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   Forgotten Pride - Brahmagupta We take great pride in saying that Indians gave the digit zero to the world. But how many of us know who actually gave that number? It was an ancient mathematician by the name of Brahmagupta. As the sun eclipses the stars by its brilliancy, so the man of knowledge will eclipse the fame of others in assemblies of the people if he proposes algebraic problems, and still more if he solves them. A person who can, within a year, solve x 2  - 92y 2  = 1 is a mathematician. - Brahmagupta   (Picture sourced from the web) Brahmagupta was an expert in algebra, trigonometry, astronomy, geometry and algorithms. He lived in the 6 th century AD. Just look at the number of streams he had been good at. It shows that these streams of knowledge existed in Bharath at that time. He was born in 598 AD in Bhillamala which is today Bhinmal in the state of Rajasthan. He worked as an astronomer in the Brahmapaksha school. The school...

  Know your Dharma Content Courtesy Mr.GaneshKalyan #ganeshamarkalam Gods and their sacred Mounts Have you wondered why Hindu Gods have animals or birds as “vahana’s” on which they travel? We need our vehicles to go here and there. There are so many vahanas or rides that the Gods leaving together with families on a picnic would be like watching "Avatar" movie's climax. Why Gods need vahanas if they stay inside Temples? My grandfather said when a devotee is in trouble they need to move swiftly to his side for help. Fine, I am stuck with a question in exam, how will Saraswati reach on time in a Swan? Imagine the giant Swan being parked in a school premises. Even temple cars are huge, unwieldy, and slow, needs several to pull, and can’t enter the narrow gates of school. The mystery of the mounts is intriguing indeed! How can a mouse carry Elephant God or Crow fly with Lord Shani on its shoulders? How comfortable will it be to drive a fierce Yali (a mythical creat...