Fascinating Facts about India and Indians
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
These facts were recently published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD
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More interesting Facts
India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization
Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha
visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the
world today?
India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
India is the world's largest democracy.
Grammar constitutes one of India's greatest contributions to Western philology.
Panini, the Sanskrit grammarian, who lived between 750 and 500 BC, was the first
to compose formal grammar through his Astadhyai.
India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
The World's first university was established in Takshashila 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.
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 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast
regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
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. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.
The art of Navigation was bornin 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.
Mobile Phone Cash-Card/ Sim-card
You can buy a sim-card for a mobile phone connection from most departmental stores and often even at small roadside stores. The service provided by these private companies is on par with the best in the world.