Amazing India Facts

India invented the Number System

India is the world's largest democracy

The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'

Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans

Zero was invented by Aryabhatta Sushruta who lived in 600 BC is the father of surgery The decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in the 6th century Varanasi is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700 BC India was the richest country on earth until the time of British India is the largest English speaking nation in the world India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World