10 Mind Blowing Indian Inventions

Hello, wish you all are fine. Today I bring something new that you may never knew about or heard before. We use these things in our everyday life but we never knew these things were invented in our very own country India. This article will blow your mind that our ancestors help the world to be modern. They (our ancestors) invented these and have put the class in our lifestyle. Okay, without wasting more time let's skip to the  main part.

India had played a very important role to shape the face of the current modern world we are living in. Bellow mentioned 10  mind blowing inventions in India which you may be proud of. So here we go -

1. BUTTON: 

Buttons were first used in Mohenjo-daro for ornamental purpose rather than for fastening. They were first used in the Indus Valley Civilization by 2000 BCE.

2. CHESS:

Chess developed out of Chaturanga, which is an ancient strategy board game developed during the Gupta Empire in India around the 6th century AD. Now you know why Vishwanathan Anand is such a pro.

3. SCALE RULER:

Rulers were first used by the Indus Valley Civilization prior to 1500 BCE. Made of ivory, the rulers found during excavation, reveal the amazing accuracy of decimal subdivisions on it.

4. SHAMPOO:

Can you believe it? The word ‘Shampoo’ is derived from chāmpo (चाँपो). It was initially used as a head massage oil for the Nawabs of Bengal during the Mughal Empire around 1762. It evolved into shampoo over the years. 

5. SNAKES AND LADDERS ( SAAMP SEEDHI):

The game, Snakes & Ladders,  was invented in India as a game of morals. Later it spread to England and eventually introduced in the USA by game pioneer Milton Bradley in 1943.

6. DECIMAL SYSTEM, QUADRATIC FORMULA AND ZERO:

It was in 7th century CE when Brahmagupta found the first general formula for solving quadratic equations. The decimal system (or the Hindu number system), which was a precursor of the Arabic numeric system, was developed in India between the 1st and 6th centuries CE.

7.DIAMOND:

Worldwide, India was the only source of diamonds until the discovery of mines in Brazil in the 18th century. Almost 5000 years ago, diamonds were first recognized and mined in central India.

8. FLUSH TOILETS:

Hold on haha! Flush toilets were first used in the Indus Valley Civilization. These existed in most homes and were connected to a sophisticated sewage mechanism. But worst part is that Indian still don't have sanitary toilets. 

9. STEEL AND METAL WORKS:

Ancient Indians were pioneers in metallurgy. High quality steel was produced, almost two thousand years before it was understood by the West. One of the most remarkable feat in metallurgy: creating a seamless celestial globe, was invented in Kashmir. It was earlier considered impossible to create a metal globe without seams. Now Indirectly India is behind the Iron Man. LOL.

10. PLASTIC SURGERY:

Yes, you heard it right. Indians were pioneers in Plastic Surgery too. It was carried out in India as early as 2000 BCE.

So, we’ve always been a cool country.   History is testimony to it. So what’s stopping you from being innovative? Go, win the world.

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