India Is GREAT

-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% MICROSOFT employees are Indians
- 28% of IBM employees are Indians
- 17% of INTEL employees are Indians
- 23% of Indian community in America holds a Green Card
- Top 100 Indian owned U.S. Companies generate $2.2 billion providing jobs to around 21,000 people

India gave to the world the original, oldest and most profound philosophy of life. It gave Hinduism, the world’s oldest religion

India's contributions:

Lesson of love: The Taj Mahal

Lesson of Love Making: The Kama Sutra

Lesson of Non-violence: Mahatma Gandhi

Lesson of Peace: Meditation and Yoga

dharti aur chand ki duri ka andaaza(estimate) lagana mushkil tha;

sabhyata jahan pehle aayi, pehle janami hai jahan pe kala;

apna bharat who bharat hai jiske peeche snasar chala,

sansar chala aur aage bada"

· India gave the Largest Technical Manpower in the World

· India gave the Largest Film Industry in the World

· India gave the Largest Democracy in the World

· India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 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 studies 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 - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.

Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2,500 years ago.

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. {Britishers termed it: BIRD OF GOLD ("sone ki chidiya")}

Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2,500 years ago.

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. {Britishers termed it: BIRD OF GOLD ("sone ki chidiya")}

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 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of (53) with specific names as early as 5,000 BC during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12 (10 to the power of 12).

According to the Geological 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 scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish 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. 2,600 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. Deep 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 Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley Civilization)

The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.