| The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which
were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river
Indus as the Sindhu. |
Glory Of India - Galaxy Of
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India is the largest Democracy in the World. |
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The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented
the digit zero. |
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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, mbryology, digestion, metabolism,
genetics and immunity is also found in many texts. |
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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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Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. Detailed knowledge
of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics and
immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts. |
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India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without
using violence. |
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Sanskrit, the oldest language in the World, originated from India.
( Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because
it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software. (
a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987 ). |
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The greatest games of all, CHESS and PLAYING CARDS originated from India. |
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The Art of Meditation and Yoga originated from India. |
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India has the most post offices in the world ! |
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Martial Arts (karate and Judo) originated from India, not China. |
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Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India.
(Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also orignated from India. Quadratic equations
were used 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 ( i.e 10
to the power of 53 ) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic
period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12( 10 to the power of 12
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The World's first University was established in Takshila, India, 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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India has never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history. |
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Everything which was either discovered or invented by the Hindus in India
was cleverly denied authenticity and downplayed by those who came to rule India,
the Arabs and the British. |
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The ancient Indian astronomers had tabulated the movement and positions of
the sun, planets and the stars in space, long before Isaac Newton came up with the
theory of gravity after the apple had fallen on his head. |
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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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Cleverly termed by the west as Arabic numerals simply because the Arabs brought
the knowledge of India to the West after invading India. Hindsaa (numerals) in Arabic
means from India. |
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India was the most peaceful country on earth before the Arab invasion in the
8th Century. |
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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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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. |
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The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh.Built in 1893 after
levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level. |
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The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a
million people !. |
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The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh
valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built
by the Indian Army in August 1982. |
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