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 FACTS TO MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD

 A. Modern India

1. India is number 1 Democratic country (Every vote counts.  In America, Presidential candidate can attain majority votes, but may not be elected because of the Electoral College System)
2. India is number 2 in Human Resources (Great Potential is there)
3. Although India has 83% Hindus, both the President Dr. Abdul Kalam and the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh are from the minority groups, elected on due democratic process. Both men are highly respected, earned their doctorate degrees – Dr. Kalam in Space Sciences, and Dr. Singh on Economics. (Dr. Kalam is unmarried and has studied Bhagavath Geetha)
4. Within 20 years of India’s Independence, a woman - Indira Gandhi - became a Prime Minister. Consider equality and opportunities for minority groups. Look at the list of Presidents and Prime Ministers – how many of them – well qualified people - are from minority groups.
5. India has significant achievements within 60 years of Independence in Education, Agriculture, Space Sciences, Nuclear Power, Software, and Information Technology.

 B. Indians Achievements  in USA.

 25 years ago………

• India invested heavily on Education (In Karnataka, there were 5 Engineering Colleges)
• India exported Engineers and Doctors to America
• Americans were talking about “Elephants and Snakes in India”
• Americans were asking question: “Are you from Pakistan?”
• Indians worked for Companies, and bought rundown Motels.

 Today…….

• Investment in Education pays off (In Karnataka, there are more than 55 Engineering Colleges)
• India is importing American IT jobs and Health Care Patients
• Americans are talking about “Cell Phones in India”
• Americans are asking question: “Are you from Bangalore?”
• Indians are starting their own companies, buys other companies, and own  4-5 Star Hotels in USA.
• India wants to become “Health Care Capital of the World”  (60  Minutes on 9/4/05)
• Indians in America are making headways in America

 C.  Be Proud of Achievements of Some of the  Indians

Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?

A. Rajiv Gupta

Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90%  of the today's computers run on it)?

A. Vinod Dahm

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

A. 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 (Hotmail is world's No. 1 web based email program)?

A. 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)?

A. Arun Netravalli

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

A. Sanjay Tejwrika

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

A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in  America, even faring better than the whites and the natives.

A. There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,

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.

D. WORLD  HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA  - Be Proud of Indian Heritage

Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD  HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

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

2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

3. The world's first University was established in Takshashila 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. 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 portray 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 dates 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 10 53.

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 anesthesia 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 in 100 BC.

17. India is the birth place of three great religions – Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikkism - other than Hinduism.  

E. 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 USA )

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE  ENDLESS.

BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the  India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working  up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an  ever shining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of  the world to follow.

Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN.