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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. Aryabhatta invented zero.
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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 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.
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Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the
most suitable language for the 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 in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted
by her wealth.
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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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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.
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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 Geological 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 was 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.