India's Inspiring Scientific Heritage A primer series into the development of Jyotiṣa & Gaṇitā in India Through a series of short articles, we have set forth to cover a few highlights in the development of…
Puranas and Indian Knowledge Systems
Knowledge and scientific progress play a foundational role in a society. The knowledge of reality, nature, human life and its principles form an integral part of the various social, physical, cultural, economic and environmental systems…
Memory: Not letting it go
Memory is an important aspect of our life. In fact, when we say "my life", we mean a collection of memories of ourselves and the various circumstances. The Indian tradition has given a lot of…
How much to eat?
When you are on a diet, every morsel of food is had with guilt. Looks like there are even cheat days in diet plans that allow the dieter to take an occasional day or time…
Uddiṣṭa: Another concise algorithm of Piṅgalācārya
India has been a cradle not only to refined civilizational best-practices but also to multitudinous scientific developments. Evidence and knowledge of voluminous literature produced in Indian scientific pursuits has been well established by serious researchers.…
Naṣṭa: An ingenious algorithm by Piṅgala
By Soorya Narayan India has been a cradle not only to refined civilizational best-practices but also to multitudinous scientific developments. Evidence and knowledge of voluminous literature produced in Indian scientific pursuits has been well established…
Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑3
India has been a cradle not only to refined civilizational best-practices but also to multitudinous scientific developments. Evidence and knowledge of voluminous literature produced in Indian scientific pursuits has been well established by serious researchers.…
Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑2
Origins of Combinatorics in Chandas-śāstra The Chandas-śāstra has some very interesting and intricate connection with mathematics. The word chandas means of prosody, the science of metres. It has been estimated by scholars that this Chandas-śāstra…
Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑1
Origins of Combinatorics in Chandas-śāstra The Chandas-śāstra has some very interesting and intricate connection with mathematics. The word chandas means of prosody, the science of metres. It has been estimated by scholars that this Chandas-śāstra…