Facts Abt India Which Every Indian Should Know

[Sidhu...Sidhaarth Roy]

[b] India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.[/b]

[b] India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.[/b]

[b] Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software, according to a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.[/b]

[b] 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 there. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.[/b]

[b] 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.[/b]

[b] India was the richest country on earth until the British invaded in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India’s wealth.[/b]

[b] 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 in the 5th century – 365.258756484 days. 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’.[/b]

[b] 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.[/b]

[b] According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.[/b]

[b] 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 used number is Tera 10^12(10 to the power of 12).[/b]

[b] Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.[/b]

[b] 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.[/b]

[b] 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.[/b]

[b] The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.[/b]

[b] Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.[/b]

[b] When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindh Valley, known as the Indus Valley Civilization.[/b]

[b] The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.[/b]

[b] Spiritual science, Yoga and most of the religions were found in India and the teachings spread all over the world by Indian Mystics and the Saints.[/b]

[b] The World’s First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ‘ 80-tonne ‘ piece of granite. Also, this magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola[/b]

[b] India is the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old).[/b]

[b] India is the world’s largest, oldest, continuous civilization.[/b]

[b] India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.[/b]

[b] The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world’s population.[/b]

[b] India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.[/b]

[b] India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.[/b]

[b] India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.[/b]

[b] India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.[/b]

[b] India is the first democratic country to give the right to vote to all its citizens above 18 years. Till then the developed countries like USA etc allowed only the Riches, higher officials to vote.[/b]
[b]What makes India Proud[/b]

[b] There are 3.22 Million Indians in America.[/b]

[b] 38% of Doctors in America are Indians.[/b]

[b] 12% of Scientists in America are Indians.[/b]

[b] 36% of NASA employees are Indians.[/b]

[b] 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians.[/b]

[b] 28% of IBM employees are Indians.[/b]

[b] 17% of INTEL employees are Indians.[/b]

[b] 13% of XEROX employees are Indians.[/b]

[b] You may know some of these facts.[/b]

[b] These facts were recently published in a German[/b]
[b]Q.[/b]
[b]Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?[/b]
[b]A.[/b]
[b]Rajiv Gupta[/b]

[b]Q.[/b]
[b]Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today’s computers run on it)?[/b]
[b]A.[/b]
[b]Vinod Dahm[/b]

[b]Q.[/b]
[b]Who is the third richest man on the world?[/b]
[b]A.[/b]
[b]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 6 th position now.[/b]

[b]Q.[/b]
[b]Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world’s No.1 web based email program)?[/b]
[b]A.[/b]
[b]Sabeer Bhatia[/b]

[b]Q.[/b]
[b]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)?[/b]
[b]A.[/b]
[b]Arun Netravalli[/b]

[b]Q.[/b]
[b]Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?[/b]
[b]A.[/b]
[b]Sanjay Tejwrika[/b]

[b]Q.[/b]
[b]Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?[/b]
[b]A.[/b]
[b]Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.[/b]
[b]Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives.[/b]
[b]There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,[/b]
[b]38% of doctors in USA are Indians.[/b]
[b]12% scientists in USA are Indians.[/b]
[b]36% of NASA scientists are Indians.[/b]
[b]34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.[/b]
[b]28% of IBM employees are Indians.[/b]
[b]17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.[/b]
[b]13% of XEROX employees are Indians.[/b]

[b] Despite the global meltdown that impacted most emerging market economies, India’s GDP growth of 7.1 per cent for the current year would make the country the second-fastest growing economy of the world.[/b]

[b] India has the largest number of biomass gasifier systems in the world producing 656 megawatts (MW) of power.[/b]

[b] India was the first country to be accorded the status of a Pioneer Investor in 1987 and was allocated an exclusive area in the central Indian Ocean by the UN for exploration and utilisation of resources.[/b]

[b] Export of cars grew by 57 per cent in 2008-09 at 3.3 lakh units. Two-wheeler exports crossed the million-mark on a growth of 22.5 per cent in 2008-09.[/b]

[b] India has the maximum number of post offices in the world![/b]

[b] India signed a ground breaking civil nuclear deal with US in 2008 thus facilitating fuel supply for its nuclear reactors. The deal offers potential for a paradigm shift in India’s global role. The importance of the deal does [/b]
[b]not lie merely in the transfer of nuclear energy. Its importance is psychological. It opens the door to a new era of trust and cooperation between India and the US.[/b]

[b] India has the largest number of news channel in the world. It is the fastest growing telecom market in the world and has the lowest call rates on earth.[/b]

[b] India is the 3rd largest producer of solar photovoltaic cells in the world producing 2.12 MW of power. India is the world’s 4th largest wind power user.[/b]

[b] India is the 9th largest solar thermal power generating country in terms of million units per sq. m. It will have 20 million solar lights installed by 2022 which will save 1 billion litres of kerosene every year.[/b]

[b] India has jumped five places to become the world’s 11th biggest exporter of commercial services in 2005, and inched one step ahead to the 29th rank among the largest merchandise exporters, according to the latest [/b]
[b]statistics by World Trade Organisation.[/b]

[b] The Indian Software Industry has grown from a mere US $ 150 million in 1991-92 to a staggering US $ 5.7 billion in 1999-2000. No other Indian industry has performed so well against the global competition.[/b]

[b] On 28 April 2008, a world record was set when India’s Polar rocket successfully placed ten satellites, including the country’s remote sensing satellite, into orbit in a single mission.[/b]

[b] India is the world’s second largest producer of small cars. It is the largest newspaper market in the world.[/b]

[b] World’s largest electronic ID program is underway in India.[/b]

[b] Bollywood with about 400 films every year is the largest centre of film production in the world.[/b]

[b] India is the largest producer of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, in the world. It also has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish.[/b]

[b] The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005 is the largest ever – public employment programme visualized in human history.[/b]

[b] The Mid-day Meal Scheme is the popular name for school meal programme in India, is the largest school lunch programme in the world, covering 12 million children.[/b]

[b] Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the apex governing body for cricket in India is the richest body in world cricket.[/b]

[b] The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people![/b]

[b] Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. (Source: Gemological Institute of America )[/b]

[b] Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called “the ancient city” when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.[/b]

[b] Jaipur (India) hosts the world’s widest concrete building. It has a reinforced concrete cement (RCC) flat roof with a single span of 119 feet.[/b]

[b] The Indian pharmaceutical market is the world’s fourth largest by volume (8% of global total) and thirteenth largest by value (less than 1% of global total). Although prices are the lowest in the world, 70% of the [/b]
[b]population does not have access to drug therapy and 2002 per capita consumption was only $3.33.[/b]

[b] ISRO has tested the third biggest solid rocket motot in the world after booster rocket of NASA’s space shuttle and Arianespace’s Ariane-5 launch vehicle.[/b]

[b] A mass singalong of 160,000 people in the Indian city of Hyderabad, in Andhra Pradesh, has broken a 72-year-old record for the world’s largest choir.[/b]

[b] India is the most attractive stock market in terms of asset allocation.[/b]

[b] Indian banks are among top 500 financial brands.[/b]

[b] India born steel czar Lakshmi Mittal and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani figure in the forbes list of “World’s most powerful billionares” who wield staggering authority and influence far beyond their riches.[/b]

[b] The Indian media and entertainment business that grew 15 percent anually since 2006 into a $11.68 billion industry in 2008 is seen to toop $21 billion over the next five years.[/b]

[b] United Nations Industrial Development Organisation found that India ranks among the top 12 producers of manufacturing value-added(MVA) .[/b]

[b] Indian American Prof. Praveen Jain of Queens University is heading the project to make CFL’s more efficient.[/b]

[b] The TATA group, State Bank of India and Infosys Technologies are among 17 Indian firms that figure among the top 50 in the list of the world’s 200 most-reputed companies.[/b]

[b] India’s contribution to scientific research and innovation has been constantly rising since 2000 according to a study. The number of articles published in global science journals by Indians has increased from around [/b]
[b]17000 in 2001 to more than 27000 in 2007.[/b]

[b] India is to be the first international customer of the Boeing P-81 Poseidon variant of the P-8A Poseidon.[/b]

[b] Exports from SEZ’s in India have increased by over 25% in the 3 months ended June 2009: a very positive indicator.[/b]

[b] India has been ranked the second most-optimistic nation in the world in consumer confidence, according to a survey by global consultancy firm, Nielson.[/b]

[b] Indian origin 96-year old, Randall Butisingh, now a Florida resident is the world’s oldest blogger. He runs a popular blog http://randallbutisingh.wordpress.com[/b]

[b] Pepsico, the $43-billion beverages and Snacks Company, had its annual global meet in India for the first time; in 2009.This was the second time this meeting was held outside US. Last time it was in Mexico.[/b]

[b] To ensure timely payment of wages to workers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), more than two crores worth of saving bank accounts have been opened in banks and post offices across [/b]
[b]the country. This is the largest number of bank accounts linked to a development programme across the globe.[/b]

[b] Volunteers in Dungarpur, India planted 600,000 trees in 24 hours under the guidance of Indian Forestry Service which is a world record.[/b]

[b] Reliance Group of Companies in India has the maximum number of shareholders in the world.[/b]

[b] State Bank of India has the maximum number of branches in the world.[/b]

[b] Dr M.C. Modi holds the world record for performing maximum eye operations @ 40 operations per hour.[/b]

[b] With 1,300.000 active personnel and 1,800,000 reserve ones, the Indian Army is the world’s second largest army in terms of military personnel, and the largest in terms of active manpower.[/b]

[b] The largest reflecting telescope of Asia is in Kavalur Observatory (India).It is an indigenously built 93 inch telescope.[/b]

[b] The economy of India is the twelfth largest economy in the world by nominal value and the fourth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).It is the world’s second-fastest growing major economy.[/b]

[b] Apart from these quantitative figures, qualitatively India has been the world leader in culture, ethics, religion, humanity since the very inception of humanity on earth. World is slowly realizing the importance of these [/b]
[b]values.[/b]

[Maximus]

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[Piscop]

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[sanjaysahu]

[manmadudhu]

prastutaniki charitra chatta butta lo padeskotaniki tappa enduku paniki raani stage lo undhi india

[cherlapalli_jailer]

some of the things u missed

India produced maximum number of corrupted ppl as well as politicians

Indians have highest money in swiss banks

Indian is continuously holding the top post for rapes and child abuse..

India is top country in Law breaking.
Indians are best at fighting themselves rather than fighting with others

[Sidhu...Sidhaarth Roy]

[quote name='cherlapalli_jailer' timestamp='1377538322' post='1304165831']
some of the things u missed

India produced maximum number of corrupted ppl as well as politicians

Indians have highest money in swiss banks

Indian is continuously holding the top post for rapes and child abuse..

India is top country in Law breaking.
Indians are best at fighting themselves rather than fighting with others
[/quote]


still

[eela]

[quote name='cherlapalli_jailer' timestamp='1377538322' post='1304165831']
some of the things u missed

India produced maximum number of corrupted ppl as well as politicians

Indians have highest money in swiss banks

Indian is continuously holding the top post for rapes and child abuse..

India is top country in Law breaking.
Indians are best at fighting themselves rather than fighting with others
[/quote]
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[eela]

GP

[qa123]

Kudos to you and India

[H1lenijeevitham]

[quote name='cherlapalli_jailer' timestamp='1377538322' post='1304165831']
some of the things u missed

India produced maximum number of corrupted ppl as well as politicians

Indians have highest money in swiss banks

Indian is continuously holding the top post for rapes and child abuse..

India is top country in Law breaking.
Indians are best at fighting themselves rather than fighting with others
[/quote]

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[distinct]

so sick no one works in india

[ILAQAT_MUFLIYA]

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[tommy]

EEE history chepukoni bhatikestunam.......one more point to be added to list

India is the first country where tourists are provided with body guards...especially for ladies....

[KadapaKingg]

Maa tatalu netulu tagaaru maa mootulu vasana choodandi.. [img]http://oi39.tinypic.com/34y4hp1.jpg[/img]