Great India at its uniqueness!

Great India at its uniqueness!

We are Indians. Born Indians.. Most of us are working for companies of other countries. One day or the other, you will need to tell your onsite manager how great the India is.

As proud Indians, we never forget its highness, but this article is here to brush up the key inventions made here!

INDOCTRINATION

India has a rich heritage of learning and education right from antiquity. Ancient India, a

land of sages, seers, scholars and scientists was the birthplace of knowledge; including

mathematics, astronomy, science, medicine and several other disciplines. In fact, it was

the only country in early times, where knowledge was systematized and provision made

for its imparting at the highest level. The world's first university was established at

Takshila in 700 BC. Built in 4 century BC, the University of Nalanda, which once

housed over nine million books, attracted students from all over the world; including

Tibet, China, Central Asia and Korea.

Ayurveda, the earliest school of medicine known to man, owes its origins to ancient

India. The Vedas, orally composed in Vedic Sanskrit, are the oldest surviving texts of the

Vedic civilization. The word 'Veda' means 'knowledge' and is derived from the root 'Vid'

which stands for 'know.' Sanskrit, the thousand-year old Indian language is the most

suitable for computer software, a fact that the Forbes magazine has reiterated.

INVENTIONS

The art of navigation was born on the river Sindh, over 5,000 years ago. The very word

'navigation' itself is derived from the Sanskrit word, 'navgatih'. USA-based IEEE has

proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics - that the pioneer of

wireless communication was a Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. According to

the Gemological Institute of America, until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds

to the world. Distillation of perfumes, making of dyes, extraction of sugar, weaving of

cotton cloth, smelting of metals, ship building, the concept of alchemy, the principle of

magnetism used in a Mariner's Compass and the first dam and reservoir were are all part

of India's pursuit of knowledge, centuries ago.

MATHEMATICS

India invented the number system. Aryabhatta gave to the world the concept of zero and

its far-reaching impact. The place value system and decimal systems were developed in

India, as early as 100 BC. The value of 'pi' was first calculated by Budhayana, who

explained what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. In 1999, British scholars

officially endorsed that Budhayana's works date to the 6th century, which is much earlier

than that of most European mathematicians. Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus came

from India and quadratic equations were created by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.

ASTRONOMY

Ancient India's contributions to astronomy are well known and well documented. The

earliest references are found in the Rig Vedas, which date back to 2000 BC. During the

next 2500 years, by 500 AD, ancient Indian astronomy emerged as an important part of

Indian studies and in the casting of horoscopes. The theory of gravitation, calculation of

occurrences of eclipses, determination of the earth's circumference and number of

planets in the solar system, as well as proof that the sun is a star are just some of India's

firsts in the field.

PHYSICS

Gravitation was known to the Hindus before the birth of Newton. The system of blood

circulation was discovered by them centuries before Harvey. The Vedas contain not only

religious ideas for a perfect life, but also facts which science has proven true. The

science and technology of electricity, sound, radium, electronics, airships were all

known to seers of ancient India. The concept of the atom was established among Indian

philosophers as early as 3000 BC. These scholars had classified all matter under five

basic elements - prithvi (earth), agni (fire), vayu (air), jal (water) and akash (space).

GAMES

In the area of recreation and sports, ancient India was known for its innovation. Games

like, chess, snakes & ladders, cards, polo and the martial arts of Judo and Karate

originated in India. What is known as and has evolved into chess today, was actually a

game called Chaturanga - meaning four bodied - that was created in ancient India. This

was the ancestor of Shatranj, which was the form that brought chess to medieval

Europe. Kalaripayattu, a series of intricate movements that train the body and mind, is

one of the oldest forms of martial arts that originated in Kerala - a state in southern India.

Surprisingly, even the popular game of cards originated in ancient India and was known

as Krida-patram. These and the other sports of recent times like polo, aimed to keep

mind and body honed to a high level of fitness.

PHILOSOPHY

India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history. According to Hu Shih,

former Ambassador of China to USA, “India conquered and dominated China culturally

for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.” It is

from India that concepts of yoga, meditation, renunciation, ahimsa and religious

tolerance have originated. Martin Luther King Junior has described the land of Buddha

in a few apt words… “India is a tremendous force for peace and non violence, at home

and abroad. It is a land where the idealist and the intellectual are yet respected. The spirit

of Gandhi is very much alive in India. The land of yoga, meditation and nirvana, India

has been the nurturing ground for several cultures, religions and philosophies.”

Advanced Happy Independence day!

This post contains material which has been collected from various sources.