Facts about India

• Chess was invented in India.


• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India.


• The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.


• India has the most post offices in the world !


• The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people !.


• The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.


• Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.


• India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century.


• Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine.