India never invaded any
country in her last 100000 years of history.
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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 name 'India' is derived from the River
Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers.
The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
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The Persian invaders converted it into
Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to
the land of the Hindus.
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Chess was invented in
India.
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The 'Place Value System' and
the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
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The World's First Granite Temple is
the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the
temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This
magnificent temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD)
during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
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India is the largest democracy in
the world, the 7th largest Country in the world, and one of
the most ancient civilizations.
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The game of Snakes & Ladders was
created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called
'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated
vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game
underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good
deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
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The world's highest cricket ground
is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this
cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
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India has the largest number of
Post Offices in the world.
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The largest employer in India is
the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
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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 was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the
field of education.
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Ayurveda is the earliest
school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka,
consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
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India was one of the richest countries till
the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus,
attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he
discovered America by mistake.
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The Art of Navigation & Navigating was
born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is
derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from
the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
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Bhaskaracharya rightly
calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years
before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by
the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
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The value of "pi" was
first calculated by the Indian Mathematician 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 also
originated in India. Quadratic Equations were used 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 (i.e. 10 to
the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic
period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of
12).
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The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in
the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras
and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in
August 1982.
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Sushruta is regarded as the Father of
Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team
conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans,
fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
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Usage of anaesthesia was well known in
ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy,
embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity
is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
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India exports software to 90
countries.
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The four religions born in India -
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's
population.
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Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India
in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
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Islam is India's and the world's second
largest religion.
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There are 300,000 active mosques in India,
more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
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The oldest European church and synagogue in
India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568
respectively.
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Jews and Christians have lived continuously
in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively.
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The largest religious building in the world is
Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th
century.
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The Vishnu Temple in the city of
Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious
pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000
visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
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Sikhism originated in the Holy city of
Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was
founded in 1577.
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Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called
"the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500
B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
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India provides safety for more than 300,000
refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh,
who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
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Martial Arts were first created in India,
and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
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Yoga has its origins in India and has
existed for over 5,000 years.
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