Why India is great?

Why is India great? 

India is one of the most ancient civilizations. India never invaded any country in her 10000 years of history. 

India, officially The Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. 

Indians established Harappan Civilizations in Sindhu valley. The name 'India' is derived from the river Industry, the valley around which were the early settlers lived. 

The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the lands of the Hindus. 

India was one of the richest countries till the times of British🇬🇧 rule in the early 17th century. 

Chess was invented in India. Snakes and ladder, the indoor game, was created by poet Saint Gyandev in the 13th century. 

Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus are studies were originated in 🇮🇳India. The 'Decimal System' and 'the place value' were developed in India. The value of 'pi' was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana in the 6th century, and he explained the concept of what is known as the 'Pythagorean Theorem.' 

The world's first Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80tonne piece of granite. 

THE holy city of Varanasi has over 23000 temples. Therefore India 🇮🇳 is also known as the land of temples. India has over 300000 mosques and over 2 million Hindu temples. The Amritsar Golden Temple serves free meals.... for thousands. The Sikh temple is open to people of all religions. 

The four religions born in India -Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population. 

Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C and 500 B.C, respectively. Islam is the second-largest religion in the world. ( Wikipedia) 

Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come by sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.

Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humanity. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Sushruta is regarded as the father of surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. 

Brief knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics, and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts. From ancient times, India was the source of nearly all the world's known diamonds in South Africa in 1896. India was the only place where diamonds were mined. India has not been a major diamond-producing country since the 1900s but a diamond mining country.  (source: Wikipedia) 

India has the largest number of post offices in the world. The largest employer in India is the India Railway, employing over a million people. India was the only source of diamonds in the world. 

The highest bridge in the world is the Baily Bridge, and it is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982. World's largest railway bridge is in India. It is Chenab bridge, located in Jammu and Kashmir. It's is 359m above the river. 

Varanasi, also known as Bananas, was called the ancient city when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 BC.

This is the only place where 🐄cows are considered sacred. 

Jay Hind!