Surprising Historical Facts About Ancient India

The first surprising fact is the name ‘India’. The regions beyond the Vindhya Hills were called ‘ Aryavartha ‘ (present-day North India). Then the whole land, Jambudweepa, Nabivarsha, Bharatavarsha, Bharatakandam (or Bharatakshetra), Hindustan (the word Hindu — the Persian word for the Indus Valley regions of the day, stan — meaning country, area, place or land — also: Pakistan, Afghanistan ; In Sanskrit, ‘Sthana’ means the same thing — U-m: Samasthana, Devasthana), and in one way, the name of this land, ‘India’, comes from the word ‘Indus-Valley’ (Indus-Plain). .

Iron Age in India (1500 BC — 200 BC)

• With the arrival of the Aryans, it was known as the Vedic period, which lasted for about 1000 years. It was during this period that the fundamental books on the philosophy of Hinduism were conceptualized. Then it is claimed that the Vedas were written after many ages.
• Then, the initiation of Jainism and Buddhism.
• The next major civilization after the Indus Valley was the Mahajanapatas civilization near the tributaries of the Ganges.
• Mahatma Empire — Bimbisara of Haryanka clan
• Chisunga Empire — Kalasoka
• Nanda Empire — Mahapadma-Nanda, Dhana-Nanda
• Persian — Greek: Alexander B.C. 327.

Mauryan Empire (321 BC-185 BC): Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara and Ashoka were prominent Mauryan historians. At the same time, around 300 BC, the Pandya , Chera (Satyaputra, Keralaputra in Sanskrit) and Chola rule were taking place in what was then South India.

The value of ‘pi’ in mathematics is:

Although it is unclear who was the first to find the approximate correct value of pi, the most important element in mathematics, 3.14159 (Archimedes claims to have discovered the root of pi, 22/7), some sources place it at Budayana around 800 BC. ‘ is said to have been discovered by an Indian. The fact that the structure of the pyramid at Giza is 2 times the ratio of ‘pi’ makes it a bit confusing as to what the ‘pi’ value was by finding (the Babylonians are also said to have been the first to approximate the ‘pi’ value).

Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine

World’s oldest medical systems. In India today, a maximum of 80% of the population uses one of these two methods medicinally in one way or another (the economic impact of this information is now well known to corporations and is currently in vogue as a business strategy). It was the Indians who discovered these medical systems. Adopted natural healing methods through herbs and plants. It is believed to be at least 3000 years old.

Zinc

Zinc and copper are incredibly beneficial for the body. That is why, even till ten years ago, we have been using brass utensils more and more. It was India who discovered a method of extracting pure zinc from brass containing copper and zinc. Mines dating back to 600 BC at Jawar in Rajasthan establish this. Zinc has a low boiling point of 907° Celsius. Even if the temperature rises slightly, the zinc will evaporate. It was very surprising that he discovered a method of extracting zinc by keeping the heat under proper control.

Sushruta — Plastic Surgery

Sushruta , who studied anatomy and is known to have lived in what is now Varanasi around 600 BC, is credited with performing surgeries (including plastic surgery) on the nose, ears, bladder, cataracts, joints, etc. In his book ‘Sushruta Samhita’ he mentions 300 surgical procedures, 120 surgical instruments and 8 types of human surgery.

(Zero)

If this one number were to be taken out of the equation, there is no doubt that the world today would suffer from disruption. Digit is one of only two values ​​in binary, the basis of the digital world. There is a whole world of individuals who are looking for something with this special sign. It is noteworthy that an organization called ‘ Project Zero ‘ is running for this purpose. Robert Kaplan writes in Scientific American that the Mesopotamian Sumerians were the first to discover the concept of rotation. However, Oxford ( University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library ) mentions Shujiyam in a book called ‘Pahshali’ in ancient India.) Scholars of the Library recently published an opinion. If the carbon age of the scroll is correct, it is the oldest Indian source to claim the wheel.

Indus Valley Civilization

If we want to talk about ancient Indian history, it is difficult not to mention the Indus Valley Civilization. The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the three oldest civilizations in the world. It was situated on the border of present day Punjab and Pakistan. There is also evidence of pioneering in many fields such as irrigation, mineral extraction, navigation and science. At least, BC 2300 — BC It contains over 2,200 ancient pottery and artefacts.

Yoga

The practice of yoga appears to have been practiced since pre-Vedic times as a tool to maintain physical, mental and spiritual well-being. It is believed that the Siddhas’ state of meditation, asceticism, etc., is achieved through the practice of yoga. It is quite true that there is no substitute in this world for such an art as the practice of yoga which integrates and regulates the course of the mind. Ancient India is also the country where the art of yoga originated. Yoga is known to have developed during the 6th-5th centuries BC, the period in which Buddhism and Jainism flourished. Even today, it is yoga that the West eagerly learns and uses in daily life (and has even been used as a useful tool by some pseudo-preachers).

Others

Greek philosophers and historians claim that there were no ‘slave’ people in ancient India, as there were in many other countries of the world at that time. Mostly people seem to be free here. (Other evidence suggests that people were enslaved in some places after the archaism was destroyed by invasions .)

The ancient Kama Sutra consists of seven books. Only one book in it talks about lust. Other books, How to make money? How to make a parrot talk ? How to make lemonade? Also includes topics like

Forgetting the gravestone is not acceptable. It is considered remarkable that Kallana still exists as the world’s second oldest water control and water diversion structure.

In this era of talking and fighting about women’s education and women’s rights, it is important to remember what happened here, from those days when many women played an equal role in ruling the country, to becoming famous scholars. (U-M: Velliveediyar ; Olavaiyar)

Indians were also the first to discover games of knowledge like Chess and Paramapadam.

Even though we as today’s Indians search for, learn and take pride in this way, it cannot be denied that this is where the idea of ​​one language destroying another language blossomed culturally and culturally. Many more authentic histories date back to the 300s BCIt is only available from (like mosquitoes, not literature and grammar books), when we think why this is the only Tamil problem, it seems that the thought that blossomed has borne fruit, planted a tree, the tree has taken root and a thick forest, and the land of history has been hidden in the darkness. We have another pride. How many ‘Tamils’ in the world who hesitate to speak the words of their own language and proudly accept the words of other languages, know how to speak and write in Tamil without error? Very short. We are also proud of the cruelty to which even Thiruvalluvar, who composed the book of the world, known as the book of justice, is smeared with religious color (Thiruvalluvar temple in Mailai, Valluvar statue at the entrance.The forehead itself is proof of that). Under the heading of facts, I have mentioned these also. Isn’t it amazing?!!