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 ~George Bernard Shaw~  These facts were recently published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD HISTORY Some of these facts may be known to you........
There are 3.22 Million Indians in America 38% of Doctors in America are Indians 12% of Scientists in America are Indians 36% of NASA employees are Indians 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians 28% of IBM employees are Indians 17% of INTEL employees are Indians 13% of XEROX employees are Indians 23% of the Indian Community in America have Green-Cards 
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, now study over 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. 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 1053 (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 1012 (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 in100 BC. 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 structive 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 evershining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow. ~Sent by Vargis Cherian~ 1. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and specially those bows) next year. 2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. 3. You have a vinyl table cloth on your kitchen table. 4. You use grocery bags to hold garbage. 5. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing. 6. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used, but carefully rinsed, margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars. 7. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (and travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes). 8. You own a rice cooker or a pressure cooker. 9. You fight over who pays the dinner bill. 10. You majored in engineering, medicine or law. 11. You live with your parents and you are 30 years old. (And they prefer it that way). If you're married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighbourhood. 12. You don't use measuring cups. 13. You feel like you've got a good deal if you didn't pay tax. 14. Your parents' house is always cold. 15. You reuse tea bags. 16. You have a drawer full of old pens, most of which don't write any more. 17. You only make long distance calls after 9 p.m. 18. If you don't live at home, when you parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight. 19. Your parents never go to movies. 20. You call an older person you never met before "uncle." 21. The first thing uncle asks you is, "where are your parents from". 22. When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a distant cousin. 23. No one you're related to is a music major. 24. You avoid motels, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 250- mile radius of your destination. 24a. You sleep on the floor. 25. Your parents don't realise phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs. 26. When our fathers get together, no matter what the topic is, each man is an expert, especially after the customary 8 glasses of scotch, each stronger than the one before. 27. You drive 2 hours and spend a whole day to get a complementary cutlery set for listening to sales pitch on vacation timeshares. 28. You have bedsheets on your sofas. 29. When dining out, your parents think $1 is enough of a tip. 30. You know someone who owns a motel or a convenience store. 31. It's embarrassing if your wedding has less than 600 people. 32. You list you daughter as "fair and slim" in the matrimonial no matter what she looks like. 33. You've seen the ground while inside the lavatory of a train. 34. All your Tupperware is stained with food colour. 35. You have drinking glasses made of steel, the rim of which can cut your mouth if you are not careful. 36. You have a plastic rug-runner going down your hallway at home. 37. You pack a suitcase full of toilet paper when visiting India. 38. When visiting relatives you have a 6 cups of "chai" a day, each of which is so hot that it scalds your tongue, usually you have just finished eating something so hot that your mouth is ON fire, and all you have to drink is the lava like "chai". 39. You say you would rather row across the ocean than fly Air India, and yet.... a. you fly AI because they are the cheapest fare. b. you fly AI because they speak your language. c. you fly AI because they are the only one who fly to your home-town. d. you fly AI because they will allow you to carry over size luggage that no other airline will tolerate. e. you fly AI because they show hindi movies. ~Sent by Eddie Daniels~    A TOAST TO INDIA & ALL INDIANS !
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