Some Unknown Indian Historical Facts

India is a country of diverse cultures, varied religions and innumerable languages and dialects. There are several fascinating things about this country’s history that you may not know. Here are just some of them…

·         World’s first university was built right here in India. The University of Nalanda in Takshila was established in 700 BC and is often termed as one of the biggest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. Students from all over the world came here to study courses in more than 60 subjects.

·         The three mathematical subjects Trigonometry, Algebra and Calculus have their origins in India. In fact, Sridhatacharya used quadratic equations as early as eleventh century. According to historical records, for Germans and Romans, the largest numbers were limited to 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as large as 10*53(10 to the power of 53) as early as 5000 BC with specific names for each. Even now, the highest that modern mathematics has gone to 10*12(Terra or 10 to the power of 12)

·         Indian medicine history shows usage of anesthesia from ancient times. Many ancient Indian texts give detailed account of the knowledge the ancient medical practitioners had of embryology, anatomy, metabolism, digestion, etiology, immunity and genetics.

·         Ayurveda enjoys the distinction of being the earliest known school of medicine known to mankind. It was actually consolidated by Charaka, also known as Father of Medicine, over 2500 years ago.

·         Your favorite board game, Snakes and Ladders, was created in this country by a 13^th century poet Gyandev. Originally known as ‘Mokshpat’ and played with dices and cowrie shells, the ladders and snakes were a way of indicating virtues and vices that happen in a person’s life.  The game was a way of showing that good deeds are a way of taking a man up in his life while the snakes indicated the evil that takes a man through the cycle of rebirths.

·         One of the greatest contributions of India to western philosophy is grammar. Composed by Panini, the world had its first formal grammar lesson between 750 and 800 BC through his Astadhayi.  

·         It was Bhaskaracharya who calculated the exact time taken by Earth to orbit sun hundreds of years before the famed astronomer Smart. He gave the time to be 365.258756484, later confirmed by Smart.

·         It was recently proved by USA base IEEE organization that it was Prof Jagdish Bose and not Marconi who pioneered the wireless communication.

·         Surgery was an intimate part of Indian Medicine. In fact, Sushruta is termed as father of surgery as even 2600 years ago he was performing complicated procedures of brain surgery, plastic surgery, artificial limbs, cataract, caesareans, and urinary stones along with his fellow scientists. Over 125 surgical instruments were found to be used by them for these procedures.

·         Sanskrit is said to be the mother of all European languages. In fact, according to a Forbes magazine report, it is the most suitable language that can be used to design a computer software.
 

India Travel Tips

India offers a different aspect of her personality – exotic, extravagant, elegant, eclectic to each traveler to the country

If you're planning to visit the India, fallowing travel tips can make your passage to India  much more comfortable and rewarding.

DO

Travel light. You don’t want to drag heavy bags in this climate. India is about cultural immersion, not wardrobe changes. Pack only unlined cotton, linen, rayon, and thin silk clothes anything synthetic or heavier, and you will drip sweat. Bring a cotton-knit cardigan or light shoulder-wrap for frostily air-conditioned hotels and restaurants. Bring a zippered backpack or tote bag when you’re touring or walking around. You’ll be making a lot of impulse purchases and don’t want to carry around a bunch of plastic shopping bags. Forget about perfect grooming. You’ll soon get used to the heat, humidity, and dirty air. If you’re traveling on the cheap, bring an airline pillow for your comfort on crowded buses and trains and for overnights in less-than-deluxe digs. Drink sterilized water: Do not drink tap water. Carry water everywhere or buy on the fly.

DON'T...

Don’t avoid taking cabs. They are cheap. If your cab doesn’t have a meter, negotiate the price beforehand. 

Don’t pack shoes or anything with heels. Streets and attractions lack surfaces flat enough to handle any kind of heel. Even in nice restaurants, fancy shoes are overkill. Indians wear flip-flops or go barefoot. Jeweled flip- flops are as dressy as you need. Sneakers are fine for touring.

Don’t bring expensive jewelry, bags or sunglasses. Not only is India very casual, you don’t want to call attention to yourself or worry about your stuff

Last but not the least, Don’t show too much skin. Kama Sutra aside, this is a modest culture.

Accommodation

Reservations – You can book by phone or email.
Ask for a pick up - this seemed to work 60% of the time. When booking your reservation, ask for a pick up from the train station if that’s how you’re arriving.

Shopping

 There are always many, many vendors for every product ,go shopping at all non ivy league streets- u'll find some great stuff- local and traditional- search-Bargain- buy! Use this principle and u'll be fine

Bargain shamelessly with vendors. They expect it and will typically go down to about two-thirds of their asking price.

Kerala tourism awaits tourists for monsoon season

Kerala Tour packages has so many fantastic vacationer locations. It decorates with so many unbelievable attractions and sitting room of tourist interest like wildlife parks, backwaters, beaches and sanctuaries, rich and legacy temples, earliest forts and palaces and recollection of Portuguese and British reign. Kerala Tour Packages in order words is an peaceful destination where tourists can enjoy ultimate holidays and take back home incredible memories to relish in forever Torrential rain showers are expected to fall in Kerala backwaters tour packages by the first week of June. The meteorological section says that there will be some impediment in the showers than regular. 

The arrival of downpour also marks the preliminary of Kerala honeymoon tour growth business designed plans to convey foreign tourist to the state for the heavy shower tour. Monsoon Kerala tour operators has become a new tendency in the state’s tourism in the few preceding years. The foreign tourist comes in search of Kerala tour Ayurved packages frequently. The overseas tourist are mainly from Germany, France, Russia, UK. Apart from this, many marital tourists from different parts of India comes to state for Kerala honeymoon tour Ernakulum district topped in districts followed by Thiruvananthapuram. Mainly the domestic tourists are pairs who come here for have their wedding in Kerala. The maximum number of domestic tourist’s entrance was on December and the lowest was on July. But now the leaning is upside down and more people come for a Kerala tour in eccentric Wildlife Tiger tour packages seems to make use of this trend and bring more customers to the glory. Kerala packages offer outstanding excitement and offer tourists to enjoy holiday with eventual experiences. So plan for Kerala holiday and enjoy the ultimate holidays with immense happiness and delight.