Guest guest Posted August 2, 1999 Report Share Posted August 2, 1999 >Vrinda >Vrinda >Some facts about Indians >Fri, 30 Jul 1999 09:02:20 EDT > > > >Some "facts" from India about Indians living in the U.S.A - how many of >these >are actually true??? > >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 >23% of Indian Community in America is having Green-Card > >Some of these facts may be known to you. These facts were recently >published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD HISTORY. > >FACTS ABOUT INDIA > >a.. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of >history. > >b.. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by >Aryabhatta. > >c.. 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. > >d.. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. >Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - >a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987. > >e.. 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. > >f.. 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. > >g.. 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'. > >h.. 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. > >i.. The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budhayana, 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. > >j.. 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 >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 usednumber is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12). > >k.. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until >1896,India was the only source for diamonds to the world. > >l.. 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. > >m.. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in >Saurashtra. > >n.. 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. > >o.. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India. > >p.. 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,embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics >and immunity is also found in many texts. > >q.. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 >years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu >Valley(Indus Valley Civilization) > >r.. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in >India in 100 BC. > >QUOTES ABOUT INDIA > >a.. 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. > >b.. 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 constructive materials in the history >of man are treasured up in India only. > >c.. French scholar Romain 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. > >d.. 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. >***************************************************************** _____________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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