History lesson for non Indians & of course indians
FACT about INDIA! Rather INDIANS. It makes you feel real proud.
These facts were recently published in a German Magazine, which deals with
WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
Ø India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
Ø India invented the Number System. Zero - was invented by Aryabhatta.
Ø 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.
Ø The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the
greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Ø Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the
most suitable language for computer software reported in Forbes magazine,
July 1987.
Ø 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.
Ø 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.
Ø 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'.
Ø 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.
Ø 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.
Ø 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 10^6(10 to the power of 6) whereas
Hindus used 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 Tera 1012(10 to the power of 12).
Ø According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896,
India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
Ø 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.
Ø The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra.
Ø 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.
Ø Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
Ø Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health
scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like caesareans,
cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic
surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient
India; over 125 surgical equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy,
physiology, etymology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and
immunity is also found in many texts.
Ø When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years
ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley
Civilization)
Ø The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in
100 BC.
QUOTES ABOUT INDIA
v 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.
v 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 structure
materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
v French scholar Romaine 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.
v 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.
Some current information:
Q. Who is the Co-founder of Sun Microsystems (The Company which is sweeping
the internet with its brainchild Java)
A. Vinod Khosla
Q. Who is the Creator of Pentium Chip (Needs no introduction, 90% Of the
today's computers run on it)
A. Vinod Dahm
Q. Who is the current president of AT & T Bell Labs (AT & T Bell Labs is the
creator of C, ++, Unix to name a few)
A. Arun Netravalli
Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No. 1 web
based email program)
A. Sabeer Bhatia
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
A. Rajiv Gupta
Q. Who is the Testing Director of Windows 2000?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika
Q.The Chief Executives of CitiBank,Mckensey,Stanchart are
A. Victor Menezes,Rajat Gupta,Rana Talwar.
Q. Who are CEOs of the following well-known companies Please find the
answers yourself.
ü AppNet
ü America Online (The Largest ISP in the World)
ü WebMethods
ü Lucent Technologies (Pioneer in Fiber Optics)
ü Proxicom
ü Network Solutions (The sole web domain assigner)
ü General Dynamics Corporation
ü Lazard Freres
ü Litton PRC
ü Columbia Capital
ü Primus Communications
ü Discovery Communications
ü Bell Atlantic
ü Cable & Wireless
ü The Motley Fool
ü Hughes Network Systems
ü Cybercash
ü MCI Worldcom
ü PSINet
ü Motorola
ü MicroStrategy
ü Equalfooting.com
ü Teligent, Inc.
ü MindBank
ü U.S. Airways
ü CIENA Corp.
ü BioNetrix
ü Net 2000 Communications
ü Computer Associates
ü SAIC
ü Startec
ü INOVA Health System
ü Cvent.com
ü Eglobe
ü Metrocall, Inc.
ü DynCorp
ü Consumer Elec. Ass'n
ü The Carlyle Group
ü Cyveillance
ü Nextel Communications
ü Fannie Mae
ü Intelsat
ü Raper Atlantic
ü Venture Fund, L.P.
ü Freddie Mac
ü Manugistics
ü Raytheon Systems Corporation
ü Spacevest
ü HSBC
ü United Airlines.
What did you find? Do you find anything common between them??
Yes, they are all "INDIANS".
We are known as the Indian Mafia (or Internet Mafia). We are the wealthiest
among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and
the natives.
There are 3.22 Million Indians in America.
38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
36% of NASA employees are Indians.
34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians
28% of IBM employees are Indians
17% of INTEL employees are Indians
13% of XEROX employees are Indians
You may know some of these facts.
All 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
FACT about INDIA! Rather INDIANS. It makes you feel real proud.
These facts were recently published in a German Magazine, which deals with
WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
Ø India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
Ø India invented the Number System. Zero - was invented by Aryabhatta.
Ø 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.
Ø The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the
greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Ø Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the
most suitable language for computer software reported in Forbes magazine,
July 1987.
Ø 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.
Ø 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.
Ø 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'.
Ø 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.
Ø 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.
Ø 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 10^6(10 to the power of 6) whereas
Hindus used 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 Tera 1012(10 to the power of 12).
Ø According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896,
India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
Ø 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.
Ø The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra.
Ø 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.
Ø Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
Ø Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health
scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like caesareans,
cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic
surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient
India; over 125 surgical equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy,
physiology, etymology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and
immunity is also found in many texts.
Ø When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years
ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley
Civilization)
Ø The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in
100 BC.
QUOTES ABOUT INDIA
v 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.
v 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 structure
materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
v French scholar Romaine 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.
v 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.
Some current information:
Q. Who is the Co-founder of Sun Microsystems (The Company which is sweeping
the internet with its brainchild Java)
A. Vinod Khosla
Q. Who is the Creator of Pentium Chip (Needs no introduction, 90% Of the
today's computers run on it)
A. Vinod Dahm
Q. Who is the current president of AT & T Bell Labs (AT & T Bell Labs is the
creator of C, ++, Unix to name a few)
A. Arun Netravalli
Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No. 1 web
based email program)
A. Sabeer Bhatia
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
A. Rajiv Gupta
Q. Who is the Testing Director of Windows 2000?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika
Q.The Chief Executives of CitiBank,Mckensey,Stanchart are
A. Victor Menezes,Rajat Gupta,Rana Talwar.
Q. Who are CEOs of the following well-known companies Please find the
answers yourself.
ü AppNet
ü America Online (The Largest ISP in the World)
ü WebMethods
ü Lucent Technologies (Pioneer in Fiber Optics)
ü Proxicom
ü Network Solutions (The sole web domain assigner)
ü General Dynamics Corporation
ü Lazard Freres
ü Litton PRC
ü Columbia Capital
ü Primus Communications
ü Discovery Communications
ü Bell Atlantic
ü Cable & Wireless
ü The Motley Fool
ü Hughes Network Systems
ü Cybercash
ü MCI Worldcom
ü PSINet
ü Motorola
ü MicroStrategy
ü Equalfooting.com
ü Teligent, Inc.
ü MindBank
ü U.S. Airways
ü CIENA Corp.
ü BioNetrix
ü Net 2000 Communications
ü Computer Associates
ü SAIC
ü Startec
ü INOVA Health System
ü Cvent.com
ü Eglobe
ü Metrocall, Inc.
ü DynCorp
ü Consumer Elec. Ass'n
ü The Carlyle Group
ü Cyveillance
ü Nextel Communications
ü Fannie Mae
ü Intelsat
ü Raper Atlantic
ü Venture Fund, L.P.
ü Freddie Mac
ü Manugistics
ü Raytheon Systems Corporation
ü Spacevest
ü HSBC
ü United Airlines.
What did you find? Do you find anything common between them??
Yes, they are all "INDIANS".
We are known as the Indian Mafia (or Internet Mafia). We are the wealthiest
among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and
the natives.
There are 3.22 Million Indians in America.
38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
36% of NASA employees are Indians.
34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians
28% of IBM employees are Indians
17% of INTEL employees are Indians
13% of XEROX employees are Indians
You may know some of these facts.
All 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
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