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JANA GANA MANA ADHI NAYAK JAYA HAI BHARAT BHAGYA VIDHATA, PUNJAB SINDH GUJARAT MARATHA, DRAVID UCCHAL BANGA, VINDHYA HIMACHAL YAMUNA GANGA, UCCHAL JALDI TIRANGA, TAV SHUBH NAME JAAGE, TAV SHUBH ASHISH MANGE, GAAYE TAV JAYA GAATA, JANA GANA MANA ADHI NAYAK..... JAI HAI JAI HAI JAI JAI JAI JAI HAI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| INDIA - "THE FACTOFILE" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INDIA HISTORY About Indians in USA! 1. There are 3.22 Million Indians in America 2. 38% of Doctors are Indians 3. 12% of Scientists are Indians 4. 36% of Nasa Employees are Indians 5. 34% of Microsoft Employees are Indians 6. 28% of IBM Employees are Indians 7. 17% of INTEL Employees are Indians 8. 13% of XEROX Employees are Indians 9. 23% of Indian Community in America are having GREEN-CARD. FACTS about INDIA 1. India never invaded any Country in her last 10,000 years of history. 2. India invented the Number System. Aryabhatta invented Zero. 3. 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 SIXTY subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 14th Century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of Education. 4. Sanskrit is the mother of all European Languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes Magazine, July 1998. 5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of Medicine known to humanas. CHARAKA, the Father of Medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2,500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our Civilization. 6. 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. 7. The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6,000 years ago. The Very work Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVAGATIH. The work NAVY is also derived from the Sanskrit word "NOU". 8. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun hundred years before the astronomer Smart. The time taken by Earth to orbit Sun is (5th Century) 365.258756484 days. 9. 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. 10. 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, where as Hindus used as big as 10**53 (10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BC during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera - 10**12 (10 to the power of 12). 11. According to the Geological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the World. 12. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a Century old suspicions in the Works Scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. 13. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurastra. 14. According to Saka, King Rudradaman I of 150 BC , a beautiful lake called "sudarshana" was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandra Gupta Maurya's time. 15. Chess (Shataranja or Ashtapada) was invented in India. 16. Suhshruta is the Father of Surgery. 2600 years ago he and health Scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial links, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment was used. Deep knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Etiology, Embryology, Digestion, Metabolism, Genetics and Immunity is also found in many texts. 17. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5,000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu valley. (Indus Valley Civilization). 18. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC. QUOTES ABOUT INDIA 1. Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to this Indians, who taught us how to count, with out which no worthwhile, Scientific Discovery / Invention could have been made. 2. Mark Twain said: India is the cradle of Human race, the birth place of human speech, the Mother of History, the Grand Mother of Legend and the Great Grand Mother of Tradition. Our most valuable and most constructive materials in the History of man are treasured up in India only. 3. French Scholar Roamin Rollend said: If there is one place on the face of the earth where all the dreams of living men have found home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India. 4. Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 Centuries with our ever having sent a single soldier across here border. All the above is just the tip of the ICEBERG, the list could be endless. BUT, if don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India 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 and ever shining and inspiring Country setting a bright path for the rest of the World to follow! If you Love India at all, You must love her for what she is and not for what you want her to be, Only then Can you strive to make an India of Our Dreams....... -Swami Vivekanda. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ei Matrubhumi Teri, Jai HO Sada Vijay Ho, | Tere Prashastha Nabh me, Sukh Surya Ka Uday HO, Nijh Prem ki Kiran Se Man ko Jaga De Mere, Piche Na Pair Dalu, Chahe Mahapralay ho, TUjh Ko Prasanna Dekhu, BAs Lalsa Yahi hai, Phir God Me hi Teri Mera Sharir Laya Ho! Today as We salute the Amar Jawans who laid down their lives for this land, Let us also take a moment, to also acknowledge the countless Non Resident Indians, Whose Love & Support, Ensures that the Voice of India will not go unheard in the Global Community.... Does the Fluttering tricolor, remind you to do your part for the country you love? Lobby for India, on, http://www.indiatogether.com THIS SITE IS MAINTAINED BY -: MANAN DESAI You Can write to me on [email protected] �
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