New addition at ISC: ancient Indian science


New Delhi: In a departure from the past, this year’s Indian Science Congress had a new addition: the importance of ancient Indian science in the modern world. The change could potentially expose the government to criticism, especially in the context of the recent initiatives to tweak school syllabi to promote Sanskrit.
On the second day of the five-day Congress hosted by the University of Mumbai, several speakers focused on why Indians must study ancient Indian sciences. Invitees spoke of the origins of mathematical theorems and surgical methods in Sanskrit, as well as how Indians flew planes before the Wright brothers did. There was a session titled “Ancient Sciences through Sanskrit”.........Read more
 
 
Source web page: live mint

Comments (0)



Please Login or Register to join groups