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>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?
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>>Vinod Khosla
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>>Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the
>>today's computers run on it)?
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>>Vinod Dahm
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>>Who is the third richest man on the world?
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>>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.
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>>Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web
>>based email program)?
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>>Sabeer Bhatia
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>>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)?
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>>Arun Netravalli
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>>Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
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>>Rajiv Gupta
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>>Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,
>>responsible to iron out all initial problems?
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>>Sanjay Tejwrika
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>>Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
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>>Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
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>>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,
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>>38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
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>>12% scientists in USA are Indians.
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>>36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
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>>34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
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>>28% of IBM employees are Indians.
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>>17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
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>>13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
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>>
>>
>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896,
>>India was the only source of diamonds to the world.
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>>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.
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>>12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
>>Saurashtra.
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>>13. Chess was invented in India.
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>>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.
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>>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).
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>>16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India
>>in 100 BC.
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>>
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>>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
>>
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>>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
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>>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
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>>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)
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>>ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE
>>ENDLESS. BUT,
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>> 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............
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>>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
>>
>>
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>Thanks & Regards
>Sreekrishna
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