- Chess was invented in India
- The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu
- The game of snakes and ladders was created in India
- The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, India
- India has the most post offices in the world
- Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind
- The Baily bridge in Ladakh valley, India is the highest bridge in the world
- The value of Pi was first calculated by an Indian mathematician
- India was one of the richest countries in the world till the time of British invasion
- The earliest river and dam for irrigation was built in India
A german magazine in it's world history section once published also the following:
38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
36% of NASA employees are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of Intel employees are Indians.
13% of Xerox employees are Indians.
