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FACTS
TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD Who
is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems? Vinod
Khosla
Who
is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the
today’s computers run on it)? Vinod
Dahm
Who
is the third richest man on the world? A.
According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is AZIM
PREMJI,
who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The
Sultan of Brunei is at 6th position now. Who
is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail
is world’s No.1 web based email program)? Sabeer
Bhatia 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)? Arun
Netravalli Who
is the GM of Hewlett Packard? Rajiv
Gupta Who
is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing
Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial
problems? Sanjay
Tejwrika Who
are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey
& Stanchart? Victor
Menezes, Rajat Gupta,
and Rana Talwar. 38%
of doctors in USA are Indians. 12%
scientists in USA are Indians. 36%
of NASA scientists are Indians. 34%
of Microsoft employees are Indians. 28%
of IBM employees are Indians. 17%
of INTEL scientists are Indians. 13%
of XEROX employees are Indians. You
may know some of the following facts. These facts were recently published
in a German magazine,
which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA. 01.
India
never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history. 02.
India
invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented ‘zero.’ 03.
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. 04.
According
to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for
computer software. 05.
Ayurveda
is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. 06.
Although
western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and
underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest
empire on earth. 07.
The
art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very
word “Navigation” is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. 08.
The
value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the
concept of what is now 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. 09.
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 1053. 10.
According
to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the
only source of diamonds to the world. 11.
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. 12.
The
earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra. 13.
Chess
was invented in India. 14.
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 anaesthesia was well known in ancient India. 15.
When
many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000
years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus
Valley Civilisation). 16.
The
place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC. Quotes
about India. We
owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no
worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. Albert
Einstein. India
is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the
mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of
tradition. Mark Twain. If
there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men
have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of
existence, it is India. French
scholar Romain
Rolland. India
conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever
having to send a single soldier across her border. Hu
Shih (Former
Chinese ambassador to USA) ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST 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.
I hope you
enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA. Say
proudly, I AM AN INDIAN. Please
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