*Interesting Facts about INDIA!!!

1. India is the world's largest,
oldest, continuous civilization.
2. India is the world's Largest
democracy.
3. India never invaded any
country in her last 1000 years
of history.
4. India invented the number
system. Zero was invented by
Aryabhatta.
5.When many cultures were
only nomadic forest dwellers
over 5000 years ago, Indians
established Harappan culture in
Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley
Civilization)
6. There are 300,000 active
mosques in India , more than in
any other country, including the
Muslim world
7. Sanskrit is the mother of all
the European Languages .
Sanskrit is the most suitable
language for computer
software - a report in Forbes
magzine July 1987.
8. Chess (Shataranja or
AshtaPada) was invented in
India.
9. India has the second largest
pool of Scientist and Engineers
in the World.
10. India is the largest English
speaking nation in the world.
11. India is the only country
other than US and Japan, to
have built a super computer
indeigenously.
12. India has the largest
number of Post Offices in the
world
13. One of the largest employer
in the world is the Indian
Railways , employing over a
million people
14. India was one of the richest
countries till the time of British
rule in the early 17th Century.
Christopher Columbus, attracted
by India's wealth, had come
looking for a sea route to India
when he discovered America by
mistake.
15. The Baily Bridge is the
highest bridge in the world. It is
located in the Ladakh valley
between the Dras and Suru
rivers in the Himalayan
mountains. It was built by the
Indian Army in August 1982
16. The Vishnu Temple in the
city of Tirupathi built in the 10th
century, is the world's largest
religious pilgrimagedestination.
Larger than either Rome or
Mecca, an average of 30,000
visitors donate $6 million (US) to
the temple everyday.
17. Varanasi, also known as
Benaras, was called "the Ancient
City" when Lord Buddha visited
it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest,
continuously inhabited city in
the world today.
18. Martial Arts were first
created in India, and later
spread to Asia by Buddhist
missionaries.
19.Yoga has its origins in India
and has existed for over 5,000
years.
20. Until 1896, India was the
only source of diamonds in the
world.
21. The value of "pi" was first
calculated by the Indian
Mathematician 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.
22. Ayurveda is the earliest
school of medicine known to
mankind. The Father of
Medicine, Charaka, consolidated
Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
23. India provides safety for
more than 300,000 refugees
originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet,
Bhutan, Afghanistan and
Bangladesh, who escaped to
flee religious and political
persecution.
24. Sushruta is regarded as the
Father of Surgery. Over2600
years ago Sushrata & his team
conducted complicated
surgeries like cataract, artificial
limbs, cesareans, fractures,
urinary stones, plastic surgery
and brain surgerie
25. The Art of Navigation &
Navigating was born in the river
Sindh over 6000 years ago. The
very word Navigation is derived
from the Sanskrit word
'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is
also derived from the Sanskrit
word 'Nou'.