Facts of India -1

1. India, along the ages, came to be home for every religion of the world. So, despite being essentially a Hindu nation, it embraced Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, as well as gave rise to off shoots of Hinduism.

2. In the history the beginning of one of the richest civilisation of the world dates back to the 3200-1600 BC of Indus Valley Civilization.

3. The name `India' is derived from the Indus River civilisation known as the sindhu valleys which were the home of the earlier inhabitents of indus valley.

4. Aryan Invaded india 1600-1500 BC, India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.

5. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.

6. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

7. The name `Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.

8. 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.

9. Chess was invented in India.