Some Interesting facts about India

• Chess was invented in India.
• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
• The 'place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
• India has the largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
• India has the highest number of post offices in the world.
• Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind.The fathe rof medicine Charaka, Consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
• Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
• India exports software to 90 countries.
• Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
• Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.

• Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.
• When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
• The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
• The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.