About India’s contributions
Being an Indian something
to be proud of....
You may know some of the facts
here. These were recently Published in a German Magazine which deals with
WORLD HISTORY.
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India never invaded any country in
her last 10000 years of history.
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India invented the Number System. Aryabhatta
invented zero.
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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.
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Sanskrit is the mother of all the European
languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software
- a report in Forbes magazine, July1987.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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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.
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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 6th century long before the European
mathematicians.
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Algebra, trigonometry and calculus
came from India. Quadraticequations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th
century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romansused were 106 whereas
Hindusused 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 Tera10**12(10 to the power of 12).
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According to the Gemological Institute
of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the
world.
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USA based IEEE has proved what has
been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the
pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
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The earliest reservoir and dam for
irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
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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.
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Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was
invented in India.
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Sushruta is the father of surgery.
2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated
urgeries 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.
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When many cultures were only nomadic
forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture
in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
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The place value system, the decimal
system was developed in India in100 BC.
QUOTES ABOUT
INDIA:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.