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India’scontribu*ontotherestoftheworld
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“India is the cradle of the human race,thebirthplaceofhumanspeech,themotherofhistory,thegrandmotheroflegend,andthegreatgrandmotheroftradi*on.Ourmost valuable and most construc*ve materials in thehistoryofmanaretreasuredupinIndiaonly”
Mark Twain
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"India was the motherland of our race andSanskritthemotherofEurope'slanguages.Indiawasthemotherofourphilosophy,ofmuchofourmathema*cs,of the idealsembodied inchris*anity...ofself‐governmentanddemocracy.Inmanyways,MotherIndiaisthemotherofusall."
‐ Will Durant ‐ American Historian 1885‐1981
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“IfthereisoneplaceonthefaceofthisEarthwhereallthedreamsof livingmenhave found a home from the veryearliestdayswhenManbeganthedreamofexistence,itisIndia."
Romain Rolland ‐ French Philosopher 1886‐1944
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“We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught ushow to count, without which no worthwhilescien*ficdiscoverycouldhavebeenmade”
Albert Einstein
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“India conquered anddominatedChina culturally for20 centuries without everhaving tosendasinglesoldieracrossherborder.”
Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA
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“Manyoftheadvancesinthesciencesthat we consider today to have beenmade in Europewereinfactmade in India centuries ago”
Grant Duff BriMsh Historian of India
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India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
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Thismethodofgraduatedcalcula*onwasdocumentedinthePancha‐Siddhan*ka(FivePrinciples)inthe5thCenturyButthetechniqueissaidtobeda*ngfromVedic*mescirca2000B.C.
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The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, & he explained the concept of what is now known as the
Pythagorean Theorem
British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works date back to the 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians
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Algebra, Trigonometry &
Calculus came from India.
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Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century
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The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 10**6(10 to the power of 6) whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic
period
Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12)
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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.
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Sanskrit is the mother of all the
European languages.
Sanskrit is the most suitable language for
computer software
reported in Forbes magazine,
July 1987.
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According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software
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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
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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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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'.
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According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the
only source for diamonds to the
world.
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Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India
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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
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Over 125 surgical equipment were used
Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts
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The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra
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When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley Civilization)
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Wanttoknowmore???
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India's Contribution to Production Technology and Mechanical
Engineering
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Inancient*mes,commodi*eslikesugar,palmoil,coconutoil,coUoncloth,clarifiedbuUer,castiron,*nsheets,coppervessels,dyesandpigmentslikecinnabar (ochre), indigo and lac, perfumes like sandalwood oil, musktamarind, costus, macir, camphor, and even crude glass crockery werebeingexportedfromIndia
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TheearliestrecordeduseofcopperwareinIndiahasbeenaround3000B.C.
The findings at Mohen‐jo‐daro and Harappa, bear this out The earliestdocumentedobserva*on ofsmel*ngofmetalsinIndiaisbyGreekHistoriansinthe4thCenturyB.C
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India's Contribution to - ASTRONOMY
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"In India IfoundaraceofmortalslivingupontheEarth.butnotadheringtoit.Inhabi*ngci*es,butnotbeingfixedtothem,possessingeverythingbutpossessedbynothing".‐ApolloniusTyanaeus
Greek Thinker and Traveller 1st Century AD
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InIndiathefirstreferencestoastronomyaretobefoundintheRigVedawhichisdatedaround2000B.C
TheCalcula*onofEclipsesAndTheEarth'sCircumference
TheHeliocentricTheoryofGravita*on
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This fascmile is from the Pancha-siddhantika (Five Principles) dated around the 5th century. This text graphically shows how eclipses are to be calculated. Thus this text foreshadows what Westeren Astronomers propounded nearly one thousand years later
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India's Contribution to – PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY
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“AncientIndiantheorieslackedanempiricalbase,buttheywerebrilliantimagina*veexplana*onsofthephysicalstructureoftheworld,andinalargemeasure,agreedwiththediscoveriesofmodernphysics”
A.L. Basham, Australian Indologist
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TheFiveBasicPhysicalElements
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IndianIdeasonAtomicPhysics
Anu&Parmanu
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India's Contribution to MEDICAL SCIENCE
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"In the great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch ofsectarianism. It isofallages,climesandna*onali*esand is theroyalroadfortheaUainmentoftheGreatKnowledge“
Thoreau, American Thinker
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SHASTRAKARMATHEARTOFSURGERY
AYURVEDATHESCIENCEOFLONGEVITY
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YOG‐HEALTHOFTHEBODYANDMIND
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India's Contribution to THE FINE ARTS
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"If I am askedwhich na*on had been advanced in theancientworldinrespectofeduca*onandculturethenIwouldsayitwas– India”
MaxMullerGermanIndologist
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MUSIC
PAINTING
LINGUISTICS
DANCE
THEATRE
MUSIC
PAINTING
LINGUISTICS
DANCE
THEATRE
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SPORTS AND GAMES - In Ancient India
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Chess,SnakesandLadders,PlayingCards,Polo,themar*alartsofJudoandKarate
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India's Contribution to – PHILOSOPHY
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"In religion, India is the only millionaire ....TheOnelandthatallmendesiretoseeandhavingseenonce,byevenaglimpse,wouldnot givethatglimpseforalltheshowsofalltherestoftheglobecombined".
MarkTwain,AmericanAuthor1835‐1910
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MEDITATIONANDRENUNCIATION
AHIMSA‐NONVIOLENCE
RELIGIOUSTOLERANCE
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CURRENTINFORMATION:
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Thereare3.22MillionIndiansinAmerica.38%ofDoctorsinAmericaareIndians.12%ofScien*stsinAmericaareIndians.36%ofNASAemployeesareIndians.34%ofMICROSOFTemployeesareIndians28%ofIBMemployeesareIndians17%ofINTELemployeesareIndians13%ofXEROXemployeesareIndians
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FirstdemocracytoelectawomanPrimeMinister. Indiaisthe7thnuclearpowerintheworld Indiaisthe5thlargesteconomyintheworld Indiaisthelargestdemocracyintheworld Indiahasthe2ndlargestpopula*onintheworld(couldbeabadpoint) Indiaisthe4thna*onintheworldtohavedeveloped/ordevelopinganuclearsubmarine Indiaisthe5thna*onintheworldtobeinthemul*billiondollarspacecommercebusiness. Indiaisthe4thna*onintheworldtodevelop(ornearlyto)ICBM's(cantravelupto14,000km) Indiaisthe3rdna*onintheworld,tobeabletodeveloplandbasedandseabasedcruisemissiles
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SUMMINGUP
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Human excellence depends on development of culture
World's first culture (Yajurveda 7/14: Sa Prathama Sanskriti Vishwara) Many small civilizations were formed but were confined to small regions. Only Indian culture can be called as first world culture.
Indian Culture = Human Culture
Culture that focuses on inculcating human values in a man
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Unique features of Indian Culture
1. Freedom of thought
- Every thought is allowed to develop freely. - Theist & Atheist - Vedanta speaks of soul as image of the Supreme - Everyone is free to imagine and accept God's form according to one's beliefs. - Every thought school is part & parcel of Indian Culture. - A garden has variety of flowers and plants. These differences increase the
beauty of the garden
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2. Theory of Karmaphal - Rebirth
3. Idealistic families
4. Abundance of saints & reformers.
5. Division of society order (based on personal choice, interest, capabilities) & personal life for personal development, for development of society
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It is already becoming clearer that a chapter which has a western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in the self-destruction of the human race... At this supremely dangerous moment in history the only way of salvation for mankind is the Indian Way“
Dr. Arnold Toynbee British Historian 1889-1975
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