Facts About Ancient India
It is the only society in the world which has never known slavery.
India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by
Aryabhatta. The place value system, the decimal system was developed
in India in 100 BC.
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.
Sanskrit is considered the mother of all higher languages.
Sanskrit is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for
computer software - a report 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. It is the only system which takes the holistic view of
the person being treated.
Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack
of development, India was the richest country on earth until the
time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was
attracted by her wealth and was looking for route to India when he
discovered American continent by mistake.
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.
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.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic
equations were propounded 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(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).
According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until
1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 BC a
beautiful lake aptly called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the
hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was reportedly 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 equipments were used. Detailed knowledge of anatomy,
physiology, 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 the Sindhu
Valley Civilization.
Some Facts of Modern India.
First ever train was flagged off from Bombay to Thane on Apr 16
1853.
It is now one of the world's largest transportation systems.
India has 7617 km long coastline.
There are 12 major ports in India. There are 185 minor
international ports. About 43 ports handle cargo.
India has vast road network of about 3.3million km that
includes National Highways,State Highways,major districts roads and
rural roads.
Airports Authority of India owns and manages 92 airports. 28
are civil enclaves at defence airfields. |
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