I AM PROUD TO BE

I AM PROUD TO I AM PROUD TO BEBE

AN………AN………

INDIANINDIAN

One may ask why?????One may ask why?????

A Very Simple Reason A Very Simple Reason Because….Because….

I’m an INDIAN…I’m an INDIAN…

BUT there are indeed some BUT there are indeed some moremore

Supporting reasons that spice Supporting reasons that spice up up

my PASSION of being an my PASSION of being an

INDIAN..INDIAN..

Let us have a Let us have a LOOK……!!!LOOK……!!!

DO YOU KNOW ?????DO YOU KNOW ?????

• Who is the Co-founder of Sun Who is the Co-founder of Sun Microsystems (The company Microsystems (The company which is sweeping the internet which is sweeping the internet with its brainchild Java) ?with its brainchild Java) ?

• VINOD KHOSLAVINOD KHOSLA


• Who is the Creator of Pentium Who is the Creator of Pentium Chip (Needs no introduction, Chip (Needs no introduction, 90% Of the today's computers 90% Of the today's computers run on it) ?run on it) ?

• VINOD DAHMVINOD DAHM


• Who is the current president of Who is the current president of AT & T Bell Labs (AT & T Bell AT & T Bell Labs (AT & T Bell Labs is the creator of C, C++, Labs is the creator of C, C++, Unix to name a few) ?Unix to name a few) ?

• ARUN NETRAVALLIARUN NETRAVALLI


• Who is the founder and creator Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No. 1 web based email No. 1 web based email program) ?program) ?

• SABEER BHATIASABEER BHATIA


• Who is the GM of Hewlett Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard ?Packard ?

• RAJIV GUPTARAJIV GUPTA


• Who is the Testing Director of Who is the Testing Director of Windows 2000 ?Windows 2000 ?

• SANJAY TEJWRIKASANJAY TEJWRIKA


• The Chief Executives of The Chief Executives of CitiBank,Mckensey,Stanchart CitiBank,Mckensey,Stanchart are…..are…..

• VICTOR MENEZES , RAJAT GUPTA VICTOR MENEZES , RAJAT GUPTA & RANA TALWAR& RANA TALWAR

NOW PLEASE FIND NOW PLEASE FIND THESE……THESE……• Who are the CEOs of these well Who are the CEOs of these well

known companies ?known companies ?• APPNETAPPNET• AMERICA ONLINE (The World’s AMERICA ONLINE (The World’s

Largest Internet Service Provider)Largest Internet Service Provider)• WEBMETHODSWEBMETHODS• LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES (Pioneer LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES (Pioneer

in Fibre Optics)in Fibre Optics)

• PROXICOMPROXICOM• NETWORK SOLUTIONS (The sole NETWORK SOLUTIONS (The sole

web domain designer)web domain designer)• GENERAL DYNAMICS GENERAL DYNAMICS

CORPORATIONCORPORATION• LAZARD FRERESLAZARD FRERES• LITTON PRCLITTON PRC• COLUMBIA CAPITALCOLUMBIA CAPITAL

• PRIMUS COMMUNICATIONSPRIMUS COMMUNICATIONS• BELL ATLANTICBELL ATLANTIC• CABLE & WIRELESSCABLE & WIRELESS• THE MOTLEY FOOLTHE MOTLEY FOOL• HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMSHUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS• CYBERCASHCYBERCASH• MCI WORLDCOMMCI WORLDCOM

• PSINetPSINet• MOTOROLAMOTOROLA• MICROSTRATEGYMICROSTRATEGY• EQUALFOOTING.COMEQUALFOOTING.COM• TELIGENT INC.TELIGENT INC.• MINDBANKMINDBANK• U.S.AIRWAYSU.S.AIRWAYS

• CIENA CORPORATIONCIENA CORPORATION• BIONETRIXBIONETRIX• NET 2000 COMMUNICATIONSNET 2000 COMMUNICATIONS• SAICSAIC• STARTECSTARTEC• EGLOBEEGLOBE• METROCALL INC.METROCALL INC.

• HSBCHSBC• UNITED AIRLINESUNITED AIRLINES• NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONSNEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS• FANNIE MAEFANNIE MAE• SPACEVESTSPACEVEST• DRAPER ATLANTICDRAPER ATLANTIC• INTELSATINTELSAT

What do you FIND?????What do you FIND?????

Do you find anything Do you find anything common common between them????between them????

YES…!!!!!YES…!!!!!

THEY ARE ALL THEY ARE ALL INDIANS…INDIANS…

STRANGESTRANGE….Isn’t it???….Isn’t it???

BUT….It’s TRUE & the BUT….It’s TRUE & the BEGINNING….BEGINNING….

• We are known as INDIAN MAFIA We are known as INDIAN MAFIA or the INTERNET MAFIA in the or the INTERNET MAFIA in the world. We are the wealthiest world. We are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in among all ethnic groups in America, even far better than America, even far better than the WHITES and the natives….the WHITES and the natives….

There are There are 3.22 Million3.22 Million IndiansIndiansin U.S.A.in U.S.A.

38%38% of of DOCTORSDOCTORS in in U.S.A areU.S.A are

INDIANSINDIANS

12%12% of of SCIENTISTSSCIENTISTS in in U.S.A areU.S.A are

INDIANSINDIANS

36%36% of of NASANASA employees in employees in U.S.A areU.S.A are

INDIANSINDIANS

34%34% of of MICROSOFT MICROSOFT employees in U.S.A areemployees in U.S.A are

INDIANSINDIANS

28%28% of of IBM IBM employees employees areare

INDIANSINDIANS

17%17% of of INTELINTEL employees employees in U.S.A arein U.S.A are

INDIANSINDIANS

13%13% of of XEROX XEROX employees areemployees are

INDIANSINDIANS

OOPS..!!!!OOPS..!!!!

That’s very STRANGE…Isn’t That’s very STRANGE…Isn’t it??it??

Now have a look atNow have a look at

WORLD HISTORY FACTSWORLD HISTORY FACTS

ABOUTABOUT IINNDDIIAA…….…….

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• India never invaded any country India never invaded any country inin her last 10000 years of history. her last 10000 years of history.

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• India invented the Number India invented the Number System.System. Zero was invented by Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.Aryabhatta.

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• The World's first university wasThe World's first university was established in Takshila in 700! BC.established in Takshila in 700! BC.

more than 10,500 students from all more than 10,500 students from all overover the world studied more than 60the world studied more than 60

subjects. The University of Nalanda subjects. The University of Nalanda built built in the 4th century BC was onein the 4th century BC was one

of the greatest achievements of of the greatest achievements of ancientancient India in the field of education. India in the field of education.

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• Sanskrit is the mother of all theSanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is European languages. Sanskrit is thethe

most suitable language formost suitable language for computer software reported incomputer software reported in Forbes magazine, July 1987.Forbes magazine, July 1987.

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• Ayurveda is the earliest school ofAyurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicineCharaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 consolidated Ayurveda 2500 yearsyears ago. Today Ayurveda is ago. Today Ayurveda is fast fast regaining its rightful place regaining its rightful place in ourin our civilization.civilization.

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• Although modern images of IndiaAlthough modern images of India often show poverty and lack of often show poverty and lack of development, India was the development, India was the richestrichest country on earth until the country on earth until the time oftime of British invasion in the British invasion in the early 17th early 17th Century.Century.

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• The art of Navigation was born inThe art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years ago. the river Sindh 6000 years ago. The The very word Navigation is very word Navigation is derivedderived from the Sanskrit word from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.NAVGATIH. The word navy is also The word navy is also derived from derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.Sanskrit 'Nou'.

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• Bhaskaracharya calculated the Bhaskaracharya calculated the timetime

taken by the earth to orbit the taken by the earth to orbit the sun sun hundreds of years before thehundreds of years before the astronomer Smart.; Time taken astronomer Smart.; Time taken byby earth to orbit the sun: (5 earth to orbit the sun: (5thth century)365.258756484 days.century)365.258756484 days.

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• The value of pi was first The value of pi was first calculatedcalculated by Budhayana, and he by Budhayana, and he explained the explained the concept of what is concept of what is known as theknown as the Pythagorean Pythagorean Theorem. HeTheorem. He discovered this in discovered this in the 6th century the 6th century long before the long before the EuropeanEuropean mathematicians.mathematicians.

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• Algebra, trigonometry and calculus Algebra, trigonometry and calculus camecame from India; Quadratic equations from India; Quadratic equations was was invented byinvented by Sridharacharya in Sridharacharya in the 11the 11thth Century;The largest numbers Century;The largest numbers the Greeks the Greeks and the Romans used and the Romans used were 106(10 to the were 106(10 to the powerpower of 6) of 6) whereas Hindus used whereas Hindus used numbers as big numbers as big as 1053(10 to the power as 1053(10 to the power of 53)with of 53)with specific names as early as specific names as early as 5000 BC5000 BC during the Vedic period. Even during the Vedic period. Even today, today, the largest used number is Tera the largest used number is Tera 1012(10 to the power of 12).1012(10 to the power of 12).

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• According to the GemologicalAccording to the Gemological Institute of America, up until Institute of America, up until 1896, 1896, India was the only source India was the only source forfor diamonds to the world.diamonds to the world.

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• USA based IEEE has proved whatUSA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion has been a century-old suspicion in in the world scientific community the world scientific community that the pioneer of Wirelessthat the pioneer of Wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.Bose and not Marconi.

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• The earliest reservoir and dam The earliest reservoir and dam forfor irrigation was built in irrigation was built in Saurashtra.Saurashtra.

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• According to Saka KingAccording to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 B.C. made a Rudradaman I of 150 B.C. made a beautiful lake called beautiful lake called 'Sudarshana''Sudarshana' was constructed on was constructed on the hills ofthe hills of Raivataka during Raivataka during Chandragupta Chandragupta Maurya's time.Maurya's time.

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• Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada)Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.was invented in India.

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• Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 yearsyears ago he and health scientists of his ago he and health scientists of his time time conducted complicated surgeries like conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans,cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinaryfractures, urinary stones and even plastic stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery and brain surgery. Usage of surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known inanesthesia was well known in ancient India. ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipmentOver 125 surgical equipment were used. were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion,etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is alsometabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.found in many texts.

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• When many cultures were onlyWhen many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 5000 years ago, Indians years ago, Indians establishedestablished Harappa culture in Harappa culture in Sindhu ValleySindhu Valley (Indus Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)Civilization)

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

QUOTESQUOTES ABOUT ABOUT INDIAINDIA

EINSTEIN EINSTEIN said……said……

• We owe a lot to the Indians, who We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught ustaught us how to count, without how to count, without which no worthwhile which no worthwhile scientific scientific discovery could have been made.discovery could have been made.

MARK TWAINMARK TWAIN said…..said…..

• India is the cradle of the human India is the cradle of the human race, therace, the birthplace of human birthplace of human speech, the mother of speech, the mother of history, the history, the grandmother of legend, and thegrandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. great grand mother of tradition. Our mostOur most valuable and most valuable and most constructive materials in constructive materials in the the history of man are treasured up in history of man are treasured up in IndiaIndia only.only.

French scholarFrench scholar ROMAIN RONALDROMAIN RONALD saidsaid

• If there is one place on the face If there is one place on the face of earthof earth where all the dreams of where all the dreams of living men have living men have found a home found a home from the very earliest daysfrom the very earliest days when man began the dream of when man began the dream of existence, it isexistence, it is India.India.

HU SHIHHU SHIH former ambassador of CHINA to USA former ambassador of CHINA to USA

saidsaid..

• India conquered and dominated India conquered and dominated ChinaChina culturally for 20 centuries culturally for 20 centuries without sending without sending ever a single ever a single soldier across its border.soldier across its border.

ALL THESE are just the tip of theALL THESE are just the tip of the iceberg, the list is endless. Whatever iceberg, the list is endless. Whatever we we had seen till now should be known had seen till now should be known byby every INDIAN and also should every INDIAN and also should comparecompare our past INDIAN glory with our past INDIAN glory with the PRESENT the PRESENT situation of the country. situation of the country. This realizationThis realization should arise in the should arise in the heart every INDIANheart every INDIAN who has who has undergone this show….undergone this show….

THE BEGINNING…….THE BEGINNING…….

JJAAII H HIINNDD!!!!!!

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