Facts about Hindus and Indians

[JIGS_LONDON]

Indians are very Proud of themselves . and so there is some info that may interest some, tickle some.

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.The Chief Executives of CitiBank,Mckensey,Stanchart,
A. Victor Menezes,Rajat Gupta,Rana Talwar.

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
HSBC
United Airlines.

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.

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: (5thcentury) 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 powerof 6) whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 1053(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 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 greatIndia 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.

I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA and the rest of the world... perhaps by using INDIA as a MEDIUM

Say Proudly, I am a human form INDIA!!!!
Please forward this page to all INDIANS & NON INDIANS

[JIGS_LONDON]

nteresting facts about India and Indians!



Something to be proud about!

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34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians
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28% of IBM employees are Indians
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17% of INTEL employees are Indians
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There are 3.22 Million Indians in America
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38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
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12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
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36% of NASA employees are Indians.
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13% of XEROX employees are Indians
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23% of Indian Community in America is having Green Card Some of these facts may be known to you.

Source : recently published in a German Magazine, dealing with WORLD HISTORY.

Few More Facts...



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Silicon Valley alone contains over 1,00,000 Indian millionaires.
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Sabeer Bhatia invented HOTMAIL and sold it to Microsoft for $400 million.
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Victor Menezes is No. 2 in CITIBANK.
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Shailesh Mehta is CEO of Providian, a top US financial services company.
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Also at or near the top are Rakesh Gangwal of US Air, Jamshd Wadia of Arthur Andersen & Aman Mehta of Hong Kong Shanghai Bank
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Rono Dutta has become head of the United Airlines, The biggest airlines in the world.
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Rana Talwar has become head of the Standard Chartered Bank PLC, One of the biggest multinational banks in Britain, while still in his 40's.
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Rajat Gupta is head of MCKINSEY the biggest management consultancy firm in the world. He now advises the biggest multinationals on how to run their business.
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Lakhsmi Mittal has become the biggest steel baron in the world with steel plants in the US, Kazakhstan, Germany, Mexico, Trinidad & Indonesia.
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Subash Chandra of Zee TV has become a global media king. One of the few to beat Rupert Murdoch.
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You may not have heard of 48 year old Guru Raj Deshpande. His communications company SYCAMORE, is currently valued by the US stock market at over $ 30 billion, making him perhaps the richest Indian in the world.
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Arun Netravali has become president of Bell Labs, one of the biggest research and development centers in the world with 30,000 inventions and several nobel prizes to it's credit.

[JIGS_LONDON]

Facts about India


Some of these facts were published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD HISTORY.


bullet1.gif (460 bytes) India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software, according to a report in Forbes magazine - July 1987.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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'.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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: (5thcentury)365.258756484 days.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were solved by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(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 10**12(10 to the power of 12).

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) and Hockey were invented in India.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) 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.

bullet1.gif (460 bytes) The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.


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 ever shining and inspiring country setting a bright path for the rest of the world to follow.

Nostalgia When was the last time you saw the picture of a fifty rupee bill, or heard a Hindi song? Click below if you want to hear some short (2-3 lines only) clips. Click on nostalgia above to view a fifty rupee bill.

[ignitedfury86]

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by ignitedfury86

haha a muslim wouldn't because it's too much...ugly ass

[ignitedfury86]

Originally Posted by JIGS_LONDON

haha a muslim wouldn't because it's too much...ugly ass

yeah, is that why my rating is almost a whole point higher than yours?

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by ignitedfury86

yeah, is that why my rating is almost a whole point higher than yours?

because you look good right?

LOLLLLLL

shitface

[ignitedfury86]

Originally Posted by JIGS_LONDON

because you look good right?

LOLLLLLL

shitface

your in denial man.

about alot of things.

the color of your skin for one, your tryin to look black.

my rating compared to yours.

now go blow a duck

[scarface_montana]

nice try jigs...
but read about iraqis...they're the true kings..

FACTS ABOUT IRAQIS!!
1. Twelve-thousand years ago, they invented irrigated farming.
> >even when "sanctions" are imposed.

2. They invented writing.

3. They figured out how to tell time.

4. They founded modern mathematics.

5. In the Code of Hammurabi, they invented the first legal system that
protects the weak, the widow and the orphan.

6. Five-thousand years ago, they had philosophers who attempted to list
every known thing in the world.

7. They were using Pythagoras' theorem 1,700 years before Pythagoras.

8. They invented artificial building materials, some kind of pre-fab-crete
stuff used to construct high-rise towers.

9. Ur, in southeast Iraq, is assumed to be the place we're all descended
from.

10. They were the first people to build cities and live in them.

11. For thousands of years, they wrote the greatest poetry, history and
sagas" in the world.

12. Because they were great horse breeders, they invented the cavalry in
war.

13. The Iraq Museum in Baghdad contains some of the most outstanding stone, metal and clay sculptures and inscriptions created in the history of the world. Some of them are more than 7,000 years old.

14. The first school for astronomers was established by Iraqis.This is how
the "wise men" got to be so wise. They knew how to follow the star.

15. Beginning around 800 A.D., the Iraqis founded universities that
imported teachers from throughout the civilized world to teach medicine,
mathematics, philosophy, theology, literature and poetry.

16. For the first 1,200 years of its existence, Baghdad was regarded as one
of the most refined, civilized and festive cities in the world.

17. Abraham, the father of Israel, was from Iraq.

18. Abraham, the father of Islam, was from Iraq.

19. Abraham, the father and "model" of Christian faith, was from Iraq.

20. Iraq , is the second largest reserve of oil.

22. Iraqi wheat, rice, and meat are considered from the finest types in the
world.

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by scarface_montana

nice try jigs...
but read about iraqis...they're the true kings..

FACTS ABOUT IRAQIS!!
1. Twelve-thousand years ago, they invented irrigated farming.
> >even when "sanctions" are imposed.

2. They invented writing.

3. They figured out how to tell time.

4. They founded modern mathematics.

5. In the Code of Hammurabi, they invented the first legal system that
protects the weak, the widow and the orphan.

6. Five-thousand years ago, they had philosophers who attempted to list
every known thing in the world.

7. They were using Pythagoras' theorem 1,700 years before Pythagoras.

8. They invented artificial building materials, some kind of pre-fab-crete
stuff used to construct high-rise towers.

9. Ur, in southeast Iraq, is assumed to be the place we're all descended
from.

10. They were the first people to build cities and live in them.

11. For thousands of years, they wrote the greatest poetry, history and
sagas" in the world.

12. Because they were great horse breeders, they invented the cavalry in
war.

13. The Iraq Museum in Baghdad contains some of the most outstanding stone, metal and clay sculptures and inscriptions created in the history of the world. Some of them are more than 7,000 years old.

14. The first school for astronomers was established by Iraqis.This is how
the "wise men" got to be so wise. They knew how to follow the star.

15. Beginning around 800 A.D., the Iraqis founded universities that
imported teachers from throughout the civilized world to teach medicine,
mathematics, philosophy, theology, literature and poetry.

16. For the first 1,200 years of its existence, Baghdad was regarded as one
of the most refined, civilized and festive cities in the world.

17. Abraham, the father of Israel, was from Iraq.

18. Abraham, the father of Islam, was from Iraq.

19. Abraham, the father and "model" of Christian faith, was from Iraq.

20. Iraq , is the second largest reserve of oil.

22. Iraqi wheat, rice, and meat are considered from the finest types in the
world.

but they weren't muslims...

and the Indian list is way longer...allthough I have to agree the Mesopotamians were very bright...the Hittites ruled Iraq aswell and Hittites had an Aryan religion...and they worshipped Mithra which is also a Hindu god

[scarface_montana]

Originally Posted by JIGS_LONDON

but they weren't muslims...

and the Indian list is way longer...allthough I have to agree the Mesopotamians were very bright...the Hittites ruled Iraq aswell and Hittites had an Aryan religion...and they worshipped Mithra which is also a Hindu god

who cares man...they're my ancestors and they make me proud...

see how such a smart race became muslims...i think that's a hint islam the top dog of all religions!

ps i cud list the contributions of the islamic empire...but that wud take me too long!

[divinediva786]

Originally Posted by JIGS_LONDON

but they weren't muslims...

and the Indian list is way longer...allthough I have to agree the Mesopotamians were very bright...the Hittites ruled Iraq aswell and Hittites had an Aryan religion...and they worshipped Mithra which is also a Hindu god

you dumbass, iraqis are muslims.

now shut the fuck up so you dont look stupider

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by scarface_montana

who cares man...they're my ancestors and they make me proud...

see how such a smart race became muslims...i think that's a hint islam the top dog of all religions!

ps i cud list the contributions of the islamic empire...but that wud take me too long!

they became muslims by conversion aswell..and most Iraqis became shias lol the ones that cut themselves..
Islamic empire was useless killings and burnings of scientific sources from Iran to India.....

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by divinediva786

you dumbass, iraqis are muslims.

now shut the fuck up so you can save so you dont look stupider

but in those times they weren't smartasss

ur dumbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

[scarface_montana]

Originally Posted by JIGS_LONDON

they became muslims by conversion aswell..and most Iraqis became shias lol the ones that cut themselves..
Islamic empire was useless killings and burnings of scientific sources from Iran to India.....

haha...duh!
how else does someone become a muslim when they weren't before...

and not all shia's cut themselves...and its a grave sin to do this...they will be punished fool!

[Tigr]

Arabs and middle east did have enormous contributions to the scientific world prior to Islam. Hindu immigrant children from Subcontinent do much better than muslims immigrants, both in school and professionally. Perhaps islam limits thirst for knowledge or is limiting in some way.

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by Tigr

Arabs and middle east did have enormous contributions to the scientific world prior to Islam. Hindu immigrant children from Subcontinent do much better than muslims immigrants, both in school and professionally. Perhaps islam limits thirst for knowledge or is limiting in some way.

true

[scarface_montana]

Originally Posted by JIGS_LONDON

true

or not...!
jackasses!

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by scarface_montana

or not...!
jackasses!

shhhhtt

now go away

[sharthap]

man, what a list...

interesting to see there are NO replies to this thread whatsoover...

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by sharthap

man, what a list...

interesting to see there are NO replies to this thread whatsoover...

amazing list isn't it...

[scarface_montana]

Originally Posted by sharthap

man, what a list...

interesting to see there are NO replies to this thread whatsoover...

yeh cos no one can be arsed to read such shit!
i skimmed over it...the general idea is that u're a bunch of weedy computer geeks!....

or and arab shit cleaners in dubai and saudi!

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by scarface_montana

yeh cos no one can be arsed to read such shit!
i skimmed over it...the general idea is that u're a bunch of weedy computer geeks!....

or and arab shit cleaners in dubai and saudi!

thats what Pakistanis do..get ur facts straight

Indians own gold stores in Dubai.....

[scarface_montana]

Originally Posted by JIGS_LONDON

thats what Pakistanis do..get ur facts straight

Indians own gold stores in Dubai.....

hahaha plz don't talk shit...

pakistanis are too honourable to do such dirty work...
indians don't own shit gold stores...arabs own em u dumbass!..

i personally know of arabs (many hot young arab women just as they all are) with dirty old indian hindu women doing there dirty work...

that's the life!

[JIGS_LONDON]

Originally Posted by scarface_montana

hahaha plz don't talk shit...

pakistanis are too honourable to do such dirty work...
indians don't own shit gold stores...arabs own em u dumbass!..

i personally know of arabs (many hot young arab women just as they all are) with dirty old indian hindu women doing there dirty work...

that's the life!

Indians own tons of Gold and luxury stores in Dubia...I made a 2 hour stop there when on my flight to India lol joker....its Pakistanis that clean toilets in their salwaars lol