Some of these facts may be known to you. These facts were
 published in a German Magazine which deals with
WORLD HISTORY.

a.. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years
    of history.
b.. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by
    Aryabhatta.
c.. 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.
d.. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit
    is the most suitable language for computer software - a report
    in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
e.. 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.
f.. Although modern images of India often show poverty and
    lack of development, India was the richest country on earth
    until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century.
    Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.
g.. The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000
    years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the
    Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from
    Sanskrit 'Nou'.
h.. 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.
i.. 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.
j.. 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 Hindus used numbers as big as
    10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as
    5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used
    number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
k.. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until
    1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
l.. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old
    suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer
    of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not
    Marconi.
m.. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
    Saurashtra.
n.. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a  beautiful
    lake called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of
    Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
o.. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.

p.. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and
    health scientists of his time conducted complicated
    surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs,
    fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and
    brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in
    ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used.
    Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology,
    digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also
    found in many texts.
q.. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over
    5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu
    Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
r.. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in
    India in 100 BC.

                   QUOTES ABOUT INDIA
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a.. 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.
b.. 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 grand mother of tradition. Our most
    valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are
    treasured up in India only.
c.. 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.
d.. 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.

    All 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.