INTRESTING THINGS ABOUT OUR NATION INDIA ........ BY MR . PARESH

1. 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.
2. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus
3. Chess was invented in India.
4. Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India
5. 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.
6. India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world
7. The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people
8. Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world (Source : Gemological Institute of America).
9. The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
10. Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over 2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
11. India exports software to 90 countries.