Still Basking in #RRR's Oscar Glory? Do you know India was World's Richest for 2500 yrs. See Why? 👇 India Ruled the world for 2500 years..

 


Still Basking in #RRR's Oscar Glory? Do you know India was World's Richest for 2500 yrs. See Why? 👇


This time India won two #oscars

- RRR won in the Best Original Song category (Naatu Naatu)
- Elephant whisperer won the "Best Documentary (Short)"

As a nation, we are so happy. All of us are dancing to the tunes of Naatu Naatu. We have achieved something BIG.

But do you know, just 300 years back - India was world's richest country which exported "Best Quality Products" all across the world.

#SoneKiChidiya (Golden Sparrow)

India was known as the Golden Sparrow for its prosperity.

India controlled between 25% to 33% of World’s Wealth from 500 BC to the start of
British colonisation (1700s)

Let's dive deep into this.

#MauryanEmpire

Mauryan Empire united India for the first time around 300 BC

Better infra, security and usage of coins enhanced trade

India contributed 32-35% of World’s GDP during this period

#Achievements (800 BC to 200 BC)

- Best Quality Products in textiles, precious stones, spices + 100s of other industries. Biggest exporter globally

- Jainism and Buddhism were founded (Helping people move up Maslow's hierarchy of needs)

- Arthashastra written by Chanakya (The Best Economics Text of its time - Rather a Timeless text)

- Upanishads, Ramayana and Mahabharata were written (Best Philosophical texts)

#Achievements (200 BC to 1500 AD)

- This period was India’s Renaissance

- India prospered in architecture, painting, Science and Literature

- Aryabhatta invented number system along with zero (Remember Manoj Kumar's song - Zero Diya mere Bharat Ne) and advanced astronomy

- Business prospered with development of sea routes to other Asian and European countries

#WorldBusinessLeader

- Agriculture: Exported grains such as wheat and high quality spices

- Textiles: Indian fine cotton and silk were in huge demand

- Precious stones: Indian pearls, sapphires, crystals

- Animal products: Such as leather, fur, hides of highest quality

#MughalEra

- Golden Era for India

- India’s share of World GDP ~ 25%

- Annual Revenue in 1600 AD was 17.5 Mn£ compared to Britain’s entire treasury of just 16 Mn£

#BritishExploitation Changed it all

- British Empire began to grow around 1750 & decline in Indian industry started

- India experienced mass scale De-industrialisation

- British destroyed Indian industry and exported raw materials from India to England

- We rapidly moved from being an exporter of finished goods to exporter of raw materials within 80 years

- As per British economist, Maddison, India's share of world income went from 27% to 4%

#SleepingGiant is waking up again

- Already 5th largest economy and 8% of world’s GDP (PPP)

- World’s best in a number of industries

#NextCentury belongs to India

India is expected to contribute to 20% of world’s GDP in next 20 years

Do you think we as a nation - we are on the cusp of breaking out?

What are our biggest strengths and weaknesses?

Can we do it?

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