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India never invaded any country
in the last 1000 years of history.
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The world’s first known
university was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10000 students from
all over the world studied over 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda, built in
4th century BC was another great achievement of ancient India in the
field of education.
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The art of navigation was born
in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word Navigation came from the
Sanskrit word Navgatih.
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The earliest reservoir and dam
for the irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
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Shushurtha is the father of the
surgery. Almost 2600 years ago, he and health scientists of his time conducted
surgeries like ceasareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones.
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The use of anaesthesia was well
known in ancient India.
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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 grandmother of traditions. –
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. –
Romain Rolland
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India conquered and dominated
China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send even a soldier
across her border. – Hu Shinh, former Chinese ambassador to USA.
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