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Studying any nation
of the world provides some interesting and bewildering
information.
Such is also the
case with all the interesting facts about India.
This is one nation
that has attracted travelers since times immemorial because all
of the aspects that make it the country it is.
There are numerous
fun facts about India that make it interesting to people of all
ages. In fact, for the younger lot it is nation full of
adventure. |
Given here are some interesting facts
about country of India
India is the oldest, largest and continuous civilization of the
world
In its last 10,000 years, India has never invaded any country
India is touted as the world's largest democracy.
Varanasi (Benares) is considered to be the oldest city of the
world.
The number zero was invented by Aryabhatta; and the nation is
believed to have provided the world with the Number System
The university established in Takshashila in 700BC was the worlds
first university attended by over 10,500 students from around the world
Sanskrit is the mother of all European languages
Ayurveda the most ancient school of medicine, was consolidated
over 2500 years ago by Charaka. He is also known as the father of
medicine
India was known as the richest nation of the world till the
British invaded her in the early part of the 17th Century.
The art of Navigation was developed along the river Sindhu over
6000 years ago. In fact, the word Navigation comes from the Sanskrit
word Navgatih
The ancient Indian astronomer Bhaskaracharya (5th Century) had
calculated the time taken by earth to orbit the sun - 365.258756484
days.
Budhyana (6th Century) was the first to calculate the value of pi
and he also explained the Pythagorean Theorem.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus originated from India.
The first reservoir and dam for irrigation was constructed in
Saurashtra, India
Chess was invented in India.
Sushruta is considered the father of surgery. He and a team of
health scientists of his time had conducted complex surgeries, over 2600
years ago. These include: cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs,
fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery.
25% of the worlds population follows four religions that
originated in India. they are: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism
India is the largest English speaking nation
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