Interesting Facts about india

Some interesting facts.... 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. "Many of the advances in the sciences that we consider today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago." - Grant Duff British Historian of India "India was the motherland of our race and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages. India was the mother of our philosophy, of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in christianity... of self-government and democracy. In many ways, Mother India is the mother of us all." - Will Durant - American Historian 1885-1981 CURRENT INFORMATION: -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 -First democracy to elect a woman Prime Minister. India is the 7th nuclear power in the world India is the 5th largest economy in the world India is the largest democracy in the world India has the 2nd largest population in the world(could be a bad point) India is the 4th nation in the world to have developed/or developing a nuclear submarine India is the 5th nation in the world to be in the multi billion dollar space commerce business. India is the 4th nation in the world to develop(or nearly to) ICBM's(can travel up to 14,000km) India is the 3rd nation in the world, to be able to develop land based and sea based cruise missiles. RELIGIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS -gave the world Hinduism -gave the world Bhuddism -gave the world Sikhism TECHNOLOGICAL/SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS - the technique of algorithm used in computer science today. - the science of algebra. (Indian's invented, Arabs took it when they invaded, and gave it to the then "primitive" Europeans) - the concept of zero - on which ultimately rests the binary code which has given us all software including the WWW through which you are accessing this site! - the technique of manufacturing crystal (sugar)cane sugar (the word sugar is derived from the Sanskrit term "Sharkara"). - the making of camphor (MODERN chemists know how important this chemical is). - the making of tin (the technical English word for tin is Cassiterite which is said to have been derived from the Sanskrit term "Kasthira"). -believe it or not, Kung Fu is a derivation of Yoga---taught to the Chinese by an Indian Bhuddist Monk known as Bodidharma (ask any Kung Fu Grand Master, or check the internet for yourself). -The earliest recorded use of copperware in India has been around 3000 B.C. the findings at Mohen-jo-daro and Harappa, bear this out The earliest documented observation of smelting of metals in India is by Greek Historians in the 4th Century B.C. 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 reported 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 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 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,mbryology,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. Here's a list of some Indians in tech companies Ken Bajaj CEO AppNet P. Kaul CEO Hughes Network Systems (HNS) Krishna Kushwaha Executive Vice President, Research and Development cybercash Sanju Bansal co-founder & COO MicroStrategy. Rakesh Gangwal CEO US AirWays Sanjay Kumar President and COO , computer associates Ram Mukunda Chairman and CEO Startec Reggie Aggarwal, Founder and CEO cvent.com Bijan Moaveni Chief Operating Officer eglobe Pat Sheehy – SVP, Marketing, Sales and Production Freddie Mac Srinija Srinivasan - cofounder and Vice President Yahoo. Amar Bose - of the almighty Bose sound systems. Victor Menezes, soon to be head of Citibank, currently head of global operations. Jim Wadia - head of Arthur Andersen (yes, Indians head both McKinsey & Andersen). did i already say 36% of NASA employees are Indians 1. Steven Kapoor a.k.a Apache Indian, world hits "Boom Shak-a-lak" Top 10 on UK charts, Top 50 on US charts, OST Dumb n Dumber. 2. Jas Mann, lead singer for Babylon Zoo, dominated UK charts for weeks with "Spaceman", OST Mortal Kombat Anhilliation. 3. *forgot the name* The lead guitarist for No Doubt is an Indian one-third of the engineers in Silicon Valley are of Indian descent, while 7% of its high-tech firms are led by an Indian ceo. Some success stories are well known, such as Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, and Sabeer Bhatia, who founded Hotmail and sold it to Microsoft for $400 million. The number of New Economy millionaires of Indian descent is now in the thousands. Massachusetts' Gururaj Deshpande, co-founder of a number of network technology companies, is worth between $4 billion and $6 billion. Says Krish Prabhu, ceo of French telecom giant Alcatel's U.S. operations: "Indians have succeeded in the high-tech field, and don't face that glass ceiling now. They have a proven track record." Six Indians led by Azim Hasham Premji of Wipro are among 39 “tech billionaires” outside the United States, more than half of them having achieved the status since July last, according the authoritative financial magazine “Forbes Global”. Japan with 15 billionaires has the maximum number in the category followed by India and Germany with six each. Taiwan and Britain have two each. Honk Kong, France, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Spain and Sweden account for one each. (a little outdated now, from Reuter's i think) Here's a couple other top websites started by Indians: Infospace--top directory on the web epinions--top review site AskMe.com--one of top help sites Exodus--top hosting service in world Imandi.com--top reverse-marketing site · 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, contracts, artificial legs, 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 Europeans 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 in100 BC. -believe it or not, India has a space program (some critics have put it at par with the Canadian program) Courtsey : http://www.indiafestival.org