Ancient Indians developed Ayurvedic medicine systems using herbs and minerals, practices that continue to be valued in modern complementary medicine.
Originating from Lord Shiva, India popularized yoga, a spiritual, physical, and mental practice that promotes a healthy lifestyle worldwide.
Ancient Indian Mathematician Aryabhatta created the symbol of Zero to use it in the decimal based place value system.
Developed under the Gupta Empire as Chaturaga in the sixth century, chess taught virtues of valour and intelligence and later spread to Europe.
Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose demonstrated the first public use of radio waves for communication in 1895, pioneering wireless communication.
The oldest ruler, found in the Indus Valley civilization and dating to 1500 BC, was made of ivory with precise decimal subdivisions for measurements.