Guest guest Posted August 20, 1999 Report Share Posted August 20, 1999 Hello. I am Samhitha Muralidhar, daughter of Kurudi Muralidhar. I am 13 years old. I read Dr.. Hebbar's letter and this really awakened my mind. I think that all the kids as well as adults will find this letter appealing, and very interesting. I am forwarding this message that I received in hopes that anyone who reads it will be inspired by the great nation that is India. Sincerely, Samhitha Muralidhar Some very impressive facts about Indians in the USA > >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 are Green-Card Holders. > >Some of these facts may be known to you. These facts were recently >published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD HISTORY. > > >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. > > > >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, >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 and 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 1053 >(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). > >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. 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 evershining and inspiring country setting >a bright path for rest of the world to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.