"What makes a nation, is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past", says the noted historian - Eric Hobsbawm.
Hence, when talking of a nation, it becomes very imperative that the past should also be talked about. And the past of India is as fascinating and interesting as it is momentous.
Facts:
- The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
- Chess was invented in India.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India.
The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 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.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days.
Quadratic equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.
The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 ( i.e 10 to the power of 53 ) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera:
10*12( 10 to the power of 12 ).
Some Facts about Bangalore
- Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growth within a span of 20 years.
- Bangalore is called the silicon valley of India since it enjoys the distinction of having the highest number of software companies in India -212, followed by Hyderabad - 108, Pune - 97.
- Bangalore has 21 engineering colleges, which is highest in the world in a given city. Bangalore university has 57 engineering colleges affiliated to it, which is highest in the world.
- Bangalore University has highest number of students going abroad for higher studies taking the first place from IIT-Kanpur.
- Bangalore has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for Nobel Prize nominations.
- Bangalore has produced the highest number of professionals in USA almost 60% of the Indian population abroad is from Bangalore (except Gulf).
- Bangalore has only 48% of local population and hence, a true cosmopolitan.
- Bangalore is considered the fashion capital of east comparable to Paris.
- Bangalore has produced the maximum international sportsmen in India for all sports ahead of even Mumbai & Delhi.
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