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India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by
Aryabhatta.
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The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700BC. More
than 10,500 students from all over the world studies 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India
was the only source for diamonds to the world.
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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.
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The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra.
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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.
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Chess
(Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
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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.
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When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago,
Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley
Civilization)
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The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100
BC.
