Amazing India

pavankumar (CA,CMA ) (574 Points)

01 December 2008  

India invented the Number System

India is the world's largest democracy

The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra

Sushruta who lived in 600 BC is the father of surgery

Zero was invented by Aryabhatta

Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India

India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization

Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India

The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'

The decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC

India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history

Varanasi is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today

The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in the 6th century

Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans

The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago

India was the richest country on earth until the time of British

The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700 BC

Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages

India is the largest English speaking nation in the world

India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World