Awesome Facts About India Tourists Can't Believe...

9 Awesome Facts About India Tourists Can't Believe...

Long ago, when giant lizards roamed the planet and Netflix wasn’t around, the Asian continent got crashed into by an unexpected visitor that ended up being a life-long neighbor. Uh, come again? Hey, I’m talking about India and its fascinating history since its days as an enormous piece of land floating in the!

1. Humble Island Beginnings- India wasn’t always a “subcontinent.” within the era of dinosaurs, over 100 million years ago, it had been actually an island! It had broken removed from a supercontinent and slowly but steadily traveled north, arriving at its present-day location in mere about50 1,000,000 years. The dinosaurs had already gone extinct by then, though, so that they didn’t get to work out what happened next. the large Indian Island collided with Asia an enormous continental boom.

The impact was so hard, in fact, that the Himalayas were formed almost in an instant! Yep, that’s how the youngest chain within the world appeared! Actually, India, now a subcontinent, continues to be slowly pressing northward, making Everest… grow! Basically, the very best peak on the world is now some millimeters (or even centimeters) taller than last year, which, come to think about it, makes it harder and harder for alpinists to urge to the top! Uh-oh, better cross that one off your bucket list prior later!

2. The Guru of games- does one play chess? whether or not you don’t, you recognize what it's. But did you recognize that its ancestor was born in India too? the traditional game was called chaturanga, and it appeared around the 6th century C.E. Nobody knows the precise rules of the sport,

but judging by its appearance, it’s safe to assume it had plenty in common with chess and similar games (like the Japanese “shogi,” for instance). Another classic parlor game is Snakes and Ladders. It’s not really known where and when it first appeared, but most say it comes from the 13th-century Indian game called Mokshapat. the thought was to show kids about vice (in the shape of snakes) and virtue (the ladders). Hey, you up for a game? Oh, never mind, I’ve got yet another tidbit to share with you…


3. Astronomy Genius -In ancient India and astronomy had been two major disciplines since 1500 B.C.E. or perhaps earlier. But arguably one in every of India’s greatest minds lived within the 5th century C.E. His name was Aryabhata, and he wrote a treatise on astronomy that became a foundation for several later studies.

 

Despite employing a geocentric model of the scheme, which showed the sun and moon revolving around the Earth, Aryabhata presented many ideas that are still used today. for instance, he calculated the length of the year almost to the minute, found the worth of Pi, and explained that the moon and planets shine due to sunlight reflecting off of them. huge for the 5th century!


4. Clean Hair Has the word “shampoo” ever struck you as odd? Say it aloud some times, and you will see what I mean. Well, it'd sound foreign to you because it probably is. Not unless you’re from India, and therein case, thanks for the word! Yes, “shampoo” comes from the Hindi word “campo,” which suggests “to massage” or “knead.” and therefore the first mention of this “head kneading” was by the Greek historian Strabo back within the 4th-century B.C.E. At the time, shampooing was only common to Indians: they massaged their heads with various herbs and extracts so washed them off to stay their hair clean. The practice of using shampoo didn’t come to Europe until thousand years later, within the early 19th century. sounds like it took long enough to catch up!



5. the foremost Important number and what does one think that may be? We’d be in big trouble without this most vital number! Ok, enough riddles: I’m talking about zero! The concept of “zero” and also the rules of its use was first invented in India in the 7th century C.E. Before that, the concept of “nothing” hadn’t even been treated as variety.

it absolutely was not quite an empty space between“real” numbers. I suppose people just didn’t see the convenience of it yet? Like each time I take a look at my checking account after I pay my bills. Yeah, “convenience”…

 6. A Civilization earlier than Its Time Speaking of higher social conditions, during the Vedic period, which lasted from about1500 to about 500 B.C.E., the Indian society was probably the foremost equal within the known world at that point. Although it had been still patriarchal, women got plenty of respect could become sages and seers, received an equal education with men, and enjoyed every kind of right. There was no such thing as arranged marriage long ago — that only appeared much later. And political debates were rarely held without women giving speeches, and men were informed to hear their words! (Hear that, fellas?) i assume you may call the Vedic period the golden age of India!

7. Advanced Surgery from Ancient times if you think that cosmetic surgery could be a modern convenience, you’re up for a giant surprise. India had it covered over 2,500 years ago, way back within the 6th century B.C.E.! Somewhere around that point, there lived an excellent by the name of Sushruta. He’s called one amongst the founding fathers of surgery and permanently reason: his Sushruta Samhita could be a real gem of a book.

It covers over 1,100 diseases, all types of medicinal plants, and dozens of surgical procedures. But what’s probably the foremost jaw-dropping thing about the book is that it also described surgical reconstruction of the nose! So basically, if you lived in ancient India, you'll get yourself a nose job! Ok, maybe it wasn’t the rhinoplasty we all know today (with anesthesia and all), but that’s still impressive!


8. the primary Diamond Dealer-Up until the first 18th century, India was the sole source of diamonds within the world. per the Gemological Institute of America, these precious stones were first discovered and traded within the 4th century B.C.E. Of course, industrial mining and diamond processing was out of the question earlier,

so India only had a limited supply of them. That was okay, though, because the demand was equally limited: only the wealthiest could afford such a luxury. Since then, countries like Russia, Botswana, and therefore the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken the lead in diamond production. But the very fact is, a rustic is thought for its love of gold also had bragging rights for maintaining a diamond monopoly for pretty much a thousand years. Ooh, fancy!

 9. one in every of the Earliest Civilizations-Civilized urban life as we all know it dates back about 5,000 years in India. Well, fine, they didn’t have heating or anything (not that they needed it), but the Indus Civilization was still among the foremost advanced out there within the ancient world. the traditional Encyclopedia says that, by 2600 B.C.E., dozens of towns and cities belonged to its civilization. and that I must say, they'd quite a comfy life for his or her time! Houses had bathrooms and wells, and each city had a system. Social conditions were also way better than in other civilizations at the time. On top of that, the traditional Indians had a seriously mysterious system that scientists still can’t decipher to the current day. Who knows what wonders these ancient texts hide?...

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