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Important Facts about India

Introduction

The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat. INDIA has been called Bharat even in Satya yuga (Golden Age). 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 Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.

India is the Largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest country in the world and one of the most ancient and living civilizations.

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 number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero. The ‘place value system’ and the ‘decimal system’ were developed in 100 BC in India. 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 mank