what makes u stand out in crowd & 2 say with proud dat i'm an INDIAN?

Answer 1

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

2. India invented the numerical system. Aryabhatta invented 'zero.'

3. 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 BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

6. Although western media portrays modern images of India as poverty stricken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works date back to the 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 1053.

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

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13. Chess was invented in India.

14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India.

15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).

16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India dating back to at least 100 BC.

17. The solar year was calculated as 365.25875684 days by Bhaskaracharya in the 5th century, hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart.

18. Nature has reported that a Danish physicist and his team in the US have slowed down light from the speed of 300,000 km per second to 71 km per hour, using the Bose Einstein Condensate to stall it in its path. And the forensic use of fingerprints was discovered and developed in Calcutta.

19. The Greeks and Romans contented themselves with rather small numbers, while Hindus (the then inhabitants of the land of Sapta-Sindhu) used units as big as 10 raised to the power of 53 with specific names as early as 5,000 BC, during the Vedic period. Today, the largest unit in use is tera, or 10 to the power of 12.



Additional facts about India

1. The number of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, at more than 6,000, is second only to NYSE.

2. Four out of 10 Silicon Valley startups are run by Indians.

3. With 900 movies per year, India's film industry overshadows Hollywood.

4. The organized lottery market in India is US$7bn (2% of GDP).

5. India consumes a fifth of the world's gold output.

6. Indians account for 45% of H1-B visas issued by the US every year.

7. Growing at 6% (minimum), in 25 years Indian GDP on a PPP basis will be at the same level the US is at today.

8. Six Indian ladies have won Miss Universe/Miss World titles over the past 10 years. No other country has won more than twice.

11. Bank deposits in India roughly equal 50% of its GDP OE again, among the highest in the world.

12. Indian Railways is the largest railway network in the world under single management.

13. India has the third-largest army in the world, nearly 1.5 million strong.

14. India is the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world, accounting for more than 30% of global production and 25% of consumption.

15. India is the world's premier centre for diamond cutting and polishing. Nine out of every 10 stones sold in the world pass through India.

16. India has the highest number of annual bulk drugs filings (77) with USFDA.

17. India is home to the largest number of pharmaceutical plants (61) approved by USFDA outside the US.

18. India's Hero Honda is the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer, with 2002 production of 1.7m units.

19. Other than US and Japan, India is the only country to have built a super computer indigenously.

20. Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, with a staff of 1.6 million people.

21. It is the second-largest cement-producing country in the world, producing more than 110m tonnes.

22. Of the Fortune 500 companies, 220 outsource their software-related work to India.

23. There are 8,500 Indian restaurants in the UK, 15% of the country's total dining-out establishments.

24. India is the largest democracy in the world, with nearly 400m voting in the last national elections.

25. India has the second-largest pool of scientists and engineers in the world.

26. India has the third-largest investor base in the world.

27. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds.

28. The Kumbh Mela festival, held every 12 years in the city of Allahabad, attracts 25 million people OE more than the population of 185 of the 227 countries in the world. In fact, in 2001, it attracted 27 million people on the main holy days in January, and 71 million over the course of the 6 weeks of the whole festival.

29. The Indian city of Varanasi, also known as Benares, is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.

30. There are 3.22 million Indians in the US.

31. Indians are the richest immigrant class in the US, with nearly 200,000 millionaires. From a sample of 2004 US Census based surveys, Asians are the highest earning subgroup with a median income of $57,518 compared to the national average of $44,389.

32. India is ranked the sixth country in the world in terms of satellite launches.

33. There are over 70,000 bank branches in India - among the highest in the world.

34. The State bank of India is the world’s largest Bank in terms of branches.

35. India is THE most secular country in the world (despite current problems). India sheltered the Jews from the Roman tyranny. V sheltered the Zoroastrian religion. Currently v have a Muslim president, a Sikh prime minister, the leader of the ruling party is a Christian.

36. 12% of the scientists in the USA are Indians. 38% of doctors in America are Indian. 36% of NASA scientists are Indians. 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians. 28% of IBM employees are Indians. 17% of INTEL scientists are Indians. 13% of XEROX employees are Indians.

37. Indian doctors, numbering more than 35,000, constitute over five percent of all physicians in America.

38. Indians constitute ten percent of all medical students in America.

39. Indians also own nearly 40% of all the small and mid-size hotels in the country.

40. it was such spiritual visionaries as Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Vivekananda, and others who first brought notice of the true glories of Indian Vedic philosophy to the American public, and helped change the public's view of spirituality, popularize the vegetarian diet and yoga, and make "Hare Krishna" a household word in US.

Quotes from famous persons about India

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

India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
-Mark Twain.

If there is one place on the face of the earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
-French scholar Romain Rolland.


It is just the TIP of the iceberg, I could go on and on and on.......

Answer 2

ITS THE PATRIOTIC FEEL INSIDE YOU THAT MAKES YOU PROUD . THE FEEL GOOD FACTOR ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY'S VALUES & TRADITION.........

Answer 3

U R pleasant, coperative, freindly, supportive nature and hardwork makes u stand out in crowd & 2 say with proud that i'm an Indian

Answer 4

Could be a lot of looks. Looks, if ur in a wheel chair or on crutches or use a cane, you talk funny. Alot of things depending on what you mean by standing out from a crowd if you do not drink or smoke could be also

Answer 5

But but but I'm not and INDIAN. I'm a moron. That must count for something.

Answer 6

It's very simple!!
Iam proud to say An Indian is because our country has the longest sea coast,it has lot of intellectuals working worldwide driving the world,the whole world wonders about the indian culture,the puranas and the epics teach us the way of life,one for one is the most appreciating relationship and portrays the Indian culture.India with such a huge population could administer and drives towards prospective economical growth,the fore fathers of our country still stand an example to the entire world,compared to the rest of the world,india rates less in violation,terrorisom and communal wars or revolution against liberalization.
rate of literecy,socialism,brotherlywood.
Having several different race of people and we live as one,and many to say as examples about India which makes me to say that Iam proud of born and being An Indian.

Answer 7

Being a true, kind, honest person. One with intregrity, shows the real person in you. If someone asks your nationality fine, don't hide it, but remember, actions speak louder than words.

Answer 8

coz v know how to respect each other........
and also india is greatest in the world b'coz of its history......
its land ......its beliefs.........its cultures
can u imagine alone india has more than 4000 languages......

Answer 9

The diversity and range of people all living in India peacefully(more or less)

Answer 10

Because I know how to respect others and have belief in self.

Answer 11

Bloody Politics:)
utter misuse of globalisation ,law&justice,........