Amazing Facts About India - BHARAT

The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat. INDIA has been called Bharat even in Satya yuga ( Golden Age ) More interesting facts about India

• The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. 
•  The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
• The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
• Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software. 
• Chess was invented in India.
• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India.
• The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
• The first six Mogul Emperor's of India ruled in an unbroken succession from father to son for two hundred years, from 1526 to 1707.
• 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 game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called  'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. Later through time,  the game underwent several modifications but the meaning is the same i.e good deeds take us to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
• The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
• The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
• Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.

• 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. 
• The art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh 6000 over years ago. The very word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
• Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days.
• The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, which was long before the European mathematicians.
• Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also orignated from India.  Quadratic equations were used 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 ( i.e 10 to the power of 53 ) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.  during the Vedic period.  Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12( 10 to the power of 12 ).
•  Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. ( Source . Gemological Institute of America )
• The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
• Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,  physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
   
  
   
  Facts to make every Indian proud
  
  
  
  
  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 (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?
  
  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.
  
  
  
  Q. Who is the co-founder of USB?
  A.Ajay Batt.
   

  FEW REASONS DAT MAKES US PROUD INDIANS 

  

   

  1. The number of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, at more than 6,000, is second only to NYSE.
  2. Four out of 10 Silicon Valley startups are run by Indians.
  3. With 800 movies per year, India’s film industry overshadows Hollywood.
  4. The organised lottery market in India is US$7bn (2% of GDP).
  5. India consumes a fifth of the world’s gold output. 

  6. Indians account for 45% of H1-B visas issued by the US every year.
  7. Growing at 6%, in 25 years Indian GDP (on a PPP basis) will be at the same level the US is at today.
  8. Six Indian ladies have won Miss Universe/Miss World titles over the past 10 years. No other country has won more than twice.
  9. Bank deposits in India roughly equal 50% of its GDP OE again, among the
  highest in the world.
  10. Indian Railways is the largest railway network in the world under single management.
  11. India has the third-largest army in the world, nearly 1.5 million strong. 

  12. India is the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world,
  accounting for more than 30% of global production and 25% of consumption.
  13. India is the world’s premier center for diamond cutting and polishing.
  Nine out of every 10 stones sold in the world pass through India.
  14. India has the highest number of annual bulk drugs filings (77) with
  USFDA.
  15. India is home to the largest number of pharmaceutical plants (61)
  approved by USFDA outside the US.
  16. India’s Hero Honda is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, with 2002 production of 1.7m units.

  17. Other than US and Japan, India is the only country to have built a
  super computer indigenously.
  18. Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, with a staff of
  1.6 million people.
  19. It is the second-largest cement-producing country in the world,
  producing more than 110m tonnes.
  20. Of the Fortune 500 companies, 220 outsource their software-related work to India.

  21. There are 8,500 Indian restaurants in the UK, 15% of the country’s
  total dining-out establishments.
  22. India is the largest democracy in the world, with nearly 400m voting in the last national elections.
  23. India has the second-largest pool of scientists and engineers in the world. 24* India has the third-largest investor base in the world.
  24. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds.
  25. The Kumbh Mela festival, held every 12 years in the city of Allahabad, attracts 25 million people OE more than the population of 185 of the 227 countries in the world.

  26. The Indian city of Varanasi, also known as Benares, is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
  27. There are 3.22 million Indians in the US.
  28. Indians are the richest immigrant class in the US, with nearly 200,000 millionaires.
  India is ranked the sixth country in the world in terms of satellite launches.
  29. There are over 70,000 bank branches in India - among the highest in the world.

  There are 3.22 Million Indians in America.
  38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
  12% of Scientists in America 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.You may know some of these facts.
  These facts were recently published in a German Magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

  All the above is just the TIP of the iceberg, thelist could be endless.
  
  BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India That we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our Potential and that if we do,
  
  we could once again; be an ever shining and Inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow.
  
  
  
  PROUD to be an INDIAN.

  

   

  1. India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
  2. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
  3. The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
  4. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
  5. Chess was invented in India.
  6. Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.

  # The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
   

  # The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificent 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 civilizations.
   

  # The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
   

  # The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
   

  # India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
   

  # The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
   

  # The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

  # Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
   

  # India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
   

  # The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
   

  # Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
   

  # The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician 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 and Calculus also originated in India.Quadratic Equations were used 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 (i.e. 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).
   

  # Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world
  (Source: Gemological Institute of America).
   

  # The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
   

  # Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
   

  # Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
   

  # India exports software to 90 countries.
   

  # The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
   

  # Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.

  * Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion.
   

  * There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
   

  * The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.
   

  * Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively
   

  * The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.
   

  * The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
   

  * Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
   

  * Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
   

  * India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
   

  * His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from Dharmashala in northern India.
   

  * Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.

  * Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.