Article/Essay
 4 Feb 2015 Article/Essay
An important and well-researched essay that unravels the myth of 'Greek origins behind Hindu mathematics' and how this was perpetuated down the ages...

The Reception of Ancient Indian Mathematics by Western Historians
By Albrecht Heeffer
Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Ghent Universi... Read More
 3 Feb 2015 Article/Essay
Nose reconstruction surgery in ancient India:

The Impact of Indian Methods for Total Nasal Reconstruction
By Larry S. Nichter, M.D., Raymond F. Morgan, M.D., and Mark A. Nichter, Ph.D., M.P.H.

The Indian art and science of total nasal reconstruction comprise the first if not the most important ... Read More
 3 Feb 2015 Article/Essay
Still relevant even after 120 years!!...

Excerpt from 'A History of the Deccan' by J.D.B. Gribble, published by Luzac and Co., London - 1896

"I was first struck with the necessity of a work of this kind by a conversation with the son of a Hyderabad Nobleman who had just finished his studies in... Read More
 3 Feb 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
Is Book Collecting a Smart Investment?
By Ed McCarthy
ThinkAdvisor

Professional book collectors and advisors share their advice on this niche market.

A 2010 episode of the English TV-mystery series “New Tricks” played to every book collector’s fantasy. A rare 19th-century book with an ... Read More
 2 Feb 2015 Article/Essay
Tribute:
Shelved Away
By Anjali Vaidya and Croor Singh
Caravan - 1 September 2012

A self-effacing Bangalore bookseller surrounded by his past.

JUST OFF BRIGADE ROAD in central Bangalore is a quiet store, remarkably removed from the nearby bustle. This is Select Book Shop, a name familiar to ma... Read More
 27 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
A brilliantly eloquent piece of writing by Shashi Tharoor on the achievements of ancient Indian science...

"Shashi Tharoor explains his tweets on ancient Indian Science"
NDTV - January 05, 2015

The unseemly controversy over ancient Indian science at the ongoing Indian Science Congress reflects ... Read More
 27 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
Shashi Tharoor explains his Tweets on ancient Indian Science
NDTV - January 05, 2015

The unseemly controversy over ancient Indian science at the ongoing Indian Science Congress reflects poorly on all the parties involved, including the conference itself, which is now in its 102nd year w... Read More
 25 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
By the tenth century, there were numerous Arabic texts on the Indian numerals.

From the book:
Enlightening Symbols: A short history of mathematical notation and its hidden powers
By Joseph Mazur
Published by Princeton University Press - 2014 Read More
 25 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
By the tenth century, there were numerous Arabic texts on the Indian numerals.

From the book:
Enlightening Symbols: A short history of mathematical notation and its hidden powers
By Joseph Mazur
Published by Princeton University Press - 2014 Read More
 24 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
Zij al-Sindhind
By Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fazari

..."Of particular interest is the well told story of the Indian scholar who traveled to Baghdad, at the behest of Caliph al-Mansur (early ruler of the Arab Empire). R Gupta reports the story as such:

...In the year 156 (772/773 AD) th... Read More
 24 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Essay:
The mathematics of ARYABHATA
By A.A.Krishnaswami Ayyangar
Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, Vol. 16, 1926

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 24 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Personality:
A.A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar was born in a traditional Vaishnavaite family. He studied at Pachaiappas College, Chennai (Madras), and was awarded his M.A. in Mathematics in 1911 when he was 18 years old. He was then appointed to teach mathematics at Pachaiappas College and he taught the... Read More
 24 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
The mathematics of ARYABHATA
By A.A.Krishnaswami Ayyangar
Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, Vol. 16, 1926

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 23 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
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 22 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Research Paper:
Pythagorean Triples and Cryptographic Coding
By Subhash Kak
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater - 2010

"The earliest statement of the theorem of the square on the diagonal (Pythagoras theorem), together with some examples, is to be found in the geometry text of Baudhāyana (c. 8... Read More
 18 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
The astronomical wonder
By S.K.Aruni
The Hindu - February 1, 2012

S.K. Aruni on the astronomical significance of the Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple in Bangalore.

It is generally believed that the Jantar Mantar in Delhi is the only good example of an astronomical observatory constructed b... Read More
 17 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
Ghulam Ali Khan and his Patron: The Mughal Prince Fakhruddin
By Jeremiah P. Losty

Two important late Mughal pictures from the hand of Ghulam ‘Ali Khan, albeit probably with some studio assistance, have lately appeared on the art market. The subject of the first is a Mughal prince, iden... Read More
 12 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Interview:
"Indian mathematics is practical whereas the European is metaphysical"

C K Raju has been arguing passionately through several lectures and books about the uniqueness of ancient Indian mathematics and how it influenced the rest of the world. He says what is taught as standard modern ma... Read More
 12 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
After 200 years, rare Maratha Empire papers found in UK
By Manimugdha S Sharma
Times News - Jan 11, 2015

Exactly 240 years before Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis took oath of office, another Fadnavis had sworn to protect a 40-day old Peshwa, thereby becoming one of the most powerful me... Read More
 7 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Scientific Paper:
Corrosion resistance of the Dhar Iron Pillar
By R. Balasubramaniam and A.V. Ramesh Kumar
Kanpur - 2003

Introduction:
The attention of scientists and archaeometallurgists has not been focused significantly on the Dhar iron pillar, although this pillar, in its original conditio... Read More
 7 Jan 2015 Article/Essay
Article:
Science meet didn’t hear: 40 years ago, IISc debunked flying claims
By T.A.Johnson
The Indian Express - 6 January,2015

At the Indian Science Congress on Sunday, at a special session called “Vedic Science through Sanskrit’’, a former pilot, Captain Anand J Bodas, claimed that aircraft t... Read More