hi,
am not blowing my own trumpet about indians, nearly 90% of westerners think that india is a land of snakes charmers and sadhus.There are so many facts about india that others doesnt know about it.we indians were (are) forefathers to many stuff to allmost everything world has known till now.
here some bite about our victory march...
Indians in US Computer Industry
* 1 million Indians in the US software industry
* 5000 Indians in Microsoft
* 25% of all small software firms in the US owned by Indians
* 28% or more hold Phd or higher degrees
* 62% of Indians in the US have Advanced Software knowledge
IMPRESSIVE FACTS ABOUT INDIANS IN USA.
* There are about 3.22 million Indians in America.
* 38 % of Doctors are Indians.
* 12 % of Scientists 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
* 23 % of Indian community in America possesses a Green Card.
FACTS ABOUT INDIA
* India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history.
* ZERO was invented by Aryabhatta & very few know that the Number System also was invented by India.
* The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC, where 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 European languages. And it is also the most suitable language for Computer software, according to a report 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 THE 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 NAV-GAITH. The word navy also derived from Sanskrit + NOU'.
* Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundred of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the Sun" (5th Century) 365.258756484 days.
* 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.
* Algebra, Trigonometry & Calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century. The largest numbers the Greeks & 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 BC during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera, 10~12 (10 to the power of 12).
* When many culture 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.
* Susshruta is the father of Surgery. 2600 years ago he & health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like Caesareans, Fractures, Urinary Stones and even Plastic Surgery and Brain Surgery. Usage of Anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 124 Surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Etiology, embryology, Digestion, Metabolism, Genetics & Immunity is also found in many texts.
As u all know the block buster movie MATRIX is based on the HINDU MYTHOLOGY (MAYA and KARMA).nobody can deny that.
The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ' 80-tonne ' piece of granite. Also, this magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
India is.......the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old).
The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people !.
Although modern images & descriptions of India often show poverty, India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. ( Source . Gemological Institute of America )
The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
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.
Indian ocean is the only ocean in the world to be named after a country.
India is the world's largest consumer of gold.
YOGA: The ancient Hindu system of mental and physical exercise is practiced the world over.
Kamasutra: This ancient text on sexual love, was written by Vatsyayana in the mid-4th century. The text was made accessible to the English-speaking world by the orientalist Sir Richard Burton. It is essentially a philosophy on love and how to achieve happy and harmonius relationships, especially between husband and wife.
There are more than 350 million gods in the hindu religion.
In fortune 500 nealry 220 companies outsource their job to india.
Q. Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
A. Vinod Khosla
Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction
as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm
Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail?
A. Sabeer Bhatia
Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs
is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to
name a few)?
A. Arun Netravalli
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
A. Rajiv Gupta
Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows
2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika
Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
There are 18 official indian languages.
india is a member of the nuclear club they include (countries that develop their own and possess nuclear weapons)
usa
russia
china
france
britan
india
Indian air force (IAF) is the world's fourth largest airforce.
Indian Navy is the world’s seventh largest navy.
India is run by a coalition of more than 15 political parties.no where in the world such a thing can be seen.
Indians consider their homeland as their own mother (bharath matha) !!!
The Vedas:
There are four Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas are the primary texts of Hinduism. They also had a vast influence on Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The Rig Veda, the oldest of the four Vedas, was composed about 1500 B.C., and codified about 600 B.C. It is unknown when it was finally comitted to writing, but this probably was at some point after 300 B.C.
The Vedas contain hymns, incantations, and rituals from ancient India. Along with the Book of the Dead, the Enuma Elish, the I Ching, and the Avesta, they are among the most ancient religious texts still in existence. Besides their spiritual value, they also give a unique view of everyday life in India four thousand years ago. The Vedas are also the most ancient extensive texts in an Indo-European language, and as such are invaluable in the study of comparative linguistics.
These are only a few facts about my mother land.What i am trying here is not showing off about my country but to make others to realise how great my mother land is.u can verify the facts given here by making a simple search in google.no fact has been over stated.i spent allmost 1 hour to collect these facts from google. so if u have any bad opinion about my country please try to change it.
c ya later.....