Saare jahan se achcha... ..

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CA Pallav Singhania

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This method of graduated calcula*on was documented in the Pancha‐Siddhan*ka (Five Principles) in the 5th Century But
the technique is said to be da*ng from Vedic *mes circa 2000 B.C.

The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, & 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 date back to the
6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.

India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta

The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.

Algebra, Trigonometry & Calculus came from India.

Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century.

According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.

According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India

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

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.

When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established
Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley(Indus Valley Civilization)

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Bharat ka ek aur yaadgar misaal...

HMV Company had once published a pamphlet giving the history of gramophone record. Gramophone was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in the 19th century. Edison, who had invented many other gadgets like electric light and the motion picture camera, had become a legend even in his own time.

When he invented the gramophone record, which could record human voice for posterity, he wanted to record the voice of an eminent scholar on his first piece. For that he chose Prof. Max Muller of Germany, another great personality of the 19th century. He wrote to Max Muller saying, "I want to meet you and record your voice. When should I come?" Max Muller who had great respect for Edison asked him to come on a suitable time when most of the scholars of the Europe would be gathering in England.

Accordingly, Edison took a ship and went to England. He was introduced to the audience. All cheered Edison’s presence. Later at the request of Edison, Max Muller came on the stage and spoke in front of the instrument. Then Edison went back to his laboratory and by afternoon came back with a disc. He played the gramophone disc from his instrument. The audience was thrilled to hear the voice of Max Muller from the instrument. They were glad that voices of great persons like Max Muller could be stored for the benefit of posterity.

After several rounds of applause and congratulations to Thomas Alva Edison, Max Muller came to the stage and addressed the scholars and asked them, "You heard my original voice in the morning. Then you heard the same voice coming out from this instrument in the afternoon. Did you understand what I said in the morning or what
you heard this afternoon?" The audience fell silent because they could not understand the language in which Max Muller had spoken. It was `Greek and Latin' to them as they say. But had it been Greek or Latin, they would have definitely understood because they were from various parts of Europe. It was in a language which the European scholars had never heard.

Max Muller then explained what he had spoken. He said that the language he spoke was Sanskrit and it was the first sloka of Rig Veda, which says "Agni Meele Purohitam." This was the first recorded public version on the gramophone plate.

Why did Max Muller choose this? Addressing the audience he said, "Vedas are the oldest text of the human race. And Agni Meele Purohitam is the first verse of Rig Veda. In the most primordial time, when the people did not know how even to cover their bodies and lived by hunting and housed in caves, Indians had attained high civilization and they gave the world universal philosophies in the form of the Vedas.”

Such is the illustrious legacy of our country!

When “Agni Meele Purohitam” was replayed the entire audience stood up in silence as a mark of respect for the ancient Hindu sages.

This verse means:

"Oh Agni, You who gleam in the darkness, To You we come day by day, with devotion and bearing homage. So be of easy access to us, Agni, as a father to his son, abide with us for our well being."

Happy Independence Day to all... Now its time not only for celebration, its time to retain the richness of our country..