Ancient Hindu Knowledge v/s Modern Science

                              

What am I seeing?
Is this article going to tell me about Hindu Gods?
Why should I be interested in it?...
Naah! I should look closely … Ohh ! So, here I see a Globe between His tusks, Indians worship this avatar, Varaha since ages! Didn’t the rest of the world believe that Earth was flat till 16th century?
Before Copernicus, Galileo and Newton, an Indian astronomer named Aryabhata (476–550 AD) provided a detailed description of Earth’s shape.
वृत्तभपञ्जरमध्ये कक्षापरिवेष्टित: खमध्यगत:।
मृज्जलशिखिवायुमयो भूगोलः सर्वतो वृत्तः॥
(Chapter 4, Verse 6) The globe of the Earth stands (support less) in space at the centre of the circular frame of the asterisms (i.e., at the centre of the Bhugola) surrounded by the orbits (of the planets); it is made up of water, earth, fire and air and is spherical.

Many of the so called modern discoveries and inventions have been explained clearly in Ancient Indian Scriptures thousands of years ago. The inventions and discoveries include various fields of science such as Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Construction, Metallurgy, Alchemy etc. Some evidences in Ancient scriptures even show how such concepts were in practice.
                       
                        
Examples are aplenty…
  • Zero  -  no computer can work without it,
  • Gravity - which Newton discovered in 1700A.D. ,


  • The Speed of Light - Which Roemer told us about in 1676,


  • Sanskrit – mother of all languages,
  • Distance between Earth and the Sun-
 http://www.sciencebehindindianculture.in/distance-between-sun-and-earth-is-mentioned-in-hanuman-chalisa/

And Lots More…
Albert Einstein said: "We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made."
We belong to an amazing species of humans who strive for knowledge. Today’s India is undoubtedly an embodiment of modern values and ancient customs. Its rich cultural heritage has been developed through centuries of assimilation of varied influences, resulting in a multidimensional melting pot of art, religion and philosophy. As Indians, we should be aware of the universalism of our culture and observant of our opulent heritage. We should strive to educate ourselves as well as the coming generations about the richness of our culture and ensure it doesn’t fade away over a period of time. The younger generation needs to focus and learn more about the ancient knowledge of the country in order to move forward.
Keep on gaining knowledge from whichever source you can.
Keep on improving yourself.                           
Keep on…
                       


By Mrs. Vandana Saxena


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