In my Thoughts

I want to soar high...

I want to reach beyond the sky...

I am unstopable...

I live in my PEOPLE...

Who am I ??

I am the future...

I am your INDIA !!!



The official Sanskrit name for India is “Bharat”

About the National Flag:

The Orange (deep saffron) symbolizes courage and sacrifice (saffron is the sacred color of Hinduism).

The White stands for peace, unity and truth.

The Green stands for fertility (although it originally symbolized Islam).

In the centre of the white band, there is a wheel in navy Blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. The blue symbolizes the sky and the ocean; and the wheel has 24 spokes, representing the 24 hours in a day (at the end of each spoke is a dark blue half-moon).

Interesting facts About the Nation:

India is the Largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old).

The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.

The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.

Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise and therefore suitable language for computer software. (A report in Forbes magazine, July 1987).

The game of Chess was invented in India.

Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India.

The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.

The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh.
Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.

India has the most post offices in the world!

The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people!

The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.

Although modern images & descriptions of India often show poverty, India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered America by mistake.

The art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh 6000 over years ago. The very word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.

Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days.

The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, which was long before the European mathematicians.

Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also originated from India. Quadratic equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. During the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).

Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. (Source: Gemological Institute of America)

VANDE MATARAM!