Why You Should Be Proud To Be An Indian?

Unity in diversity

India is one of oldest, living civilizations that is at least 30,000 years old! With 17.5% of the world’s population living here, our country is home to more than two thousand ethnic groups with every major religion represented.

Inventor of Brain games

Chess is known to have originated in India way back in 6th century AD. This game of the kings found its origins in an ancient Indian game ‘Chaturanga’, from which modern chess is known to have evolved.

Superior mathematical prowess

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Some very advanced mathematical discoveries of the world such as Calculus and advanced Trigonometry find their roots in India. The ancient Hindu symbol of a circle with a dot in the middle called the ‘bindu’, which meant ‘void’ was instrumental in representing the concept of zero.

Tolerant and inclusive

Move over the debate of intolerance; what could be bigger and better than being a part of the world’s largest democracy where over 1.2 billion people live in a harmonious, peaceful and progressive environment. The proof of our democratic values lie in the fact that we have a polling station in the middle of Gir forest for just one voter.

The best in moving making

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Bollywood is one of the largest centers of film production in the world and is the globe’s biggest movie industry in terms of people employed and films produced.

Fourth estate as the guardian of our values

We also have the largest number of news channels in the world and are the world’s largest market for newspapers. This just goes to show how our fourth estate stands tall as a cornerstone of our democracy, upholding our secular values.

Second largest records

We are the world’s 2nd largest English-speaking nation and hold the second place as the country with the largest numbers of scientists and engineers. We are also the second largest producer of small cars.

Best in innovation

India is the only country in the world after the USA and Japan to have built a super computer indigenously. Our Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), ‘Mangalyaan’ is the first Asian and fourth nation worldwide to reach Mars. We are also the first country in the world to do so in its first attempt and the maker of the cheapest Mars mission ever.