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OCTOber - DeCeMber 2016 VOl. 13 No. 4
history of Indian sciences
Astronomy,
Engineering,
Ayurveda... india has been a country with
Indian science has it all. deep-seated scientific wisdom. The
Our scientific past
indeed, development of sciences in india
Makes us stand tall! goes back to the harappan times.
During the Vedic period, the yajnas
had a scientific meaning behind
Dear friends,
The modern scientific revolution which we them. significant development was
see all around has been given to us by our made in the field of mathematics and
ancient Indian astronomers, scientists, astronomy during the gupta period.
mathematicians, grammarians and other such The Cholas displayed achievements Illustration by: Bhanvi, XI-B1, Oxford Public School,
scientific communities. in architecture and metallurgy. Ranchi
In Ancient India, there were several
evidences of development of knowledge in the medieval period, the heights
in the field of science and technology. attained in the field of engineering NOU AND NAVY
Scientific discoveries have been in the field The art of Navigation was born in the
of metallurgy, engineering as well as medical are unmatched.
sciences. India’s contribution to the world is The modern day science in india can River Sindh some 6000 years ago. The
the decimal system, zero, numerals, algebra be credited to the indian scientists of word navigation is derived from the
and arithmetic. Also, linguistics, grammar, Sanskrit word ‘Navgatih’ and navy is also
th
th
cataloguing and codification of Sanskrit the 19 -20 century.
language rules is amazing. we as indians should be immensely derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
So from astronomy to trigonometry, from proud that we belong to one of the The construction of shipping vessels
metallurgy to surgery, from Yoga to Ayurveda is described in the Yukti-Kalpataru, an
and from Sanskrit grammar to the simple greatest civilisations in the world ancient Indian text on ship building.
kolam algorithm, India shows it all. with a rich heritage in the field of
Come friends, let us explore the fascinating sciences!!
world of Indian sciences and share this A.G. Supriya, IX, Rotary Laharry Matric Higher
proudly with the rest of the world. Secondary School, Madurai; Kunj Bhatt, VI-B,
Bhavan’s Shri AK Doshi Vidyalaya, Jamnagar
CONTENTS
history of indian sciences 1
The science story of india 2
Metal Masters 3
amazing astronomy 4 - 5
Marvels of Mathematics 6 - 7
early engineering and architecture 8 - 9
Pioneering with Plants 10
Medical Mastery 11
ayurveda-ancient science 12
Yoga-science of body and Mind 13 HARAPPAN SCALE
science in everyday life 14
rituals and reasons 15 The smallest ever division of
great Minds of Modern india 16-17 measurement of the Bronze Age
activity 4 u 18 was approx. 1.704 mm recorded
heritage News 19 on an ivory scale at Lothal.
Prize winners, what’s Next? 20 Illustration by: Apoorva Sinha, IX-A, DAV Public
School, Sector-14, Faridabad
I N d I a N Na TION al Tr u ST f O r a r T a N d Cul T ur al H E r IT a g E

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