Dear Bhagavatas: I am forwarding a mail received from a member for your info. Moderator ===================================================== >From: srikrishna <srikrishna@xxxxxxxxx> >To: premkumarprasad@xxxxxxxxxxx, ns_srivats@xxxxxxxxx, >ramanbil@xxxxxxxxxxx, datacare@xxxxxxxxxxx >CC: Lavy Moncy <lavy_moncy@xxxxxxxx>, Michael Williams ><xwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Proud to be an INDIAN >Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 10:54:42 +0530 > >>Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems? >> >>Vinod Khosla >> >> >> >>Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the >>today's computers run on it)? >> >>Vinod Dahm >> >> >> >>Who is the third richest man on the world? >> >>According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is AZIM PREMJI, who >>is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6th position >>now. >> >> >> >>Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web >>based email program)? >> >>Sabeer Bhatia >> >> >> >>Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator >>of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)? >> >>Arun Netravalli >> >> >> >>Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard? >> >>Rajiv Gupta >> >> >> >>Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, >>responsible to iron out all initial problems? >> >>Sanjay Tejwrika >> >> >> >>Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart? >> >>Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar. >> >> >> >>We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even >>faring better than the whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions of >>Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET, >> >>38% of doctors in USA are Indians. >> >>12% scientists in USA are Indians. >> >>36% of NASA scientists are Indians. >> >>34% of Microsoft employees are Indians. >> >>28% of IBM employees are Indians. >> >>17% of INTEL scientists are Indians. >> >>13% of XEROX employees are Indians. >> >> >> >>You may know some of the following facts. These facts were recently >>published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT >>INDIA. >> >>01. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history. >> >>02. India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented 'zero.' >> >>03. 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. >> >>04. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable >>language for computer software. >> >>05. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. >> >>06. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty >>striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once >>the richest empire on earth. >> >>07. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. >>The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. >> >>08. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and 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 dates to the 6th Century, which is long before the >>European mathematicians. >> >>09. 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 106 whereas Indians used numbers as >>big as 1053. >> >>10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, >>India was the only source of diamonds to the world. >> >>11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion >>amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor >>Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. >> >>12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in >>Saurashtra. >> >>13. Chess was invented in India. >> >>14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health >>scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, >>fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in >>ancient India. >> >>15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers >>over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley >>(Indus Valley Civilisation). >> >>16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India >>in 100 BC. >> >> >> >>Quotes about India. >> >>We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no >>worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. - Albert Einstein >> >> >> >>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. - Mark Twain >> >> >> >>If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men >>have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of >>existence, it is India. - French scholar Romain Rolland >> >> >> >>India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without >>ever having to send a single soldier across her border. - Hu Shih >>(Former Chinese ambassador to USA) >> >> >> >> >> >>ALL OF 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 rest of the world to follow. I hope you >>enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA. >> >> Say proudly, I AM AN >>INDIAN. >> >>Please forward this email to all known INDIANS............ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>This is for information and communication purposes only. This is not >>intended for solicitation, recommendation or agreement of any kind. Any >>comment(s) / statement(s) made herein does not necessarily represent that >>those of Thapathi S Ganesh & Associates >> >> >> >Thanks & Regards >Sreekrishna ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> It is better to give.... Especially when giving to a child in poverty. 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