- It is the only society in the world which has never known slavery.
- India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history.
- India was the richest country on Earth until the time of the British in the early 17th Century
- Robert Clive’s personal wealth amassed from the blunder of Bengal during 1750’s was estimated at around £401,102
- It has been estimated that the total amount of treasure that the British looted from India had already reached £1,000,000,000 (£1Billion) by 1901.
- Taking into consideration interest rates and inflation this would be worth close to $1,000,000,000,000 ($1Trillion) in real-terms today.
- India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC. Aryabhatta was the first to explain spherical shape, size ,diameter, rotation and correct speed of Earth in 499 AD.
- The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. 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.
- Sanskrit is considered the mother of all higher languages. Sanskrit is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
- “Bodies fall towards the earth as it is in the nature of the earth to attract bodies, just as it is in the nature of water to flow". - Brahmagupta, 630 A.D
- 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 civilization.
- Christopher Columbus was attracted India's wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered the American continent by mistake.
- The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years ago. The word ‘Navigation’ is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
- In Siddhanta Siromani (Bhuvanakosam 6) Bhaskaracharya II described about gravity of earth about 400 years before Sir Isaac Newton. He also had some clear notions on differential calculus, and the Theory of Continued Fraction.
- Madhavacharya discovered Taylor series of Sine and Cosine function about 250 years before Taylor.
- Madhavacharya discovered Newton Power series.
- Madhavacharya discovered Gregory Leibnitz series for the Inverse Tangent about 280 years before Gregory.
- Madhavacharya discovered Leibnitz power series for pi about 300 years before Leibnitz.
- 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
- Infinity was well known for ancient Indians. Bhaskaracharya II in Beejaganitha(stanza-20) has given clear explanation with examples for infinity
- Theory of Continued Fraction was discovered by Bhaskaracharya II.
- Indians discovered Arithmetic and Geometric progression. Arithmetic progression is explained in Yajurveda.
- Govindaswamin discovered Newton Gauss Interpolation formula about 1800 years before Newton.
- Vateswaracharya discovered Newton Gauss Backward Interpolation formula about 1000 years before Newton.
- Parameswaracharya discovered Lhuiler’s formula about 400 years before Lhuiler.
- Nilakanta discovered Newton’s Infinite Geometric Progression convergent series.
- Positive and Negative numbers and their calculations were explained first by Brahmagupta in his book Brahmasputa Siddhanta.
- Aryabhatta also propounded the Heliocentric theory of gravitation, thus predating Copernicus by almost one thousand years.
- The value of "pi" was first calculated by Boudhayana, 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. This was ‘validated’ by British scholars in 1999.
- Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were propounded by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.
- The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 1053 with specific names as early as 5000 BC during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 1012
- Maharshi Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like caesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery.
- Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipments were used.
- Detailed knowledge of anatomy, physiology, aetiology, 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 the Sindhu Valley Civilization.
- The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single '80-tonne' piece of granite.
- The world famous and priceless “Kohinoor” diamond, which is set in the Crown of the British monarch (Queen Victoria, and Elizabeth II), was acquired from India.
- According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
- Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was reportedly invented in India.
- 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.
Vedic Philosophy - The Vedas are the oldest written text on our planet today. They date back to the beginning of Indian civilization and are the earliest literary records of the human mind. They have been passed through oral tradition for over 10,000 years, and first appeared in written form between 2500 - 5,000 years ago. Veda means “Knowledge” in Sanskrit.
The Ancient Vedic Hymns
Rig Veda - Knowledge of Hymns, 10,859 verses. “There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways.“
Yajur Veda - Knowledge of Liturgy, 3,988 verses
Sama Veda - Knowledge of Classical Music, 1,549 verses
Ayur Veda - Knowledge of Medicine, over 100,000 verses
Upanishads
Jyotisha – Astrology and Astronomy.
Kalpa – Rituals and Legal matters.
Siksha – Phonetics.
Aitareya – Creation of the Universe, Man and Evolution.
Chandogya – Reincarnation, Soul.
Kaushitaki – Karma.
Kena – Austerity, Work, and Restraint.
Dharnur Veda – Science of Archery and War.
Mundaka – Discipline, Faith and warning of Ignorance.
Sulba Sutra – Knowledge of Mathematics
Yoga Sutra - Knowledge of Meditation
Kama Sutra - Knowledge of Love and Sex
The Surya Siddhanta
A textbook on astronomy of ancient India, last compiled in 1000 BC, believed to be handed down from 3000 BC by aid of complex mnemonic recital methods still known today.
Showed the Earth's diameter to be 7,840 miles, compared to modern measurements of 7,926.7 miles.
Showed the distance between the Earth and the Moon as 253,000 miles, compared to modern measurements of 252,710 miles.
A Brief History of Time
Vedic Civilization
Indus & Saraswati Civilizations
Rise of Jainism and Buddhism
Mauryan Period
Golden Age of Indian Arts & Sciences
Muslim Invasions
The Mughal Empire
Portuguese Invasion
The British East-India Company
The British Empire
India's Freedom Struggle
Independence
Modern India 2020 Vision
