GREAT TO BE AN INDIAN, Many Important Links Related to India

You may be aware of that after IT now India moving towards Biotechnology. According to one research India will emerge as a super power in IT & Medical research by 2025.

Q. Who is the Co-founder of Sun Microsystems? (The company which is sweeping the Internet with its brainchild Java)
A. Vinod Khosla

Q. Who is the Creator of Pentium Chip? (Needs no introduction, 90% of the today's computers run on it)
A. Vinod Dahm

Q. Who is the third richest person on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji, CEO, Wipro. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th position now.

Q. Who is the current president of AT&T Bell Labs? (AT & T Bell Labs is the creator of C, C++, Unix to name a few)
A. Arun Netravalli

Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail? (Hotmail is world's No. 1 web based
email program)
A. Sabeer Bhatia

Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
A. Rajiv Gupta

Q. Who is the Testing Director of Windows 2000?
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A. Sanjay Tejwrika

We are known as the Indian Mafia (or Internet Mafia?).
We are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than
the whites and the natives. We are the success story in America.

Let the world know what we stand for.

!"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.

Some of these facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a
German Magazine which deals with WORLD

HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

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 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.

D. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most
suitable language for computer software reported 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.
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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 (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 isTera 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 in 100 BC.

QUOTES ABOUT INDIA

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 constructive 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.

OTHER WEBSITES GIVING INFORMATION OF INDIA

FACTS ABOUT INDIA , interesting Trivia
INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS & GREAT LEADERS, STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, HISTORY OF INDIA, PRIME MINISTERS & PRESIDENTS OF INDIA. ... facts about India
www.indianchild.com/amazing_facts_of_India.htm

Facts About India
... India made great achievements in art, literature and science. ... Pandit Jawahar Lal
Nehru was elected as first prime minister of India. ... International Facts. ...
www.angelfire.com/ca/VinitBudhiraja/

Facts about India
Facts about India. ... People have been living in India for thousands of years. As far
as we know, a great civilization developed about 4500 years ago in the valley ...
www.umich.edu/~isa/aboutindia/facts.htm

IndiaInfo: India, the way you want it!
... resort: offers the traveler hospitality in the highest traditions of India. Be prepared
for a standard of splendour. Contact PRIYA for all travel related info. ...
www.indiainfo.com/

India Image : A Gateway to Government of India Info over the web
A Gateway to Government of India Info over the web, About Portal| Feedback | Tell
a Friend | Add a Site|. National Flag. National Anthem. National Emblem. ...
indiaimage.nic.in/

Information on Indian stocks, equity, business, finance, money ...
'This site is a must read for investors ..' Forbes magazine, Google India
Infoline Web. ... All Rights Reserved to India Infoline Ltd. ...
www.indiainfoline.com/

CIA - The World Factbook -- India
... Introduction, India, Top of Page. ... The subcontinent was divided into the secular
state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. ...
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html

Indiafocus: Best Indian search engine - focus your search to ...
... Matrimonials - Shaadi.com; Call India - 34 minutes for $5 - 9278.com; 100"s of
Jobs for Indians worldwide - Careerindia; India"s No. 1 talking ...
indiafocus.indiainfo.com/

Maps of India - Indian Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate ...
Buy the flag of India at Amazon.com. ... Feedback ===== TOP]. India Railways (Click
for LARGE map) Railways (Click for LARGE map) Religions. ...
www.geographic.org/maps/india_maps.html

India: Some Useful Information - Rajiv Pant (Betul)
India: Useful Information Collectionby Rajiv Pant (Betul). Related Sites: India ...
that I drew. Search this India Useful Information Collection. ...
rajiv.com/india/info/

India Tourism - Incredible India: Namaskar! Welcome to India!
... Quick Links. India Tourism Addresses. India Map & City Maps. Fairs and Festivals.
More Info. Dept. of Tourism India. India Maps. Passports ...
india-tourism.com/

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