| 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
Nalanda built 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 the earliest 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 the Gemmological 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 Civilisation).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed
in India in 100 BC.
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