Hello Everyone,this is my first post in this blog.In this post I am going to reveal some unknown facts of India. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.(Just read it again " 1000 years ")
2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.(As we all know the value of single Zero $1000 or $100000 )
3. 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.(First University So First Engineer)
4. 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 Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.
5. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India
was
the only source of diamonds to the world.
6. USA based IEEE has proved
what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the
pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not
Marconi.
7.According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.
(Oh So Sanskrit is basic language for C, C++,JAVA and all that.)
8. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.(I will post some good post about Ayurveda in future.So get connected)
9. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty-stricken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.
10. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan’s works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.
11. Chess was invented in India.(Just Read twiss..)
12. Sushruta is the father of surgery.2600 years ago he and health scientists of his
time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones.
Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .
13. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest-dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
14 The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ON AND ON!!
I AM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN!
WHAT ABOUT YOU?