Hi JOYnetters,
Received this mail from a friend. Holds good for
Indians to know more about their country and what the
people of India have done during the ages.
With love & prayers,
(Thomas)
Bangalore, India
Subject: Be proud to be an Indian...Must Read ..
> .
> >> > >You may be aware of that after IT now India
moving towards
> > > >Biotechnolgy.
> > > >According to one research India will emerge as
a super power in IT &
> > > >Medical research by 2025
> > > >
> > > >Q. Who is the Co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
(The company which is
> > > >sweeping the internet with its brainchild Java)
> > > >A. Vinod Khosla
> > > >
> > > >Q. Who is the Creator of Pentium Chip? (Needs
no introduction,
> > > >90% Of the today's computers run on it)
> > > >A. Vinod Dahm
> > > >
> > > >Q. Who is the third richest person on the
world?
> > > >A. According to the latest report on Fortune
Magazine, it is Aziz
> > > >Premji,
> > > >CEO, Wipro. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th
position now.
> > > >
> > > >Q. Who is the current president of AT & T Bell
Labs? (AT & T Bell Labs
> > > >is
> > > >the creator of C, C++, Unix to name a few)
> > > >A. Arun Netravalli
> > > >
> > > >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 GM of Hewlett Packard?
> > > >A. Rajiv Gupta
> > > >
> > > >Q. Who is the Testing Director of Windows 2000?
> > > >A. Sanjay Tejwrika
> > > >
> > > >Q. Who are CEOs of the following well known
companies? Please
> > > >find the answers yourself.
> > > >
> > > >AppNet
> > > >America Online (The Largest ISP in the World)
> > > >WebMethods
> > > >Lucent Technologies (Pioneer in Fiber Optics)
> > > >Proxicom
> > > >Network Solutions (The sole web domain
assigner)
> > > >General Dynamics Corporation
> > > >Lazard Freres
> > > >Litton PRC
> > > >Columbia Capital
> > > >Primus Communications
> > > >Discovery Communications
> > > >Bell Atlantic
> > > >Cable & Wireless
> > > >The Motley Fool
> > > >Hughes Network Systems
> > > >Cybercash
> > > >MCI Worldcom
> > > >PSINet
> > > >Motorola
> > > >MicroStrategy
> > > >Equalfooting.com
> > > >Teligent, Inc.
> > > >MindBank
> > > >U.S. Airways
> > > >CIENA Corp.
> > > >BioNetrix
> > > >Net 2000 Communications
> > > >Computer Associates
> > > >SAIC
> > > >Startec
> > > >INOVA Health System
> > > >Cvent.com
> > > >Eglobe
> > > >Metrocall, Inc.
> > > >DynCorp
> > > >Consumer Elec. Ass'n
> > > >The Carlyle Group
> > > >Cyveillance
> > > >Nextel Communications
> > > >Fannie Mae
> > > >Intelsat
> > > >Draper Atlantic
> > > >Venture Fund, L.P.
> > > >Freddie Mac
> > > >Manugistics
> > > >Raytheon Systems Corporation
> > > >Spacevest
> > > >
> > > >What did you find?
> > > >Do you find anything common between them? Yes,
they are all Indians.
> > > >
> > > >We are known as the Indian Mafia (or Internet
Mafia?).
> > > >We are the wealthiest among all ethinic groups
in America, even faring
> > > >better than the whites and the natives. We are
the suceess story here.
> > > >
> > > >Just go to the web-site of
> > > >THE INDUS ENTREPRENEURS (http://www.tie.org)
> > > >; , a forum of old and young
> > > >entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and angel
investors all from India
> >and
> > >
> > > >look for yourself.
> > > >
> > > >Do be sick of its look, go through the
contents. Also have a
> > > >look at its mouthpiece magazine SILICON
> > > >INDIA(http://www.siliconindia.com)
> > > >; .
> > > >
> > > >Let the world know what we stand for.
> > > >
> > > >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
> > > >Some of these facts may be known to you.
> > > >
> > > >These facts were recently published in a German
Magazine which deals
> > > >with
> > > >WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
> > > >
> > > >a .India never invaded any country in her last
10000 years of history.
> > > >
> > > >b .India invented the Number System. Zero was
invented by
> > > >Aryabhatta.
> > > >
> > > >c .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.
> > > >
> > > >d .Sanskrit is the mother of all the European
languages. Sanskrit is
> > > >the
> > > >most suitable language for computer software
reported in Forbes
> > > >magazine,
> > > >July 1987.
> > > >
> > > >e .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.
> > > >
> > > >f .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.
> > > >
> > > >g .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'.
> > > >
> > > >h .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.
> > > >
> > > >i .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.
> > > >
> > > >j .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(10 to the power
of 6) whereas Hindus
> > > >used
> > > >numbers as big as 1053(10 to the power of 53)
with specific names as
> > > >early
> > > >as 5000 BCE during the Vedic
> > > >period. Even today, the largest used number is
Tera 1012(10 to the
> > > >power of
> > > >12).
> > > >
> > > >k .According to the Gemological Institute of
America, up until 1896,
> > > >India
> > > >was the only source for diamonds to the world.
> > > >
> > > >i .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.
> > > >
> > > >m .The earliest reservoir and dam for
irrigation was built in
> > > >Saurashtra.
> > > >
> > > >n .According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150
CE a beautiful lake
> > > >called
> > > >'Sudarshana' was constructed on the hills of
Raivataka during
> > > >Chandragupta
> > > >Maurya's time.
> > > >
> > > >o .Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented
in India.
> > > >
> > > >p .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, embryology,digestion,
> > > >metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found
in many texts.
> > > >
> > > >q .When many cultures were only nomadic forest
dwellers over 5000 years
> > > >ago,
> > > >Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu
Valley(Indus Valley
> > > >Civilization)
> > > >
> > > >r .The place value system, the decimal system
was developed in India in
> > > >100
> > > >BC.
> > > >
> > > >QUOTES ABOUT INDIA
> > > >
> > > >a . Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the
Indians, who taught us
> > > >how to
> > > >count, without which no worthwhile scientific
discovery could have
> > > >been
> > > >made.
> > > >
> > > >b . Mark Twain said: 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. Our most
valuable and most structive
> > > >materials in the history of man are treasured
> > > >up in India only.
> > > >
> > > >c . French scholar Romain Rolland said: If
there is one place on the
> > > >face of
> > > >earth where all the dreams of living men have
found a home from the
> > > >very
> > > >earliest days when man began the dream of
existence, it is India.
> > > >
> > > >d . Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA
said: India conquered
> > > >and
> > > >dominated China culturally for 20 centuries
without ever having to send
> > > >a
> > > >single soldier across her border.
> > > >
> > > >All 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
evershining and inspiring
> > > >country
> > > >setting a bright path for rest of the world to
follow.
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