's largest postal network.
· Indian Railways is the world's single largest employer.
· Every 3rd technical person in the world is an Indian
· The highest motor able road in the world is the Khardung-La Nightingale
· LataMangeshkar has recorded the maximum number of songs - 30,000 songs in 20 different languages.
· India ranks 1st in jute production.
· India produces the maximum number of movies in the world.
· India has the world's largest rail network.
· Indian postal department department is the biggest postal department in the world.
· Indian Railway is the biggest department in the world headed by a single ministry
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 structivematerials 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."
HuShih , 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 .
So Proud To Be Indian
· 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
· 23% of Indian Community in America is having Green-Card
· India never invaded any country in her last 10000 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 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.
· 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.
· Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
· 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.
· The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh6000 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: (5thcentury) 365.258756484days.
· Budhayana first calculated the value of “pi”, 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.
· 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 Tera1012 (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.
· USAbased IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. JagdeeshBose and not Marconi
· The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra
· According to SakaKing RudradamanI of 150 CE a beautiful lake called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during ChandraguptaMaurya's time.
· Chess (Shataranjaor AshtaPada) was invented in India.
· Sushrutais 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 equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
· When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley Civilization)
· The place value system, the decimal system was developed in Indiain 100 BC.
Some more facts about present "India"
· Kharagpur railway station has the world's longest railway platform.
· India ranks first in mango production.
· The Manali-Leh road has the world's highest bridge.
· India ranks 1st in milk production.
· The Banyan tree at the botanical Gardens, Calcutta, provides the largest canopy - 1.2 hectares.
· India ranks 1st in raw sugar production.
· India ranks 1st in tea production.
· India is the World's largest producer of mica blocks and splits.
· India has the world's largest postal network.
· Indian Railways is the world's single largest employer.
· Every 3rd technical person in the world is an Indian
· The highest motor able road in the world is the Khardung-La Nightingale
· LataMangeshkar has recorded the maximum number of songs - 30,000 songs in 20 different languages.
· India ranks 1st in jute production.
· India produces the maximum number of movies in the world.
· India has the world's largest rail network.
· Indian postal department department is the biggest postal department in the world.
· Indian Railway is the biggest department in the world headed by a single ministry
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 structivematerials 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."
HuShih , 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 .
So Proud To Be Indian