So Independence Day is coming and i cant help but feel patriotic about my country.There are a lot of things one could crib about ,but we will not go into that today.I am proud to be an Indian.In fact, you might know this already,Christopher Columbus was looking for India when he accidently found America(that is why the original folks there are called Red Indians).Though some might sulk about the problems in India but i can think of reasons more than the no. of people here which make me feel proud about my home land.. (The population runs in billions,so more than a billion reasons dude...soo whatever).Here, we go.
One doesn't chose the country one is born in.The country chooses us. And i am lucky to be born in this rich, multicutlural, multiethnic, diverse nation. So lets start this post with one of the best scenes from the movie Namastey London...which remains etched in my memory because of the big katta that happens...
Patriotic speech - Namaste London
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Here are some facts that i came across abt our motherland....
- 1500 years ago an INDIAN taught the world how to count. -Aryabhata
- The father of surgery ....also an INDIAN -Sushruta
- The person who invented wireless communication ....again an INDIAN. -Jagdish Chandra Bose (dude, its not Marconi..check with IEEE)
- 90% of world's computers run on a chip made by an INDIAN. -Vinod Dham
- A man who fought a war without fighting.....and won....he too was INDIAN. -Mahatma Gandhi
- One third of Silicon Valley geeks are .....well INDIANS.
- One of the largest software companies Infosys....again INDIAN.
- The almighty god of sound ...again an INDIAN company- (BOSE sound system) Amar Bose
- Half the tiger (panthera tigris tigris)population of the world is in India.
- Ranging from snow clad peaks in the North to hot desert in the North West to beautiful islands in both the bay of bengal and Indian ocean to tropical forests in the North East to ghats in the peninsular region the ecosystems in India are as diverse as the people.
- One of the most intellectually simulating games...Chess was created in India .
- 38% of Doctors in America are Indians. 12% of Scientists in America are Indians. 36% of NASA employees are Indians. 34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians 28% of IBM employees are Indians 17% of INTEL employees are Indians 13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
- Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in INDIA.
- The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population
- Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
- Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years
- There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world
- 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'.
- India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
- Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software reported in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
- Co founder of Sun Microsystems ....Vinod Khosla
- Hotmail was developed by ........Sabeer Bhatia
So, although Independence day has lost it's relevance to most of today's generation but i feel this is the time for everyone to feel proud of what our country has achieved till now and also try to figure out what independence means to each of us personally.At the personal level, i feel a liberal outlook towards everything and an open unprejudiced mind towards all issues is what we should strive for.Only then we will be a truly independent nation with independent minds.
So starting now remove the chains that restrict your mind.Be free.Stay happy.:)
Peace to all and happy independence day !!
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