Baudayana
The great Baudhayana was a vedic priest, architect and scientist who lived between 800 BC and 740 BC. He is credited with the Baudhayana Sutras also known as the Sulbha Sutras. It is perhaps one of the oldest surviving texts of our dharma and Baudhayana is considered the first Bharatiya mathematician . His important mathematical contributions include a formulation of the Pythogaras theorem almost 1000 years before Pythogaras and calculations of the value of ‘pi’ amongst others. It is believed that Baudhayana’s interest in mathematics stemmed from his Dharmic duties. The altar in temples is constructed in a precise manner to channelise energies to the divine whom we house in these altars. Hence there was a need for understanding how the interplay of shapes and areas work in order to create the required structures in a precise way. The Baudhayana sutras cover dharma, daily rituals and mathematics for the common citizen and consist of six Sanskrit texts....