Studying the mathematical accomplishments of ancient India and Japan uncovers a fascinating history of innovation and ...
Any account of the classical sciences of India must begin with mathematics, for, as the ancient Sanskrit text Vedanga Jyotisa (ca. fourth century B.C.E.) says, Like the crest on the peacock’s head, ...
It introduced Indian mathematics to the Arabs ... As William Dalrymple writes in his book The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World: “From Baghdad, these ideas spread across ...
Marcus du Sautoy visits an ancient Indian observatory, and explores how Indian mathematicians used trigonometry to make celestial observations. Using examples in right angled triangles ...
The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.
Faculty development programme on Indian Knowledge Systems at VVCE, focusing on STEMS perspective, ancient knowledge, and contemporary education.
National Mathematics Day is celebrated every year in India on December 22. This day honours the birth anniversary of the legendary Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, who made extraordinary ...