Take a Pride - Being an Indian (Earth, tradition, America)

[celina]

Take a Pride - Being an Indian

Here are some interesting facts about India and Indians.

There are 3.22 Million Indians in U.S.A.
38% of Doctors in U.S.A. are Indians.
12% of Scientists in U.S.A. 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.

Some of the following facts were recently published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD HISTORY.

1. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
2. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. Decimal point was also invented by India.
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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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'.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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 10^6 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10^53 (10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BC during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10^12 (10 to the power of 12).
11. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896,India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
12. 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.
13. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
14. 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.
15. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
16. 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, mbryology,digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
17. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
18. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
19. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
20. India is among the few countries in the world to have its own space program and satellites.
21. Pentium chip was invented by an Indian.
22. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest Democracy in the World.
25. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
26. India has largest number of Pager and Cell phone subscribers. Some interesting quotes about India.
27. 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.
28. 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 structure materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."
29. 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."
30. 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."

[Halcyon]

Nice list.

As an Englishman i'm greatful to India, because before we had relations with the Indian people the English were a smelly race. It was the Indians that influenced us to start taking regular baths and to use cleaning aids, not sure it was soap exactly but that sort of thing.

[Hema]

I rate this thread as excellent!

There were many things in the Vedas which modern scientists are discovering as true. For eg. there was a description of what they now call - the big bang.

Indian indentured immigrants were brought from India to my country Trinidad to work in the sugar cane plantations in the days of colonialism. I am of Indian descent. Almost half of the population here are Indians. In the colonial days, our foreparents were not treated fairly by the colonial masters. What kept them going was the Holy Ramayan. On evenings after work, they would join together and chant verses from the Ramayan. The Hindus here call Trinidad “Ramayan Country”. There are lots of Ramayan Yagnas also. We celebrate lots of Hindu festivals – Diwali (Which is a national holiday), Phagwa or Holi, Shivratri, Ramnaumi, Navratri, Pitripaksh etc.

I am proud to be Indian. My husband and I have a dream that before we die, we want to visit the land of our ancestors.

BTW, we have a lot of Indian clothing stores here, plus Indian traders come here at least twice each year selling lots of Indian clothing, artifacts etc.

We get a lot of Indian movies here! I looooove Indian movies and I loooooove Indian music.

My favourite actor is Shah Rukh and my favourite actress is Preity Zinta! I also love Rani Mukherjee!

[Hema]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

As an Englishman i'm greatful to India, because before we had relations with the Indian people the English were a smelly race. It was the Indians that influenced us to start taking regular baths and to use cleaning aids, not sure it was soap exactly but that sort of thing.

How interesting!

[Don Penguinoini]

As an indian englishman im hapy.

[Don Penguinoini]

I am proud that my nation has given so much to the world. Im sure that with out Indian inventions, the world would still be in the stone age.

[ayani]

Jai Hind!

i would love to visit India someday... truly She is the mother of much of the world's civilization and culture, ideas and sciences. the Indian folks i have met have been sensitive, brilliant, and dear people, and i am honored to have them as friends.

**pokes Hema**

[Hema]

Originally Posted by ayani

**pokes Hema**

Hey that tickles!

Thank you for your kind words.