India never invaded any country in her last
10000 years of history
India invented the Number System. Zero was invented
by Aryabhatta.
The World's first university was established
in Takshila in 700 BC.
More than 10,500 students from all over the
world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in
the 4th century CE was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India
in the field of education.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages.
Sanskrit is the most suitable language for the computer software
- a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
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 place in our civilization
again.
Although modern images of India often
show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country
on earth until the time of British in the early 17th Century. Cristopher
Columbus was attracted by her wealth.
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'.
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.
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.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from
India. Quadratic equations were propounded by Sridharacharya in the 11th
century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas
Hindu 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: 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
According to the Gemological Institute of America,
up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
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.
The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation
was built in Saurashtra. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE
a beautiful lake aptly called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the
hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented
in India.
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 equipments were used. Deep knowledge
of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism,
genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
When many cultures were only nomadic forest
dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu
Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
The place value system, the decimal system was
developed in India in 100 BC.