In June 2004, Mr Laloo Parsad Yadav became Railways Minister of India. Immediately after assuming office, his first order was to replace Kulhars (earthern pots) at all Railways Stations and trains. A dip in kulhars gives the feel of Anglo-Indian tea. He did it to attain popularity among kumhars. He overlooked as to they wont be able to supply it. In Haryana alone, they need about 1 lac kulhars. These are costlier, difficult to carry. Even the particular clay that is used to make these kulhars is not available in plenty. At times, these may be smelly too.

A FEW FACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD

Q. Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?

Ans: Vinod Khosla.

Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip?

Ans: Vinod Dahm.

Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?

Ans : According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is AZIM PREMJI, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th position now.

Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail?

Ans : Sabeer Bhatia.

Q Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?

Ans : Arun Netravalli.

Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?

Ans: Rajiv Gupta

Q: Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?

Ans : Sanjay Tejwrika

Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?

Ans: Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

+++ Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the Whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population).

+ 38% of doctors in USA are Indians.

+ 12% scientists in USA are Indians.

+ 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.

+++ You may know some of the following facts. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

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

+ India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented 'zero.'

+ The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. 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.

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

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

+ Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

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

+ 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 dates to the 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.

+ 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.

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

+ 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.

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

+ Chess was invented in India.

+ 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.

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

+ The decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.

+++ Quotes 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 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

+ India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.

Hu Shih

(Former Chinese Ambassador to the USA)

Here are some interesting facts about India and Indians.

 There are 3.22 Million Indians in U.S.A.
 
38% of Doctors in U.S.A. are Indians.
12% of Scientists in U.S.A. are Indians.
36% of NASA employees are Indians.
34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL employees are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
 
Some of the following facts were recently published in a German  Magazine which deals with WORLD  HISTORY.
 
1.India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of  history.
 
2.India invented the Number System. Zero  was invented by  Aryabhatta.
   Decimal point was also invented by India.

3.The World's first university was established in Takshila in  700BC.
   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.Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit  is the most  suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
5.Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
  Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
  Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
6.Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of
  development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British  invasion in the early 17th Century.
7.The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years  ago.
The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
8.Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit  the
  sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth
  to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.

9.The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
10.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 10^6 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as
10^53 (10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BC
during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10^12 (10 to the power of 12).
11.According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896,India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
12.USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion  in
the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdeesh  Bose and not Marconi.

13.The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
14.According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 BC a beautiful lake called 'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
15.Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
16.Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health  scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like  cesareans, cataract, artificial
limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and  brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment  were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology,
mbryology,digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
17.When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu valley  (Indus Valley Civilization)
18.The place value system, the decimal system was developed in  India in 100 BC.
19.India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
20.India is among the few countries in the world to have its own  space
     program and satellites.
21.Pentium chip was invented by an Indian.
22.India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
23.India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in  the World.
24.India is the largest Democracy in the World.
25.India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
26.India has largest number of Pager and Cell phone subscribers. 

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