Be Proud To Be An INDIAN

WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

A) India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.

B) India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

C) 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.

D) Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most

suitable language for computer software reported in Forbes magazine, July 1987.

E) 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.

F) 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.

G) 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'.

H) 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.

I) 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.

J) 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 (10 to the power of 6)

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 isTera 1012(10 to the power of 12).

K) According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds

to the world.

L) 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.

M) The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

N) 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.

O) Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.

P) Sushruta is 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

equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion,

metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.

Q) When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established

Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley Civilization)

R) The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC