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1 INDIA s GLORIOUS PAST INDIA s glorious past India never invaded any country in her last years of history. India never invented invaded the any Number country system. in her last Zero was years invented of history. by Aryabhatta. The India world s invented first the university Number system. was established Zero was invented Takshila by Aryabhatta. in 700BC.More than students all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The world s first university was established in Takshila in 700BC.More than students The University all over the of world Nalanda studied built more in than the 460 th century subjects. BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the The University of Nalanda built in the 4 field of education. century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of Ayurveda medicine is the consolidated earliest school Ayurveda of medicine 2500 known years to ago. humans. Today Charaka, Ayurveda the is father fast of regaining medicine consolidated its rightful place Ayurveda in our 2500 civilization. years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India Although was modern the richest images country of India on often earth show until poverty the time and of lack British of development, invasion in the India early was 17 the th richest Century. country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17 th Century. The art of of Navigation was was born born in the in the river river sindh Sindhu 6000 years 6000 ago. years The ago. very The very Navigation Navigation is derived is derived the Sanskrit the Sanskrit NAVGTIH. The NAVGTIH. navy is The also derived navy is also Sanskrit Nou. derived Sanskrit Nou. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5 th century) days. (5 th century) days. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what The is known value as of the pi Pythagorean was first calculated Theorem. He by discovered Budhayana, this and in the he 6explained th century long the concept before of the what European is known mathematicians. as Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6 th century long before the European mathematicians. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came India. Quadratic equations were by Algebra, Sridharacharya trigonometry in the 11 th and century. calculus The came largest numbers India. the Quadratic Greeks and equations the Romans were used by Sridharacharya were 106 whereas in hindus the 11used th century. numbers The as largest big as numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas hindus used numbers as big as 10**53 (10 to the power of (53)) According to the Gemological 10**53 Institute (10 of America, to the power up until of 1896, (53)) India was the only source for diamonds to the world. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only USA based source IEEE for has diamonds proved what to the has world. been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not USA Marconi. 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 The earliest Bose reservoir and not and Marconi. dam for irrigation was built in saurashtra. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in saurashtra.

2 According to Saka king Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed According to on Saka the hills king of Rudradaman Raivataka during I of Chandragupta 150 CE a beautiful Maurya s lake time. called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya s time. Chess (Shataranja or Ashtapada) was invented in India. Chess (Shataranja or Ashtapada) was invented in India. Sushruta is the father of surgery years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted Sushruta complicated is the father surgeries of surgery. like cesareans, 2600 years cataract, ago he artificial and health limbs, scientists fractures, of urinary his stones time conducted and even plastic complicated surgery and surgeries brain surgery. like cesareans, Usage of cataract, anesthesia artificial was well limbs, known in ancient fractures, India. urinary Over 125 stones surgical and equipment even plastic were surgery used. Deep and knowledge brain surgery. of anatomy, Usage of physiology, anesthesia etiology, was well embryology, known in ancient digestion, India. metabolism, Over 125 genetics surgical and equipment immunity is were also found in many texts. used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, When many cultures genetics were and only immunity nomadic is forest also dwellers found in over many 5000 texts. years ago, indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians The place established value system, Harappan the decimal culture system in was Sindhu developed Valley. in India 100 BC. Albert The place Einstein value said: system, We owe the a lot decimal to the Indians, system who was taught developed us how in to India count, 100 without BC. which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without Mark Twain which said: no India worthwhile is, the cradle scientific of the human discovery race, could the birthplace have been of human made. speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most Mark valuable Twain and said: most India constructive is, the cradle materials of the in human the history race, of the man birthplace are treasured of human up in India speech, only. the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most constructive materials in French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams the history of living of man men are have treasured found a home up in India the only. very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India. French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth Hu where shih, all former the Ambassador dreams of living of china men to USA have said: found India a conquered home and the dominated very earliest china culturally days when for man 20 centuries began the without dream ever of having existence, to send it a is single India. soldier across her border. All the above Hu shih, is just former the TIP Ambassador of the iceberg, of the china list to could USA be said: endless. India conquered and dominated china culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across BUT, if we don t see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly her border. means that we are not working up to our potential and that if we do, we could once again be an ever shining All the and above inspiring is just country the TIP setting of the a right iceberg, path the for rest list of could the world be endless. to follow. 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 right path for rest of the world to follow.

3 INDIA s EMPOWERING PRESENT There are 3.22 Million Indians in America. 38% of Doctors in America are Indians. 12% of Scientists in America 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. 23% of Indian Community in America is having Green Card. Some of these facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD HISTORY. As per 2009 National Prosperity Index, India is at 45th rank and Russia is at 69 th rank, if Russia is a developed country, why not India? India is having the seventh largest say in IMF, also world bank has lauded the role of India in bringing world out of recession. In Climate change summit at Copenhagen, India led the front in bridging the gap between Eastern and western world. In fact Indian Prime Minister was addressed as Mr.GURU by US president.

4 INDIA S INSPIRING FUTURE (ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES) Youth:- Being confident that you represent the developed country, so, demand Excellence yourself. Each Individual:- Live a Balanced Life in personal, Professional, Social and Spiritual Life. Trainers/ management consultant:- Empower and enable individuals and organizations into thinking big and realizing it Educational Institutes:- Start projects which will support Govt. and Ministry for betterment; Have Essay competition and elocution competition to spread the awareness about India s glorious past, present and glorious future. NGOs:- Taking up any projects, where we see that the development is must to match The world s best standard. Journalism:- Spread the message of success, however small it is. Public sector Enterprises:- To think big and being innovative for being the best in the world. Govt. Departments:- Thinking big and being the Leader in their field, so that world can also learn. Large Private Companies:- Corporate Social responsibility to be a very major force for the betterment of tribal and underprivileged people.

5 Small Scale industries:- Learn to capture technological strength, Find knowledge source and grow your company and Take up a project to establish that India is a developed country in all fields Multinational Company:- Develop Core Competitive Technological strengths within India INDIA s Empowering PRESENT NRIs:- Encourage other Indians for indigenous products and Services. Spread "India Brand" all across the world. Other India Well wishers:-

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