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WELCOME TO HORIZON WORLDWIDE |
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Facts About India |
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The name 'India' is derived from river Indus.The
valleys around the river were home to early settlers.
India never invaded any country in her last 100,000
years of history.
When many cultures were nomadic forest dwellers
over 5,000 years ago, Indians established Harrapan culture in Sindhu valley (
Indus valley civilisation ).
Chess was invented in India.
Algebra,Trigonometry and caculus are studies that
originated in India.
The 'place value system' and decimal system were
developed in India in 100 BC.
The world's first granite temple is Brihadeswara
Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu .The Shikhara of the temple is made from a Single
80 -tonne piece of granite. This temple was built between 1004 AD and 1009 AD
during the reign of Rajaraja Chola .
India is largest democracy in the World, the sixth
largest country in the world and one the most ancient
civilisations.
The game of snakes & ladders was created by
13th Century poet saint Gyandev.It was originally called ' Mokshapat' The
ladders represented virtues while snakes indicated vices.
The Worlds highest cricket ground is in Chail
Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop ,this cricket pitch is
2444 meters above sea level .
India has the largest number of post offices in the
World.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known
to mankind.Charaka, the father of Medicine,consolidated ayurveda 2500 years
ago.
India was one of the richest countries till the
time of British rule in the early 17th century .Christopher columbus had come
looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by
mistake.
Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the
earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before astronomer Smart. According to
his calculation,the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun was 365.258756484
days.
Until 1896 ,India was the only source of diamonds
in the World .( Source: Gemological Institute of America).
Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world.It
is located in Ladakh valley between Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan
mountains.The Indian Army built it in August 1982. |
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