Good morning friends. At a time when the country is plagued with abysmal corruption, terrorism, rape, murder, communal strife etc. and political expediency almost breaking the moral fibre of the nation, Let us recapitulate how some of the greatest thinkers of the world viewed our country. 1.We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. Albert Einstein. 2. Nearly all the philosophical and mathematical doctrines attributed to Pythagoras are derived from India. Ludwig von Shroeder 3.Is it not probable that the Brahmins were the first legislators of the Earth, the first philosophers, the first theologians ? The Greeks, before the time of Pythagoras, travelled to India for instructions. Voltaire. 4. Hundreds of years before the Christian era, cotton textiles were woven in India with matchless skill, and their use spread to the Mediterranean countries. The Columbia Encyclopaedia 5. If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India. Max Mueller 6. India was the mother of village communities of self-government and democracy. Will Durant. 7. It [The Upanishads] is the most satisfying and elevating reading which is possible in the world; it has been the solace of my life and will be the solace of my death. Arthur Schopenhauer. 8. Gravitation was known to the Indians before the birth of Newton. The system of blood circulation was discovered by them centuries before Harvey was heard of. P. Johnstone. 9.The inventor (J.C. Bose) has transmitted signals to a distance of nearly a mile and herein lies the first and obvious and exceedingly valuable application of this new theoretical marvel. The Daily Chronicle, England, 1896. 10.In the whole history of mathematics, there has been no more revolutionary step than the one which India made when they invented zero. Lancelot Hogben. Excerpts from the compilation by : Abhaey Singh.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:51:48 +0000
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