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  • ninghalkaai
    Weindianvip
    • Sep 2006
    • 969

    Proud to be an INDIAN

    FACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD



    Q. Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
    Ans. Vinod Khosla


    Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no
    Introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?
    Ans. Vinod Dahm


    Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
    Ans. According to the latest report Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
    Is the 3rd richest man in world in 2005.


    Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail
    Is world's No.1 web based email program)?
    Ans. Sabeer Bhatia


    Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT &
    T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such
    As C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
    Ans. Arun Netravalli


    Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
    Ans. Rajiv Gupta


    Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director)
    Of Windows 2000,responsible to iron out all initial problems?
    Ans. Sanjay Tejwrika


    Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
    Ans. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.


    *We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in
    America, even faring better than the whites and the natives.
    There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
    38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
    12% scientists in USA are Indians.
    36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
    34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
    28% of IBM employees are Indians.
    17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
    13% of XEROX employees are Indians.


    Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts
    Were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with...


    WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA..


    1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.


    2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.


    3. 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.


    4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable
    Language for computer software.


    5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.


    6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty
    Striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was
    Once the richest empire on earth.


    7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The
    Very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.


    8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and 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 dates to
    The 6th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.


    9. 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 Indians used numbers as big as 1053.


    10. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India
    Was the only source of diamonds to the world.


    11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion
    Amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor
    Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.


    12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.


    13. Chess was invented in India.


    14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health
    Scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract,
    Fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in
    Ancient India.


    15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers
    Over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley
    (Indus Valley Civilisation).


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


    Quotes about India.



    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.


    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.
    Mark Twain.


    If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men
    Have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of
    Existence, it is India.
    French scholar Romain Rolland.


    India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries
    without ever having to send a single soldier across her border Hu Shih
    (former Chinese ambassador to USA)
    Love is when you look into someone's eyes, and see everything you need.
  • Samanthajones
    • Sep 2006
    • 5008

    #2
    yup..ur rite appu!!!!!..these facts make me prod to b an Indian!!!!

    thxn for these gr8 facts...really makes me happy to see these in this post!!!

    ~Samanthajones~

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    • Jessfrance
      • Sep 2006
      • 4440

      #3
      Wooww thats great yaar!! alla sam ethu vaazhikkunathinu mumbu u were nt pround to be an indian??? hmm kashtamz..hehe just kiddin yaar.. I AM PROUND TO BE AN INDIAN...I WAS ..I AM AND I WILL BE ..TILL MY DEATH!!

      Jai Hind!!



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      • hafi401
        • Oct 2006
        • 15

        #4
        I am proud to an Indian

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        • sumith
          • Sep 2006
          • 2000

          #5
          cool facts,i feel poud to be an indian

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          • reshmiraju
            Weindianvip
            • Oct 2006
            • 512

            #6
            IAM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN.

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            • don
              Banned
              • Sep 2006
              • 564

              #7
              Again ZERO wasnt invented by Aryabhatta..it was invented by Bhaskara second..and also ARYABHATA invented the value of pie..

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              • moviepr
                • Oct 2006
                • 28

                #8
                No:1

                yes we r no"1 in the world. but nobody knows it.

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                • rinisweet
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 6

                  #9
                  hei akhill... dats gr8!! n im proud 2 b in such a GR8 COUNTRY!

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                  • meliyon
                    Weindianvip
                    • Oct 2006
                    • 495

                    #10
                    yeah we shud actually be
                    Meliyon Meliyon Meliyon

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                    • nmathai91
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 23

                      #11
                      now i feel even prouder to be Indian.

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                      • paks2000
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 22

                        #12
                        and the list still grows on ;)

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                        • STALIN
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 110

                          #13
                          nice info thanx for sharing
                          sigpic]Pain of missings friends isn't their absence, but its when you think of the good times you have shared and you ask yourself "Will those moments ever come again................."[/B]

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                          • sparrow
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 3974

                            #14
                            u r right...
                            Certainly I am proud to be an Indian
                            Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness; bad days give you experiences; both are essential to life-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                            • ruthika
                              • Nov 2006
                              • 1469

                              #15
                              Good info..LN Mittal is the 5th richest n' not the 3rd richest.


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