Here is my list of top 5 achievements
1.
Operation Flood.
While green revolution changed the agricultral landscape, White revolution changed the the social landscape. Considering the time it was launched and given the orthodox society and position of women, it was an idea that taught women to stand on their feet and become financially independent. For athird world country it was nothing short of a miracle.
2.
General Elections and Election Commission
In a world where Democracy is still a distant dream for lot of mankind, we have done well not just to preserve it but also contributing to its growth. General elctions or Dance of Democracy is a celebration of this rather rare feat of Indian society. Election commission owes a Lions share of credit for keeping our elections relatively clean and efficient. And yes how about the fact that EVMs aren't used anywhere on such a large and massive scale.
3.
Indian Nuclear program
Probably one of the very few nuclear programs in the world that didnot start with sole intention of creating weapons. With very little help in this hi-end field India today has a proud and unmatched record of Safety in its nuclear plants and not to mention Non proliferation. BARC's contribution to agriculture (food irradiation), industry (Radio-isotopes, nano materials), Medicine (Radio-therapy) is of immense value considering that it saves a huge amount of foreign exchange.
4.
Railways
Ok thats from British Raj era, but even the erstwhile rulers wouldnot have imagined IR turning into a Giant it is now. Well the trains Don't always run of time, there are accident news more often than not, Political abuse by its ministers and so on, but one look at the numbers of IR and we may be forgiven to thinks that IR exists only for Trivia buffs.
To quote from India Today, What Keeps India moving, People persistance and Indian Railways.
5.
Bollywood
Kynoki Hamare paas hindi cineMAA hai
Lights Camera Action...
Guess this is why Shammi Kapoorji was crooning
" Kis ko pyar karo..."