Recently I read a few interesting facts about India, which I thought of sharing with all my readers.
- India is one country which has never invaded any other country in the past 100000 years.
- Most of the ancient cultures are nomadic but the Harappan Culture of Indus Valley Civilization established a proper dwelling and work place.
- India is derived from the river Indus
- Zero and Chess were invented in India by Indians
- The study of Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus has its origin in India
- Indians developed the decimal and the place value system
- The World's first granite temple was built by Raja Raja Chola in Tanjore which is the Brihadishwara Temple.
- Though India has ancient civilizations to its account, it is the 7th largest country and world's largest democracy.
- India has largest number of post offices
- Indian Railways employs largest number of people
- The first University was established in Takshashila India in 700 BC. As much as 10500 students from all over the world studied over 60 different subjects
- The oldest form of medicine is Ayurveda
- The Value of PI is calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana in the 6th century.
- India exports software to 90 countries
- The oldest and continuously inhabited ancient city is Varanasi or Kasi.
- Martial Arts and Yoga has its roots in India.
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