PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN.
> > PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN.
> > Let the world know what we stand for.
> > 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.
> > You may know some of these facts. These
> > facts were recently published in a German
> > Magazine, which deals with
> > WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
> > India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
> > India invented the Number System.
> > Aryabhatta invented zero.
> > 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.
> > Sanskrit is the mother of all the Europea languages. Sanskrit is the
>most suitable language for computer software reported in Forbes magazine,
>July 1987.
> > 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. 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.
> > 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'.
> > 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.
> > Budhayana first calculated the value of pi, 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
> > Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India; Quadratic
>equations were by Sridharacharya in the
> > 11th century ; The largest numbers Greeks and the Romans used
>were 10 6(10 to the power of 6) whereas
> > Hindus used numbers as big as 1053 (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 1012(10 to the power of 12).
> > According to the Gemological Institute of
> > America, up until 1896,India was the only source for
>diamonds to the world.
> > 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.
> > The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
>According to Saka King rudradaman I of 150 BC a beautiful lake
> > called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during
>Chandragupta Maurya's time.
> > 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, 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, etiology, embryology, digestion,
> > metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
> > When many cultures 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
>in 100 BC.
> > QUOTES ABOUT INDIA:
> > 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.
> > 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 structive materials in the history
>of man are treasured up in India only.
> > 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.
> > 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
> > .
> > ============================== ============================== =====
> > All the above is just the TIP of the
>iceberg, the
> > list could be endless. BUT, if we don't see
>even a
> > glimpse of that great India in the India That
>we see
> > today, it
> > clearly means that we are not working up to
>our
> > Potential and that if we do, we could once
> > again; be an ever shining and Inspiring
>country
> > setting a bright path for rest of the world
>to follow.
> > I Hope you enjoyed it and work towards the
>welfare
> > of INDIA. PROUD to be an INDIAN.
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djH@Nz
> > Let the world know what we stand for.
> > 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.
> > You may know some of these facts. These
> > facts were recently published in a German
> > Magazine, which deals with
> > WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
> > India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
> > India invented the Number System.
> > Aryabhatta invented zero.
> > 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.
> > Sanskrit is the mother of all the Europea languages. Sanskrit is the
>most suitable language for computer software reported in Forbes magazine,
>July 1987.
> > 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. 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.
> > 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'.
> > 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.
> > Budhayana first calculated the value of pi, 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
> > Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India; Quadratic
>equations were by Sridharacharya in the
> > 11th century ; The largest numbers Greeks and the Romans used
>were 10 6(10 to the power of 6) whereas
> > Hindus used numbers as big as 1053 (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 1012(10 to the power of 12).
> > According to the Gemological Institute of
> > America, up until 1896,India was the only source for
>diamonds to the world.
> > 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.
> > The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
>According to Saka King rudradaman I of 150 BC a beautiful lake
> > called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during
>Chandragupta Maurya's time.
> > 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, 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, etiology, embryology, digestion,
> > metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
> > When many cultures 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
>in 100 BC.
> > QUOTES ABOUT INDIA:
> > 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.
> > 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 structive materials in the history
>of man are treasured up in India only.
> > 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.
> > 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
> > .
> > ============================== ============================== =====
> > All the above is just the TIP of the
>iceberg, the
> > list could be endless. BUT, if we don't see
>even a
> > glimpse of that great India in the India That
>we see
> > today, it
> > clearly means that we are not working up to
>our
> > Potential and that if we do, we could once
> > again; be an ever shining and Inspiring
>country
> > setting a bright path for rest of the world
>to follow.
> > I Hope you enjoyed it and work towards the
>welfare
> > of INDIA. PROUD to be an INDIAN.
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djH@Nz
