Wednesday, 5 April 2017

2.Inventions in Ancient India


Inventions in Ancient India

Indian civilization is one of the oldest civilization in the world. A lot of inventions, we are using today are the gift from ancient Indians. Indian civilization has played a very important role to change the world. India has contributed in every filed like Mathematics, Medicine, Astrology, Science, Universe & Space, Art, Geography, Ethics and many more. Let’s look on amazing ancient Indians inventions.
1.     Aryabhata invented the Zero “0”
Aryabhata was the first mathematician who discovered the Zero “0” in early 5th century. There are different conflicts about the invention of 0 but if we follow Indian history then Aryabhata was the First mathematician of the classic age.
But if we follow the concept of Mahabharata the Indian scripture, it has already described 100 Kauravas as the sons of King Dhitrastra.
In different Hindu mythologies and scriptures, the Zero is included.


2.     Ayurveda is the gift to today’s modern medical world
History of Medicine is fascinating subject as it is the saga of man’s struggle against diseases. The origin of Ayurveda is attributed to Atharva Veda where it is mentioned about several diseases with their treatments.
  
3.      Binary Number Systems

4.     The Value of pi was invented in India
The Budhayana discovered the value of pi. The Pythagorean theorem was also discovered by him in the 6th century. Google says the William Jones invented pi but ages before his birth the pi was invented in India.

5.      In 5th century Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the Earth  to orbit the Sun
      


6.     Time travel & Theory of Relativity
The time travel and the concepts of Relativity was adverted by Indian Philosophers before the Einstein.
In Mahabharata & Ramayana it is described about the time travel.

7.    Astronomy originated in India
     

     
8.    Shushruta Shastra is famous for different surgeries which was invented in India before 2600 years
Shushruta is known as the father of surgery. Over 2600 years ago, Shushruta along with his conducted complicated surgeries like fractures, plastic surgeries, cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, urinary stones and even the brain surgeries.
In Shushruta Shastra, it is described about 3000 surgeries with the help of more than 120 surgical tools.


9. Chess also known as “Chaturanga” was invented in India during Gupta Empire in the 6th Century
     


10.  Yoga was invented in India
       


11.  Buttons were invented in India
The Buttons were discovered in India during the Indus Valley Civilization almost 5000 years ago.

12.  Haddapa & Mohenjo Daro had flush toilet systems which was known  as Sewage System
      


13.   Fibonacci Numbers
       


14.Aeroplanes or Flying Machines was described in Hindu Scriptures like Mahabharata and Ramayana known as “Vimaan”
            



15.  The Atomic Bomb
   The Atomic Bomb is the Concept of Modern world but the vedic  literature also describes about the weapons which are similar to  atomic bombs & causes the same effect like atomic bomb which was  knows as the Brahamastra.
       
16.  Gravity
 “All things fall to the Earth by law of nature; for it is the nature of the  Earth to attract and keep things.” (Brahmagupta)
   


17.  The Sun is the centre of Solar System
      

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