Nation same practical blessing conferred on the world by india
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India is a vast land brimming with talented and creative people of diverse backgrounds. There are many wonderful things India has introduced to the world. From 0 to the world's first university, from Snakes & Ladders to shampoo, India has been quite the Santa Claus.
Here are 20 things you did not know were introduced to the world by India.
1. India gave the world its first university - Takshashila University
As early as 700 B.C., there existed a giant University at Takshashila, located in the northwest region of India. It had 300 lecture halls, laboratories, a library and a towering observatory for astronomical research. A Chinese traveler, Hien Tsang wrote in his diary that it had 10,000 students and 200 professors.
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2. India gave the world the numeral, Zero
Although Babylonians used zero to signify the 'absent', Indians were the first to use the zero as a symbol and in arithmetic operations.
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Akshay Das, Proud Indian
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Originally Answered: In what way has India contributed to the world?
1.Hinduism
World’s oldest and 3rd largest religion., founded during the period of Indus Valley civilization (3300 B.C. - 1700 B.C.).

2.Buddhism
4th largest religion, founded by Gautama Buddha, in 6th century B.C.

3.Jainism
A religion founded by Vardhamāna Mahavira, in 2nd century B.C.

4.Sikhsim
one of the world’s youngest religion, founded by Guru Nanak Dev, around 1520.

5.Buttons
They were first used in the Indus Valley Civilization by 2000 B.C.E.

6. Artificial Dockyard
Indus people were the first one to Build And Use Artificial Dockyard.

7.Rulers
Rulers made of Ivory were in use by the Indus Valley Civilization period prior to 1500 BC.Excavations at Lothal (2400 BC) have yielded one such ruler calibrated to about 1⁄16 inch (1.6 mm).

8. Stepwell
Again Indus people had invented the earliest known evidence of Stepwell.

9. Flush toilets
Flush toilets using water are found in several houses of the cities of Mohenjodaro and Harappa from the 3rd millennium B.C.

10. Cotton cultivation
Mehrgarh civilization (7000 B.C.E - 2600 B.C.E) introduced the idea of cotton cultivation.