Proud to be an Indian

Posted: 18 years ago

 I got a fascinating mail today which I want to share with all of you and then I want to know what do you think of the efforts that Indians on the whole make to propogate the rich culture that we have inherited and whether it is enough.



FACTS TO MAKE EVERY Indian PROUD


Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp)?
A. Rajiv Gupta
 


Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm



Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. 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 6 th position now.


Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?

A. Sabeer Bhatia


Q. 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)?

A. Arun Netravalli


Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?

A. Sanjay Tejwrika



Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?

A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.


Q. 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.



Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
3. 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 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.


9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.

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 Pr! ofessor 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 evershining 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.

What do you all think, and what should be we do to improve the situation?

Posted: 18 years ago
cool.. thanx for sharing!Edited by Traveller - 18 years ago
Posted: 18 years ago
Minnie i was thinking the same thing recently . I just started reading the famous bestseller "The World is flat- A brief History of the twenty - first century " by Thomas L. Friedman . I just read the first chapter , but i have a quote from his book- Chapter 1 .
On his visit to Infosys - he described his experience "Young Indian engineers , men and women, walk briskly from building to building .,dangling ID badges. One looked like he could do my taxes. Another looked like she could take my computer apart . And a third looked like she designed it !"

I will read more , i believe this book has written many flattering things about India !! 😊

I also posted one bbc survey that shows that the "world" has a postive opinion about India's role globaly . One can take that survey apart . But in the U.S itself i personally have felt that the West has a high opinion of us Indians .
😊

My husbands colleaugues , my American neighbours all speak about Indians with such high regard , that itself makes me proud to be an Indian !! 😛
Posted: 18 years ago
Sorry to dissapoint and all that but this is a feel-good chain mail that has been going round for years. Some of the mentions are obsolete (eg. Hotmail is no longer No 1 and Rana Talwar is no longer with Stanchart).

Also, statements like Chess was invented in India and India culturally dominated China for 20 years are all quaint falacies. They are unprovable and highly debatable (in fact, that is exactly what we are doing right now).

India will truely emerge from its slumber when every single home in every single village has paved roads, running water, powered irrigation, a telephone, a refrigerator .......

India shining examples are all taken from the success stories of the urban hep. Until we can write at least one success from the rural for, say, every 10 from the urban, my country will remain a sleeping giant.

God Bless my country.
Posted: 18 years ago
Although i agree with Jataya and Chweety as well . But its like looking at the percepective is the "glass half full" or is it "half empty" !

I preffer to look at the postives and work on the negatives .

I will continue to work for a cause in my own small way . Besides the other problems you mentioned , the other issues are animals are not treated well in my Country . But what the heck am i doing about it . In my own passive way i will make regular donations to my cause and join in to the cause that can help animals of my Country .

If some one believes in female infanticide , and girls not given education cause............you could sponsor a girl child .
There are many ways to help the people of our Country through the various NGO's and organistations . If you feel strongly about making India truly a developed Country , you can always do something about it in your own small way that fits your time and pocket . I would not crib and see my glass as half empty , but will remember the riches India has !
Still feel proud to be an Indian ! 😛
Posted: 18 years ago
Originally posted by chweety


Yes....to be frank i'm seriously thinking of doing whatever little help i can using the resources that i have.I don't have kids yet.But trust me,if i plan on having children,one will be biological,another adopted.I wud like to consider it.I mean it.

I again say,rich people who have more resources and capacities,can do a lot more.

I agree with you . I wanted to adopt immediately and found all the information from CARA and other agencies, but was let down as i am on a Visa and can not bring a child to the U.S untill i become a citizen of U.S or go back to India .Sadly thats the situation , but my intentions are very much there .

Although many rich Indians with more resources are doing things for India . But every body isn't . If every body did , things would be so different.
Posted: 18 years ago
lyk aparna said..think +ve 😃
i am very very very proud 2 b an indian..my indian culture did rock..still does and it always will..jai hind..mera desh mahaan 😃 no1 can changed the fact that v indians r sooo clever 😉😆 brappppp lol..

lub ju loads

xXxTinaxXx
Posted: 18 years ago
Friends, the solution does not lie in charity alone.

While true that charity is needed for some, true growth will come from the American model where every individual has to to contribute - to add value - and generate wealth. Sadly, the rurals are still dependant on either free or highly subsidised loans, electricity, fuel ...

Glass half full or empty is correct, but I feel to move forward, we need to focus on how to make the glass full full and not be let complacency set in beause it is half full.
Posted: 18 years ago
I am not only proud to be Indian but also proud to be human characteristic 😃
Posted: 18 years ago
Originally posted by Jatayu


Friends, the solution does not lie in charity alone.

While true that charity is needed for some, true growth will come from the American model where every individual has to to contribute - to add value - and generate wealth. Sadly, the rurals are still dependant on either free or highly subsidised loans, electricity, fuel ...

Glass half full or empty is correct, but I feel to move forward, we need to focus on how to make the glass full full and not be let complacency set in beause it is half full.


Well said.👏

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