manishachilka
November 4th, 2003, 07:28 AM
You may know some of the following facts. These facts were recently
published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS
ABOUT
INDIA.
01. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
02. India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented 'zero.'
03. 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 Nalandab uilt in the 4th century BC was one of the
greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
04. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable
language
for computer software.
05. Ayurveda is thee arliest school of medicine known to humans.
06. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty
striken
and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the
richest
empire on earth.
07. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago.
The
very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
08. 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 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.
09. 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 Indians used numbers as big as
1053.
10. According to theG emmological 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 Civilization).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India
in 100
BC.
Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
Vinod Khosla
Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the
today's computers run on it)?
Vinod Dahm
Who is the third richest man on the world?
According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is AZIM PREMJI,
who
is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th
position
now.
Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web
based
email program)?
Sabeer Bhatia
Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the
creator of
program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
Arun Netravalli
Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
Rajiv Gupta
Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,
responsible
to iron out all initial problems?
Sanjay Tejwrika
Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even
faring better than the whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions
of
Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
Quotes about India.
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which
no
worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein.
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.
Mark Twain.
If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living
men
have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream
of
existence, it is India.
French scholar Romain Rolland.
India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without
ever
having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih. (Former Chinese ambassador to USA)
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 ever shining 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.
published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS
ABOUT
INDIA.
01. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
02. India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented 'zero.'
03. 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 Nalandab uilt in the 4th century BC was one of the
greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
04. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable
language
for computer software.
05. Ayurveda is thee arliest school of medicine known to humans.
06. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty
striken
and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the
richest
empire on earth.
07. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago.
The
very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
08. 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 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.
09. 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 Indians used numbers as big as
1053.
10. According to theG emmological 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 Civilization).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India
in 100
BC.
Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
Vinod Khosla
Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the
today's computers run on it)?
Vinod Dahm
Who is the third richest man on the world?
According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is AZIM PREMJI,
who
is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th
position
now.
Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web
based
email program)?
Sabeer Bhatia
Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the
creator of
program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
Arun Netravalli
Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
Rajiv Gupta
Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,
responsible
to iron out all initial problems?
Sanjay Tejwrika
Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even
faring better than the whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions
of
Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
Quotes about India.
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which
no
worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein.
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.
Mark Twain.
If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living
men
have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream
of
existence, it is India.
French scholar Romain Rolland.
India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without
ever
having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih. (Former Chinese ambassador to USA)
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 ever shining 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.