Excerpts from talk on “India and Indian Culture” delivered by Anbil Ramaswamy, at “Alterra Sterling House (Senior Care Facility) at 1277 S. Sawburg Rd, Alliance, OH 44601 on 22nd September 2007 (An All- American audience) – Part 2
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. 04. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software. 06. 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 anesthesia was well known in ancient 07. Over 125 surgical instruments and equipments were used. D 08. Deep knowledge of anatomy, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity are found in many ancient texts. 17. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in 19. The question and answer session In Brihadaranyaka Upanishad between Sage Gargi and Sage Yagnavalkya reveals that the interaction of the time-space-matter triad was perceived by our sages millions of years before ALBERT EINSTEIN came on the scene and presented it to the Western world as the “Theory of Relativity” 20. The art of warfare stood perfected on Dharmic lines. Weapons such as Naaga Astra and the invincible Brahma Astra as gleaned from Srimad Ramayana and Mahabharata are mind boggling and the modern arsenal of bombs etc pale into insignificance before them; also, the mention of vehicles like Pushpaka Vimaanam etc. in the scriptures shows that construction of aircrafts and driving them were known to the earliest Indians long before the WRIGHT BROTHERS came to take credit for the invention of planes. We will see in the next posting what scholars say about the glory of
We will also see in the subsequent postings, what impact of the Muslim and British incursions had on Hinduism iin general and our culture in particular and how Indian cuilture is now rising again like the proverbial phoenix and how modern India is again regaining its faded glory. __._,_.___
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