Inventions and science
    • Board games: India is the birthplace of games like Chess, Snakes and Ladders, and Ludo. 
       
  • Mathematics: The concept of the number zero and the Pythagorean theorem were first used in India. 
     
  • Medicine: Ayurveda, the world's earliest school of medicine, originated in India. 
     
  • Shampoo: The process of shampooing originated in India.