World History Facts About India.

AcidDust · Jun 27th, 2006, 00:58

Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

3. 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.

4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! ! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th 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 Pr! ! ofessor 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 .

Nick-H · Jun 27th, 2006, 01:16

You're right. Some of those "facts" were known to me.

I'm sure many could be argued. Amazing how little programming is done in sanscrit.

Quote:

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS .

Oh, please don't....

Merchant · Jun 27th, 2006, 01:32

Funny how India never invaded another country in 1000 years of history, especially since India has only been a country since 1947.

AcidDust · Jun 27th, 2006, 01:47

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

You're right. Some of those "facts" were known to me.

I'm sure many could be argued. Amazing how little programming is done in sanscrit.

Oh, please don't....

Haha .... well well

this is just a small article which was mailed to me by one of the magazines i write for

....

AcidDust · Jun 27th, 2006, 01:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merchant

Funny how India never invaded another country in 1000 years of history, especially since India has only been a country since 1947.

India was always a country

, it was invaded at one point.... hmmmm 1947 was the countries freedom, before and after invasion the country still remains a country with its name.

sshekhar · Jun 27th, 2006, 02:02

India has always been a country ruled from Delhi for most of its history. Just that different clans/races have done it over different times including Huns, Kushans, Guptas, Muaryas, Turks, Moghuls and finally British. The only thing that happened under the Brits was that south India was consolidated into the rest of the country.

Its very much like Britain and US whose territories kept changing for a long time but they have always been a country.

bijapuri · Jun 27th, 2006, 02:43

about half those "facts" are half right, lolol

India Invaded Burma under the Mughals (aurangzeb)

"Takshila" or Taxila, now in Pakistan, was nowhere near 7000 years old

"navigation" was certainly practiced by the egyptians and Babylonians at least 1000 years before the date mentioned

sushrusta had egyptian and peruvian surgeons to leard from, as they predate him/her

although new hypotheses abound, and many local innovations have been found, no one ( with any academic credibility) has conclusively challenged the mass of evidence that harapan civ is basically a middle-eastern knockoff.

here's a "fact . . ."
most countries' 7th standard history books are full of such nationalistic slant. India wasn't the first to do it, but I wouldn't go around flaunting it, lolol.

bottom line- the truth is much more enobling- India is indeed one of the world's greatest and oldest places. Jai Hind!!!

Merchant · Jun 27th, 2006, 04:03

Quote:

India was always a country

Sort of. Until the Raj, all those various political entities, ruled by Mughals, nawabs, maharajas, the Portuguese, the French, and the Dutch, were separate and distinct. They had their own armies and in many cases their own currency. The British consolidated most of that, though still granting autonomy to certain rulers and regions. If in 1880 or so you asked a resident of modern-day Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh what country he lived in, the answer would not be India--he wouldn't really understand the question. The idea of India as a modern unified state is a recent development, historically speaking. The Mughals, for example, ruled most of north India (and Pakistan), along with Afghanistan as "one" entity. The British maintained Burma and Sri Lanka (Ceylon), too, and we all know how Pakistan and Bangladesh came to be.

"India" is a varied and fluid notion. The things that we think of today that define a country--a single government, currency, citizenship, uniform set of laws, etc.--are 20th century developments on the subcontinent. And, don't forget that they are 18th and 19th century developments in North America and Europe (cf. the United States, Germany, Italy). India's history really isn't that different from other places, and much of Africa and Central Asia are trying to figure out this stuff for themselves now.

Shiver me Timbers · Jun 27th, 2006, 04:09

Some of these facts are a bit pointless, like the one about diamonds, or India being the 'richest empire on earth'. What does that even mean??? The Mughals? (who were from Central Asia), or the British? (from Europe), I don't understand that 'fact'.

Shiver me Timbers · Jun 27th, 2006, 04:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by AcidDust

India was always a country

, it was invaded at one point....

I thought India was invaded by the Ayrans, Alexander the Great, Mahmud of Ghanzi, Tamerlane, the Mughals, Nadir Shah, the British......and many, many more.

jaz · Jun 27th, 2006, 04:27

Which country hasn't been invaded at some point in their history?
I think in ancient times, when it was a buddhist empire, it was the richest empire around? Hindu shahs controlled afghanistan at some point, does that count as Indian Invasion?

sshekhar · Jun 27th, 2006, 05:04

Hindu Shahs never invaded the Afghans. As a matter of fact they used to be Hindus (you will know if you dig a little about why their mountain range is called Hindu-kush, first recorded genocide in history), and so was most of Central Asia, until they converted to Buddhism. After that the Buddhists were converted by force into these camel humping pricks we see now, who have gone on to destroy the last remnants of anything decent they had

webtraveller · Jun 27th, 2006, 06:37

I dont think any more discussion is necessary, given the fact that AcidDust is just picking up some irrelevant info that floats around the emails and posting here to just see the reactions. I am Indian, I am proud to be an Indian not for some vague reasons. At the same time, I am proud that so many people in the forum like India not because it had had some thing. But because what it is now. People like India because, they like the culture, weather, people of India, places to see and stay and various others. If at all some body is interested in India's 5000 year glory, they will study Indology. This kind of threads will unnecessarily create a lot of high fever discussions among the IMers. We want to talk about travel, rather.
Anyway, Mods has to decide whether to close these threads or not.

sshekhar · Jun 27th, 2006, 06:42

Thank you webtraveller! I will second that, if no-one minds we should remove these two threads (the other being 'Some other GREAT info about Indians'). The last thing we need on this site is some jingoistic BS.

Nick-H · Jun 27th, 2006, 07:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by sshekhar

Its very much like Britain and US whose territories kept changing for a long time but they have always been a country.

Eh?

Britain has existed since ---oh, I don't know, 16-something?

US has existed for about 200 years. Has it ever had any territories?

The British "only" consolidated the South into the rest of the country?

Really, there is a lot of nonsense in this thread!

I know AcidDust only wanted to quote some good things about a wonderful country, and it is wonderful that the country that is now India inspires such loyalty, love and patriotism from its many and diverse people.

Let's face it: even IndiaMike.com is a tribute to India.

Jun 27th, 2006, 00:58	#1
AcidDust Made in Hell Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Made in Hell Posts: 52	World History Facts About India. Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA. 1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history. 2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. 3. 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. 4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software. 5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. 6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth. 7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. 8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! ! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians. 9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th 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 Pr! ! ofessor 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 . __________________ Ashes to Ashes -=- Dust to Dust

Jun 27th, 2006, 02:43	#7
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,598	about half those "facts" are half right, lolol India Invaded Burma under the Mughals (aurangzeb) "Takshila" or Taxila, now in Pakistan, was nowhere near 7000 years old "navigation" was certainly practiced by the egyptians and Babylonians at least 1000 years before the date mentioned sushrusta had egyptian and peruvian surgeons to leard from, as they predate him/her although new hypotheses abound, and many local innovations have been found, no one ( with any academic credibility) has conclusively challenged the mass of evidence that harapan civ is basically a middle-eastern knockoff. here's a "fact . . ." most countries' 7th standard history books are full of such nationalistic slant. India wasn't the first to do it, but I wouldn't go around flaunting it, lolol. bottom line- the truth is much more enobling- India is indeed one of the world's greatest and oldest places. Jai Hind!!! __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

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Jun 27th, 2006, 01:32	#3
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	Funny how India never invaded another country in 1000 years of history, especially since India has only been a country since 1947.

Jun 27th, 2006, 02:02	#6
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	India has always been a country ruled from Delhi for most of its history. Just that different clans/races have done it over different times including Huns, Kushans, Guptas, Muaryas, Turks, Moghuls and finally British. The only thing that happened under the Brits was that south India was consolidated into the rest of the country. Its very much like Britain and US whose territories kept changing for a long time but they have always been a country.

Jun 27th, 2006, 04:27	#11
jaz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: UK Posts: 192	Which country hasn't been invaded at some point in their history? I think in ancient times, when it was a buddhist empire, it was the richest empire around? Hindu shahs controlled afghanistan at some point, does that count as Indian Invasion?

Jun 27th, 2006, 05:04	#12
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	Hindu Shahs never invaded the Afghans. As a matter of fact they used to be Hindus (you will know if you dig a little about why their mountain range is called Hindu-kush, first recorded genocide in history), and so was most of Central Asia, until they converted to Buddhism. After that the Buddhists were converted by force into these camel humping pricks we see now, who have gone on to destroy the last remnants of anything decent they had

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:37	#13
webtraveller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 191	I dont think any more discussion is necessary, given the fact that AcidDust is just picking up some irrelevant info that floats around the emails and posting here to just see the reactions. I am Indian, I am proud to be an Indian not for some vague reasons. At the same time, I am proud that so many people in the forum like India not because it had had some thing. But because what it is now. People like India because, they like the culture, weather, people of India, places to see and stay and various others. If at all some body is interested in India's 5000 year glory, they will study Indology. This kind of threads will unnecessarily create a lot of high fever discussions among the IMers. We want to talk about travel, rather. Anyway, Mods has to decide whether to close these threads or not.

Jun 27th, 2006, 06:42	#14
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	Thank you webtraveller! I will second that, if no-one minds we should remove these two threads (the other being 'Some other GREAT info about Indians'). The last thing we need on this site is some jingoistic BS.

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