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World over renewed interests are observed on ancient Indian scientific and spiritual knowledge. Series of research activities are undertaken by Universities and research institutions in many countries. True search of good, adoptable and useful scientific observations on Indian approaches on all aspects of life are being conducted by scholars. Results of these studies are astounding. Yoga has found a respectable place in the medical curriculum and medical books published even from America. Quantum holistic healing is finding its benefit for many diseases. Vedic mathematics is getting into the school and college syllabus in many countries of Europe and UK. Medicinal plants and Indian alternatives for eco-friendly pesticides are going into large scale production and utilization in developed countries. Vegetarianism is becoming a precious life style. Meditation goes into stress relief in homes and production centres. The crude tribal medicines go for curing even complicated health problems. Effect of mantras are being studies under a new brand name 'psycholingustic effects'. Curative property of turmeric and pesticidal activity of neem are hot subjects in patenting and so on, many are in the list….. To conclude the advantages and usefulness of ancient Indian knowledge, it may be better to quote this incident. The panchatanta stories, our children's favourite story book, has been selected as a course book for training the American intelligence/investigation agency. The above adoptions occurred as a result of systematic and in-depth studies of the Indian scientific values by national and international scholars. It is important to search facts where Indian inventions and discoveries were neither appreciated nor recognized. Very many examples can be cited; Hippocrates, is considered as the father of modern medicine, even though he collected all information from Charaka and Susrutha Samhitas! Baudhayana propounded the theorem four hundred years before Pythagorus, but Baudhayana was forgotten! Bhaskaracharya II gave specific details of gravity hundred years before Newton. Why Bhaskaracharya was not recognized? Sangrama Madhava described the mathematics series earlier than Gregory, still the series is known as Gregory's series! Charaka described in five passages the blood circulation in 300BC, but Willam Harvey got the garland! Aryabhatta gave in detail with exact values, expiations of the spherical nature, diameter, speed of rotations and number of rotation of earth, as given in modern science in AD499, but the credit was given to Kepler, Galileo and Copernicus of 15th Centaury. Bramhagupta's equation is known as Style's equation! omayajee's equation is known as DeMories equation! adahava's equation is known as Gregory's equation! eelakhanda's equation is known as Newton's equation! Sayana's name is never mentioned when velocity of light is discussed! Even Apianus, Stiefel, Scheubel, Tartaglia and Bombellii borrowed almost all from Indian books and they become discoverers and inventors, whereas the real Indian scientists were ignored. Many more examples can be cited! The only reason for this neglect may be that the scientists were Indians. However, it is to be brought to the attention of the world that the Indian contributions should be recognized as INDIAN! All scientifically meritorious facts from India should be taught and preached for practicing, to begin with at least in India! Unfortunately there are very few forums in India to bring together the students and scholars interested in this 'new old area of study'. Following are some of the organizations striving for this purpose. Swadeshi Science Movement, Kerala Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage Indian Mathematics (Information about some of the great mathematicians born in India) |
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