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Facts About India

Quotable Quotes
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.”

Mark Twain said: “India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace
of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the
great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive
materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.”

French scholar Romain Rolland said: “If there is one place on the face of
earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very
earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.”

Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: “India conquered and
dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a
single soldier across her border.”

Indian Outlook at Humanity
India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.

India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

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 CE was one of the
greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

Sanskrit is the most suitable language for the computer software – 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 all over the world.

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.

The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years ago. The very
word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit roots, nau (raft) & gatih (movement). The word “navy” is also derived from the same Sanskrit root `nau’ (nauka) .

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.

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 and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were
propounded by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the
Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as
1053 with specific names as early as 5000 BC during the Vedic period.Even
today, the largest used number is Tera:1012.

According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was
the only source of diamonds in the world.

The USA based IEEE proves what has been a century old suspicion in the world
scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Acharya Jagdeesh Chandra Bose and not Marconi.

The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
According to Saka King Rudradaman-I of 150 CE a beautiful lake aptly called
‘Sudarshana’ was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta
Maurya’s time.

Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists
of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, contracts,
artificial legs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and
brain surgery.Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125
surgical equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology,
etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also
found in many texts.

When Europeans 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.

Meraa Bhaarat Mahaan,

Some interesting information:
There are 3.22 Million Indians in America
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
38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
12% of Scientists in America are Indians.

you can hate them, you can love them but just can’t ignore them!
BE PROUD – BE INDIAN

punchlines revisited

BPL	BELIEVE IN THE BEST
FORD	GO GREEN GO FORD
LIC	WE KNOW INDIA BETTER
HINDUSTAN TIMES	LIVE SMART
SAMSUNG DIGITAL	EVERY ONE’S INVITED
RAYMOND	THE COMPLETE MAN
CNN	BE THE FIRST TO KNOW
BILT	IN EVERY PAPER
KOHINOOR	IGNITE THE PASSION
SBI	WITH YOU – ALL THE WAY
BOB CARDS	USE THE BEST
KERALA	GOD’S OWN COUNTRY
SAFEXPRESS	DISTRIBUTION REDEFINED
WIPRO	APPLYING THOUGHT
SUN MICRO SYSTEM	TAKE IT TO THE N TH
SCHNIEDER ELECTRIC	GET MORE WITH THE WORLD’S POWER & CONTROL SPECIALIST
AMWAY	BETTER IDEAS, BETTER LIFE
BRITANNIA	EAT HEALTHY THINK BETTER
AMUL	THE TASTE OF INDIA
UNION BANK OF INDIA	GOOD PEOPLE TO BANK WITH
ING VYSYA LIFE INSURANCE	ADDING LIFE TO INSURANCE
GLOBAL TRUST BANK	EXPERIENCE A NEW WAY
ELGI	THE EXTRA ENGINEERING COMPANY
KIRLOSKAR	ENRICHING LIFE
PNB	THE NAME YOU CAN BANK UPON
BANK OF BARODA	BANKING FOR CUSTOMER RELATION SHIP
FEDEX EX..	WE LIVE TO DELIVER
DOLPHIN	THE INTELLIGENT CELLPHONE SERVICE
HYUNDAI ACCENT	EXPECT MORE
COMPAQ	INSPIRATION TECHNOLOGY
SET MAX	DEEWANA BANA DE
MOTOROLA	INTELLIGENCE EVERY WHERE
NOKIA	HUMAN TECHNOLOGY
AMITY	WE NURTURE TALENT
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA	BUILD A BETTER LIFE AROUND US
PRIYAGOLD	HAQ SE MAANGO
ALLAHABAD BANK	A TRADITION OF TRUST
JK TYRES	TOTAL CONTROL
AMAR UJALA	YEHI SACH HAI
BSNL	CONNECTING INDIA
BOSE	BETTER SOUND THROUGH RESEARCH
INDIA TODAY	MAKING SENSE OF INDIA TODAY
VAN HEUSSUN	POWER DRESSING
VYSYA BANK LTD	EXPERIENCE RELATIONSHIP BANKING
CITI BANK	YOUR CITY NEVER SLEEPS
JET AIRWAYS	THE JOY OF FLYING
RICOH	WE’ RE IN YOUR CORNER
ICICI PRODENTIAL	WE COVER YOU, AT EVERY STEP IN LIFE
GOODYEAR	ONE REVOLUTION AHEAD
PARX	SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
TATA	IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE
AMITASHA	NURTURING THE GIRL CHILD
AT &T	GET THE EDGE
TATA AIG	WITH YOU ALWAYS
LIC MUTUAL FUNDS	WITH YOU ALL THE TIME
HP GAS	YOUR FRIENDLY GAS
IOC	PRESERVING NATURE THE WAY NATURE LOVES
AAJ TAK	SABSE TEJ
HYUNDAI	LEADER SHIP THROUGH LISTENING
KITCHENS OF INDIA	A FEAST FOR SENSES (SPICES)
JK PAPER LTD	CREATING LASTING IMPRESSIONS
JOHNIE WALKER	KEEP WALKING
SOMANY TILES	CREATE A WORLD OF YOUR OWN
RELIANCE IND.	GROWTH IS LIFE
AIR SAHARA	EMOTIONALLY YOURS
BUSINESS TODAY	FOR MANAGING TOMORROW
REID & TAYLOR	BOND WITH THE BEST
LEE COOPER (SHOES)	THINK PERFORMANCE
HP	INVENT
BIRLA SUN LIFE	YOUR DREAMS OUR COMMITMENT (INSURANCE)
AUSTRIAN AIRLINE	THE MOST FRIENDLY AIRLINE
WESTERN UNION	THE FASTEST MAY TO RECEIVE MONEY WORLDWIDE
OLIVETY (FAXES & PRINTER)	OWN THE INSPIRATION
PHILIPS	LETS MAKE THINGS BETTER
WESTSIDE	SURPRISINGLY AFFORDABLE STYLE
BUSINESS WORLD	WHAT’S STOPPING YOU?
JOBS AHEAD	BETTER JOB, BETTER LIFE
THE FIAT SIENA	GET NOTICED
WIPRO	APPLYING THROUGH
INFOSYS	POWERED BY INTELLECT , DRIVEN BY  VALUES
LIC HOUSING FINANCE LTD	BRING HOME PEACE OF MIND
LOUIS PHILLIPE	THE UPPER CREST
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE	REST ASSURED WITH US
REYNOLDS	THE PEN THE WORLD PREFERS
CEAT	BORN TOUGH
INDICA	MORE CAR PER CAR