- India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
- When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
- 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.
- The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
- 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 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 7th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
- 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 7th 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 India 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. %
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 Memorable!!! Staying together for 3 years in the college, we did every nasty thing together, bunked classes together, fought and played among us, made fun of each other...and many more. Those were and will be the most unforgettable days in my life. For most of us, many people come into life as strangers and you don't even know they will be your best friends forever. These are my friends whom I have shared most of my troubles, fun and happiness. They stood with me in hard times and supported me. Let me have the honor of introducing my best buddies here in the photograph. Starting with the seating ones from the right! Ravi, Sudheer, Sridhar and standing one is myself. This is our memorable day together after three long years. We met each other separately, but we couldn't make a joint meet together. But this weekend was a happy weekend, since we talked among us and made fun of ourselves. We all are settled in four different places of the country after graduation. Ravi pursued higher studies, Sudheer moved to Mysore, Sridhar got placed in Noida and me in Bangalore. Nothing could stop us to talk at any time. Sudheer is a bit emotional type guy among us. He literally cried when he was attending training alone in mysore. We used to chat often and talk to get to know whats happening around... Ravi, I know you have advised me many times and helped me alot. I will never forget the help I got from you. You are rocking. You have a different perception of life and I admire it to the most. Sridhar, You are the ultracool, smart hero among us, but yet dont have any girlfriends. Poor guy! ....Osei, though you always make fun of sudheer and me, we like you dude... Coming to a 25 year old kid in our team, Sudheer, this dude used to be much heavier than me in college. Now look at the photograph, he reduced his weight by 50% on his own. And you all should know the reason why?.... Not for a girl friend or for inconvenience in normal day life. The answer is he wants to wear good T shirts and Jeans which were available only at small size waist than his. But finally he achieved it. Guys!!! I really miss you all. Really I am attached to you and your friendship.I haven't said these to you in the college or till now, because I know when I say this you would definitely say "Overacting bandh karo"? :) But still that the truth from my Heart. All the Best Guys!! Yours Balla Wishing my sister a great life and future ahead.
Today, is the day,when all my family members say it as a lucky day for our family. My Dad still believes that she is lucky for him. My mom pours her entire love on this little being for the entire day. Yes it is the arrival of my little sister Mamatha into our family. Its her birthday. We proudly say that she is our lucky mascot. Many Many Happy returns of the Day, Mamatha!! I wish you a wonderful life ahead. Hmm.. What to say!!! Ok I should be polite and sweet to her on her birthday...but...Siblings always fight for something or other. Let me remember a day, when we fought each other.Yes!! ... we use to quarrel for TV, school bags, new books and even at food. As usual my mom prepares some sweet dishes on each of our birthday. We generally don't celebrate our birthdays. So no cake cutting etc., Yeah, she doesn't like sweets at all but me ha ha I like them lot..My mom prepares more sweets and dishes on her birthday.. This is the point where the fight begins between us. This generally becomes big and reaches my dad. As told before, since my dad considers her as lucky, he wouldn't say NO on her birthday. She gets all her wishes fulfilled from her father on this day. This makes me sit with mom and say..." Amma!!! Mera number kab aayega?" ..Sweet Memories!!! Though I am elder to her, she behaves as she is elder to me in the family and takes care of our family members. Such a dynamic lady in our entire family have supported me in many of my troubles. When our Family stand beside us and support you in all the times of the life, What else more we need.. Once again Mamatha, Wish you a Happy Birthday, Yours Mahesh Wow!! Blogging has been made so easy and beautiful. Thanks to Weebly. I always thought of expressing my views and opinions on the net using many blogging tools, yet ended up using all blog providers having a clumsy look with Ads and limited space on the entire page. I don't even understand why only a quarter of the web page is been provided and other three quarters are not even being used. Strange!!. People say it for the advertisements which make the site owners pocket fill, but I don't think even the site owner will not be interested in making money expressing his thoughts. Anyhow I feel comfortable for finding a blogging site on my own.
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