Things About INDIA only few Know
1.We Taught the World.
Taxila also known as Takshashila, flourished from 600 BC to 500 AD, in
the kingdom of Gandhar. 68 subjects were taught at this university. At one stage, it had
10,500 students including those from Babylon, Greece, Syria, and China.
Experienced masters taught the vedas, languages, grammar, philosophy,
medicine, surgery, archery, politics, warfare, astronomy, accounts,
commerce, documentation, music, dance and other performing arts,
futurology, the occult and mystical sciences,complex mathematical
calculations.
2.We Love making it Easy.
We invented buttons. The earliest use of Buttons ever recorded was from Indus-Valley Civilization.Buttons made from seashell were used in the Indus Valley Civilization for ornamental purposes by 2000 BCE. Some buttons were carved into geometric shapes and had holes pierced into them so that they could be attached to clothing with thread.
3. We See very Far.
In September 2009, India's ISRO Chandrayaan- 1, using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper
detected water on the moon for the first time.
4. We Are Sweet .
India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying techniques of
sugar. Crystallized sugar was discovered by the time of the Imperial Guptas, around the 5th century AD. In the local Indian language, these crystals were called khanda , which is the source of the word candy.
5. We are Spicy.
70% of all spices in the world comes from India.
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Taxila also known as Takshashila, flourished from 600 BC to 500 AD, in
the kingdom of Gandhar. 68 subjects were taught at this university. At one stage, it had
10,500 students including those from Babylon, Greece, Syria, and China.
Experienced masters taught the vedas, languages, grammar, philosophy,
medicine, surgery, archery, politics, warfare, astronomy, accounts,
commerce, documentation, music, dance and other performing arts,
futurology, the occult and mystical sciences,complex mathematical
calculations.
We invented buttons. The earliest use of Buttons ever recorded was from Indus-Valley Civilization.Buttons made from seashell were used in the Indus Valley Civilization for ornamental purposes by 2000 BCE. Some buttons were carved into geometric shapes and had holes pierced into them so that they could be attached to clothing with thread.
In September 2009, India's ISRO Chandrayaan- 1, using its Moon Mineralogy Mapper
detected water on the moon for the first time.
India was the first country to develop extraction and purifying techniques of
sugar. Crystallized sugar was discovered by the time of the Imperial Guptas, around the 5th century AD. In the local Indian language, these crystals were called khanda , which is the source of the word candy.
5. We are Spicy.
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