WE ARE INDIAN

Vishwajeet Singh
University of Pune
INDIA
India is one of the oldest civilizations in the
world, spanning a period of more than 4000
years, and witnessing the fusion of several
customs and traditions, which are reflective
of the rich culture and heritage of the
Country.
"We owe a lot to the
Indians, who taught us how
to count, without which no
worthwhile scientific
discovery could have been
made!“
- Albert Einstein
(Theoretical Physicist,
Germany)
 "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 artistic materials in the
history of man are treasured up in India only!"
 - Mark Twain (Writer, America)
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!"
- Romaine Rolland (French scholar)
 She (India) has left indelible imprints on one
fourth of the human race in the course of a long
succession of centuries. She has the right to
reclaim ... her place amongst the great nations
summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of
humanity. From Persia to the Chinese sea, from
the icy regions of Siberia to Islands of Java and
Borneo, India has propagated her beliefs, her
tales, and her civilization!"
 - Sylvia Levi (French Scholar)
The history of the nation gives a glimpse into
the magnanimity of its evolution - from a
Country reeling under colonialism, to one of
the leading economies in the global scenario
within a span of fifty years.
More than anything, the nationalistic fervour of
the people is the contributing force behind the
culmination of such a development.
This transformation of the nation instills a sense
of national pride in the heart of every Indian
within the Country and abroad, and this work
is a modest attempt at keeping its flame alive.
Be proud to be an Indian.

You may be aware 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)
A. Vinod Khosla
Q. Who is the Creator of Pentium Chip?
(Needs no introduction, 90% of today's computers run on it)
A. Vinod Dahm
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?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika
 Q. Who are CEOs of the following well known companies? * MicroStrategy
 Please find the answers yourself!
* Equalfooting.com
 * AppNet
 * America Online (The Largest ISP in the World)
* Teligent, Inc.
 * WebMethods * MindBank
 * Lucent Technologies (Pioneer in Fiber Optics) * U.S. Airways
 * Proxicom * CIENA Corp.
 * Network Solutions (The sole web domain assigner) * BioNetrix
 * General Dynamics Corporation * Net 2000 Communications
 * Lazard Freres
* Computer Associates
 * Litton PRC
 * Columbia Capital
* SAIC
 * Primus Communications * Startec
 * Discovery Communications * INOVA Health System
 * Bell Atlantic * Cvent.com
 * Cable & Wireless * Eglobe
 * The Motley Fool * Metrocall, Inc.
 * Hughes Network Systems
* DynCorp
 * Cybercash
 * MCI Worldcom
* Consumer Elec. Ass'n
 * PSINet * The Carlyle Group
 * Motorola * Cyveillance
 * Spacevest * Nextel Communications
 * Manugistics * Fannie Mae
 * Raytheon Systems Corporation
* Intelsat
 * Venture Fund, L.P.
* Draper Atlantic
 * Freddie Mac
What did you find?

Do you find anything common between them ?

Yes, they are all Indians.
We are known as the Indian Mafia (or Internet
Mafia?)
We are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in A
merica .
We are faring better than the whites and the natives
of America We are the suceess story in America .
Be Proud to be an Indian......... Jai Hind.
Let's take a glance at the
years gone long time
back.....
Discovery....
Zero
India
Pingalacharya-Chanda Sastra- 200 B.C.E
Known in Europe
900 C.E
Discovery....
Pythagorus Theorem
India
Boudhayana Sulbasutra 700 B.C.E
Known in Europe 500 C.E
Discovery....
Taylor Series of Sine and cosine
India
Nilakanta-Tantra Sangraha 1444 C.E
Known in Europe
1685 C.
Discovery....
Interpolation Formula
India
Govindaswami- Mahabhaskareya 800 C.E
Known in Europe
Newton- Gauss-1670 C.E
Discovery....
Power Series
India
Somayaji-Karanapaddhati 1450 C.E.
Known in Europe
Newton-1660 C.E.
Discovery....
Lhuiler’s Formula
India
Patameswara-commentary on Lilavathi 1360
C.E.
Known in Europe
Lhuiler- 1782 C.E.
 Discovery....
 Inverse Tangents
 India
 Madhava- Yukti Bhaha 1350 C.E.
 Known in Europe
 1632 C.E.
 Discovery....
 Lebnitz Power Series
 India
 Somayaji- Karanapaddhati 1450 C.E.
 Known in Europe
 1673 C.E.
 Discovery....
 Earth’s Gravity
 India
 Bhaskara-Siddhanta Siromany 1114 C.E
 Known in Europe
 Newton- 1666 C.E.
 Discovery....
 Heliocentric system
 India
 Aryabhata- 520 C.E.
 Known in Europe
 Copernicus- 1520 C.E.
 Discovery....
 Backward Interpolation
 India
 Vateswara 904 C.E.
 Known in Europe
 Newton-Gauss-1670 C.E
Ancient Indians blended mystic supernaturalism and
rational pragmatism in all aspects process involved
deep meditation and abstraction to explore the
subtle nature of inner recess consciousness and to
formulate their practical applications.
In this process, they developed the early Indian
mathematics, which dates back to Sulbasutras
geometric patterns, and square root. Between 400
and 600 CE, notable mathematicians Kerala,
Brahmagupta, and Bhaskara (I) introduced the
concept of Shunyam, indicated by “Zero.” and
formulated rules of operation zero that
foreshadowed the decimal system numeration.
 They introduced numbers and symbolism, the
classification of mathematics, the names equations
of the first degree, quadratic equations, cubic
equations and equations with more symbolic
algebra, and algorithm methods.
 By 14th century CE, the original contributions of
Kerala mathematicians like Madhava, and
Jyesthadeva included trignometric functions,
analytical series, integral calculus and computations
ahead of the Europeans by two to three centuries!
 Isn’t it fascinating that the zero concepts based
binary code and algorithm technique gives
computer software!
The importance of this
discovery is explicit in
Albert Einstein’s comments:
“We owe a lot to Indians,
who taught us how to count,
without which no worthwhile
scientific have been made.”
 Between 6th and 4th centuries BCE, Greek intellectuals laid the
Western philosophy, and of centuries old Indic wisdom. Indic
philosophy formed the basic of most traditional African
perpetuate the "fundamental principles of harmony between
humans, humans and the environment, the spirit world" The
Aborigines of Australia follow the same trend.
 The Indic influence intellectuals like Plato and Democritus
conferred with sages in India. Pythagoras studied Egypt under
Indian teachers. “ Almost all the theories, religious,
philosophical, and mathematical, Pythagoreans were known in
India in the sixth century BCE.” (R.G.Rawlinson).
 Boudhayana enunciated that “areas produced separately by the
length and breadth of rectangle together (square) produced by
the diagonal” ( Sulbasutra).
 The Theorem of Pythagoras is a misnomer numerals” and
“Cartesian Coordinates”, they are all of Vedic origin like the zero
concept. Renaissance in Europe was actually Neovedism!
The Hindu numerals reached Europe through
the Arabic route. Though the Hindu numerals
century BCE (Chanda Sastra), only in 770 CE it
was brought to the learning centers in
Baghdad.
European manuscript with these numerals is
seen from Moorish Spain in 976 CE.(The
American Encyclopedia).
 India never invaded any country in her last
100000 years of history.
 When many cultures were only nomadic forest
dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established
Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley
Civilization)
 The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus,
the valleys around which were the home of the
early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to
the river Indus as the Sindhu
 The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu.
The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and
Hindu and thus refers to the land of the
Hindus.
 Chess was invented in India.
 Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are
studies, which originated in India.
 The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System'
were developed in India in 100 B.C.
 The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara
Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the
temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of
granite. This magnificent temple was built in just five
years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the
reign of Rajaraja Chola.
 India is the largest democracy in the world, the 6th
largest Country in the world, and one of the most
ancient civilizations
 The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by
the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was
originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in
the game represented virtues and the snakes
indicated vices. The game was played with
cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game
underwent several modifications, but its
meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds
take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-
births.
 The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail,
Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling
a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters
above sea level.
 India has the largest number of Post Offices in
the world.
 The largest employer in India is the Indian
Railways, employing over a million people
 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.
 Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine
known to mankind. The Father of Medicine,
Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
 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.
 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'.
 Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken
by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years
before the astronomer Smart. According to his
calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit
the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
 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.
 Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also originated in
India.Quadratic Equations were used 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 (i.e. 10
to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000
B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest
used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).
 Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in
the world
(Source: Gemological Institute of America).
 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.
 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 surgeries.
 Usage of anaesthesia was well known in
ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge
of anatomy, embryology, digestion,
metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics
and immunity is also found in many ancient
Indian texts.
 India exports software to 90 countries.
 The four religions born in India - Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed
by 25% of the world's population.
 Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India
in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
 Islam is India's and the world's second largest
religion.
 There are 300,000 active mosques in India,
more than in any other country, including the
Muslim world.
 The oldest European church and synagogue
in India are in the city of Cochin. They were
built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.
 Jews and Christians have lived continuously in
India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively
 The largest religious building in the world is Angkor
Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of
the 11th century.
 The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the
10th century, is the world's largest religious
pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or
Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6
million (US) to the temple everyday.
 Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in
Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the
city was founded in 1577.
 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.
 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.
 His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled
spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his
government in exile from Dharmashala in
northern India.
 Martial Arts were first created in India, and
later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
 Yoga has its origins in India and has existed
for over 5,000 years.
"Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been
broken up into fragments by
narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from
the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches
its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason
has not lost its way into the dreary
desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is lead forward by thee
into ever-widening thought and action-
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father,
let my country awake."
"Geetanjali"
- Rabindranath Tagore
Better than Heaven or Arcadia
I love thee, O my India!
And thy love I shall give
To every brother nation that lives.
God made the Earth;
Man made confining countries
And their fancy-frozen boundaries.
But with unfound boundless love
I behold the borderland of my India
Expanding into the World.
Hail, mother of religions, lotus, scenic beauty,and sages!
Thy wide doors are open,
Welcoming God's true sons through all ages.
Where Ganges, woods, Himalayan caves, and
men dream God -
I am hallowed; my body touched that sod.
- Swami Yogananda Paramhansa
Is there ought you need that my hands withhold,
Rich gifts of raiment or grain or gold?
Lo ! I have flung to the East and the West
Priceless treasures torn from my breast,
And yielded the sons of my stricken womb
To the drum-beats of the duty, the sabers of doom.
Gathered like pearls in their alien graves
Silent they sleep by the Persian waves,
Scattered like shells on Egyptian sands,
They lie with pale brows and brave, broken hands,
they are strewn like blossoms mown down by chance
On the blood-brown meadows of Flanders and France.
Can ye measure the grief of the tears I weep
Or compass the woe of the watch I keep?
Or the pride that thrills thro' my heart's despair
And the hope that comforts the anguish of prayer?
And the far sad glorious vision I see
Of the torn red banners of victory?
when the terror and the tumult of hate shall cease
And life be refashioned on anvils of peace,
And your love shall offer memorial thanks
To the comrades who fought on the dauntless ranks,
And you honour the deeds of the dauntless ones,
Remember the blood of my martyred sons!
"Civilizations have arisen in other parts of the world. In ancient
and modern times, wonderful ideas have been carried forward
from one race to another...But mark you, my friends, it has
been always with the blast of war trumpets and the march of
embattled cohorts. Each idea had to be soaked in a deluge of
blood..... Each word of power had to be followed by the groans
of millions, by the wails of orphans, by the tears of widows.
This, many other nations have taught; but India for thousands
of years peacefully existed. Here activity prevailed when even
Greece did not exist... Even earlier, when history has no record,
and tradition dares not peer into the gloom of that intense past,
even from until now, ideas after ideas have marched out from
her, but every word has been spoken with a blessing behind it
and peace before it. We, of all nations of the world, have never
been a conquering race, and that blessing is on our head, and
therefore we live....!"
- Swami Vivekanand
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