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India never invaded any country in her
last 1000 years of history.
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India invented the Number system. Zero was
invented by Aryabhatta.
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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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According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit
is the most suitable language for computer software.
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Ayurveda is the earliest school of
medicine known to humans.
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Although western media portray modern
images of India as poverty stricken and underdeveloped through political
corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.
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The art of navigation was born in the
river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from
the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
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The value of pi was first calculated by
Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! Known as the
Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially
published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6th Century which is 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 Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.
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According to the Gemological Institute of
America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the
world.
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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.
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The earliest reservoir and dam for
irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
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Chess 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 surgeries like
cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anesthesia
was well known in ancient India.
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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).
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The place value system, the decimal system
was developed in India in 100 BC.