Specilaty of India

India is the country with one the richest
heritage, cultures and traditions in the World.
The country is the home of over 1.2 billion
people, making it the second most populated
country of the world. It is that part of the earth
where more than 780 different languages are
spoken. It is the country with the largest
democracy and the oldest civilization.
From the invention of '0' to of the most
practiced exercise, 'yoga' and the earliest
school of medicine, 'Ayurveda', India holds all
the credit. Indian spices and cuisines are
famous across the globe. Over 6 million
tourists visited India in 2012. From the
"Heaven on earth", Kashmir to the beaches and
surroundings of Kerala and one of the Seven
Wonders of the World, "Taj Mahal", India is
known for it all.
Lets go through some more amazing facts
about the country:
oldest university of the world was started in
India, at Takshila in 700 B.C. Students from all
parts of the world came to India and studied
various subjects.
Every Indian can speak two or more than two
languages. We should feel proud about this.
India is the largest producer of milk in the
world.
The world's highest cricket ground is in
Himachal Pradesh, India and is over 2400
meters above the sea level.
UNESCO declared the Indian National
anthem the world's best national anthem in
2008.
India has the maximum number of post
offices in the world.
Bollywood is the largest center of film
production in the world with an average of
about 350 films every year.
"I am proud that I am born in a prestigious
country like India.

Story Of India

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.
You may know some of these facts. These
facts were recently published in a German
Magazine, which deals with
WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
India never invaded any country in her last
100000 years of history.
India invented the Number System.
Aryabhatta invented zero.
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.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European
languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language
for computer software reported in Forbes magazine,
July 1987.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
Budhayana first calculated the value of pi, 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 came from
India; Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the
11th century ; The largest numbers the
Greeks and the Romans
used were 10 6(10 to the power of 6) 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).
According to the Gemological Institute of
America, up until 1896,India was the only source for
diamonds to the world.
USA based IEEE has proved what has been a
century-old suspicion in the world scientifi
community that the pioneer of Wireless
communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was
built in Saurashtra. 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.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
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, etiology, embryology, digestion,
metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found
in many texts.
When many cultures were only nomadic forest
dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians
established Harappan culture in Sindhu
Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
The place value system, the decimal system
was developed in India in 100 BC

Proud to be Indian

1. ENVIRONMENT RICH WITH DIFFERENT
FLAVORS:
India’s environment is rich with many different
flavours. Beautiful Mountains, Graceful Rivers,
Aggressive Desert and Dangerous Wildlife to
name a few. The world praises its natural
beauty and that’s the reason tourism in India
is the largest service industry with the
contributions of 8.78% of the total employment
in the country.
2. LAND WITH EMOTIONS:
Being an Indian the emotional bonding are
much more. India is rich with emotion filled
moments; rather a speech by a politician, a
scold by a teacher or care by a mother. A
feeling at home on Sunday or daily workload at
office, No water supply one day or unclean
roads, List is endless. We Indians are no doubt
rich with variety of emotions. “Tabhi toh
Sochte hai ‘Dil Se’ karte hai “Dil se’.”
3. YOUR LIFESTYLE, YOUR CHOICE:
India have a flavour of the amazing diversified
culture from all over the world. The Indian
culture has been rigid and that’s why it’s
surviving with pride in Modern era. An Indian
Family is rich with every kind of people, A
Grandfather with Dhoti-Kurta, a father with
formal and a grandson following latest trends.
4. BEST TELECOM MARKET:
India is the fastest Growing telecom market in
the world and has the lowest call rates on
earth. So here the connectivity is better than
many other developed countries of the world.
Indian Telecom analysis (2008-2012) says
that Indian telecom industry has undergone a
tremendous change during the past few years.
5. MEDIA, THE FOURTH PILLAR:
India has the largest number of news channel
in the world and largest newspaper market in
the world. Our Free Media is a largely asset
and the greatest achievement for our country.
Media serves as the fourth pillar or like a
family member to us. From the local issue like
a chain snatching to the national issue like
Lokpal bill or international updates of
Olympics, our media is always with us.
6. THE AMAZING BOLLYWOOD:
Bollywood normally termed as Hindi Cinema
with about 400 films every year is the largest
centre of film production in the world. We
Indians are like in Love with Movies. Fourteen
Million Indians go for a movie almost daily.
Although, movies made in America have edged
into India and American and British theatres
showing Bollywood Movies on a more and
more frequent basis. Indian Movies are day by
day becoming more and more famous around
the world.
7. NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT
GUARANTEE ACT OR NREGA:
The Indian Job Guarantee Scheme came into
existence on August 25, 2005 is the largest
ever-public employment scheme visualized till
date.
8. SECULARISM:
India has been declared a secular state by its
own constitution. Here we can see different
religions and castes like no other place in the
world. Together locating the temples and
mosques. A friends group is rich with different
castes and religions, which proves us how the
cultures and castes of India diversify.
9. MOUTH-WATERING CUISINE:
Indian cuisine is rich with wide variety of
regional natives to India. This cuisine varies
because of soil types, climates, occupations
and influenced by cultural values and religion.
Our Spices, vegetables and fruits are rich with
mouth-watering tastes and it’s also the
fragrance which creates magic. The variety is
immense, colourful, aromatic and inexpensive
even at top rated hotels. No wonder, it’s the
third most popular cuisine in the world and
nor it will be surprising when it becomes the
first.
10. INDIAN WEDDING:
In India, there is no greater event in a family
than a wedding. Wedding in India are
beautifully celebrated like nowhere in the
world. We dance; we sing and celebrate it like
a national festival. It symbolizes our tradition,
our culture and heritage. They extend to a
week celebration and filled with emotions,
glamour and glazes. Various events bring
Chuckle and laughter while some other makes
we cry. They vary from region to region
because of our diversified traditions. Now this
has set a trend in foreign countries too to
marry in royal way like Indians do.
Article by : Munmun Rajora