what have we contributed to the world being Nepali????? Let us jot down!!!! India (Hinduism) has contributed ........ @unknown – Your name itself reveals your covertness! Here are some more eye-opener facts for you: Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT Hinduism. 1. Hinduism never invaded any other religion. 2. Hinduism invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. 3. The world’s first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient Hinduism in the field of education. 4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software. 5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. 6. Although western media portray modern images of Hinduism as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, Hinduism was once the richest empire on earth. 7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word “Navigation” is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. 8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan’s works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians. 9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from Hinduism . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hinduismns used numbers as big as 10 53. 10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, Hinduism was the only source of diamonds to the world. 11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. 12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra. 13. Chess was invented in ancient India. 14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Hinduism . 15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Hinduismns established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley Civilisation). 16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in Hinduism in 100 BC. - http://dharma.indviews.com/hinduism_science.htm