FACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD

May 26, 2003

1.Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?

Vinod Khosla

2.Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of

the today's computers run on it)?

Vinod Dahm

3.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.

4.Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1

web based email program)?

Sabeer Bhatia

5.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

6.Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?

Rajiv Gupta

7.Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,

responsible to iron out all initialproblems?

Sanjay Tejwrika

8.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.

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 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.

17. The idea of cloning was shown in our great Epic Mahabharat where

Gandhari has 100 children with fertilization taking place in 100

pots.

Duryodana was first known test tube baby.

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.

May 26, 2003

that's good!

-

Srinath Ram

Monday, May 26, 2003 10:50 AM

FACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD

FACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD1.Who is the co-founder of Sun

Microsystems? Vinod Khosla2.Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no

introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)? Vinod Dahm3.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.4.Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail

is world's No.1 web based email program)? Sabeer Bhatia5.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 Netravalli6.Who is the

GM of Hewlett Packard? Rajiv Gupta7.Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initialproblems?

Sanjay Tejwrika8.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.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 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.17.

The idea of cloning was shown in our great Epic Mahabharat where Gandhari has

100 children with fertilization taking place in 100 pots. Duryodana

was first known test tube baby.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.Jay GurudevYour use of

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May 26, 2003

We have to wait till this era to be proud of ourselves. How we felt proud?

Because someone else praised us. Who is this "someone"? This "someone" is

western civilisation. When Dalai Lama or a Vietanamese says a few good things

about us do we feel equally proud ?

Indians performing abroad are citizens of that country. Those countries gave

them everything what they aspired for. They are recognised because they are in

that particular country. They should learn to be equally proud of being

citizens of that country whose food and water suatins life in thier body. They

were born in India that was accident, an event beyond their control.

Anyway Indian soil does not require recognition because of some achievers

whether in India or abroad. Gods aspire to incarnate on this soil. Air of this

country has something which intoxicates the great yogis with maya and on the

other hand it gifts enlightenment to ignorant without any sadhana.

We dont know what makes this country unique.

Great blessing of Gurudev, His benevolent glance on us, His grace on us willmake

us realise why we were born in this country and what is aim of our life. His

divine knowledge will pierce the cover of ignorance and make us see ourselves

from perspective which will be beyond any comparasion.......................

and much more which we can not even imagine as of now............

Pranam Gurudev

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