Department of Mathematics, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), today conducted a ...

Sanskrit was seen as the language of divinity, thus the main current of Sanskrit knowledge tended to be conservative, ...

The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

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, ...

This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding ... Even in the sciences and especially in mathematics, India was indispensable; the ten-digit numeral system ...

From the ancient origins of zero to the paradox of motion, NOVA’s teaching resources immerse students in the wonder of math. ByKara Norton ... in a manuscript from India dated to as early ...

Mathematics is the study of concepts like ... Sanskrit was used to write mathematical works from ancient to medieval India, particularly sutras that outlined a set of rules or problems.

His new book is "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World," and ... Without it, we wouldn't have any of the higher mathematics that we all live on today - no algebra, no algorithms ...

FOR too long the history of mathematics in India was studied only by scholars suffering under the almost insuperable handicap of belonging to an alien civilization ; but recently a number of ...

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World is ... the spread of Indian concepts of mathematics and astronomy to the Arab world and thence to Europe and, third, the spread of Hinduism ...

Guest: William Dalrymple is a historian, curator, broadcaster and critic. He is the author of The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World.