13. CURE FOR LEPROSY.
Kearns & Nash (2008) state that the first mention of leprosy is described in the Indian medical treatise Sushruta Samhita (6th century BCE). However, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine holds that the mention of leprosy, as well as ritualistic cures for it, were described in the Atharva-veda (1500–1200 BCE), written before the Sushruta Samhita
14. CHESS WAS INVENTED IN INDIA IN 6TH CENTURY.
15. DIAMOND MINING AND DIAMOND TOOLS.
Diamonds were first recognized and mined in central India 5,000 years ago, where significant alluvial deposits of the stone could then be found along the rivers Penner, Krishna and Godavari.
India remained the world’s only source of diamonds until the discovery of diamonds in Brazil in the 18th century. Golconda served as an important centre for diamonds in central India. Diamonds then were exported to other parts of the world, including Europe.
16. THE GAME OF SNAKES AND LADDERS WAS INVENTED IN 13TH CENTURY BY SAINT GYAN DEV.
17. BUDDHISM AND JAINISM ORIGINATED IN INDIA.
18. INDIANS ESTABLISHED ONE OF THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS IN THE WORLD CALLED INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION.
19. CRUCIBLE STEEL.
Crucible steel is the form of steel that is popular for its wide range of applications in variety of fields from industries to home appliances. Scientific research showed promising evidence of crucible steel extraction processes in Kodumanal, near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu during the period as early as 3rd century BC.
20. BUTTONS WERE DISCOVERED IN INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION 5000 YEARS AGO.
21. SIR JAGADEESH CHANDRA BOSE INVENTED CRESCOGRAPH, A DEVICE WHICH MEASURES THE GROWTH IN PLANTS.
22. THE BOARD GAME LUDO IS A MODIFIED VERSION OF INDIAN INVENTED GAME CALLED PASICHI.
23. EARLIEST TRACES OF RULER/SCALE WAS OBSERVED DURING INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION.
24. THE RAMAN EFFECT.
The Encyclopedia Britannica (2008) reports: “change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. The phenomenon is named for Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, who discovered it in 1928. When a beam of light traverses a dust-free, transparent sample of a chemical compound, a small fraction of the light emerges in directions other than that of the incident (incoming) beam. Most of this scattered light is of unchanged wavelength. A small part, however, has wavelengths different from that of the incident light; its presence is a result of the Raman effect.”
25. MARTIAL ARTS.
4th century BCE Indian epic poetry and the Vedas give the earliest written mention of South Asian martial arts. Boxing, wrestling, swordsmanship, archery, and the use of numerous weapons are all described in detail.
26. STEP WELLS.
The purpose of Stepwells is mainly to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability Research states that they were first made in India and then propagated to other parts of Aisa.
27. YOGA ORIGINATED IN INDIA.
Yoga is now the most adopted fitness and health practice around the world.
28. MILITARY ROCKETS.
In the year 1780 the Mysorean dynasty under the rule of Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan made the first successful use of iron-cased military rockets in the history of the world to fight against the British East India Company in the battle of Guntur.
The British were exposed to this technology after defeating the Mysore Dynasty. Their research in the Mysorean rockets lead to the development of the famous Congreve rocket and the rest is history.