I have learnt some interesting facts:
*that India has never invaded another country in her 5000 years of history
*Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus originated in India
*The "Place Value System" and the "Decimal System" were developed in India in 1000BC
*Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind.
*Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. Experts agree that it is the most precise and therefore the most suitable language for computer software (Forbes Magazine July 1987)
*The world's first University was established in Takshila India in 700BC
*Chess was invented in India
I'm not going to bore you with the raft of other notable facts about this incredible country, but I do want to say that a visit here puts those of us who think the world begins and ends in the West, in our place.
The other thoughts in the back of my head are:
*Why is this then the dirtiest most squalid place we have ever seen?
*Why, in a population of about 1.2 billion are more than 400 million, one third, illiterate?
*Why are 42% of children under the age of 5 years mal-nourished?
Like South Africa, India is a country of unending paradoxes.
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