Mahaviracharya

Mahāvīra or Mahaviracharya Mathematician Mahāvīra was a 9th-century Jain mathematician possibly born in kundalpur, in India. He authored Gaṇitasārasan̄graha or the Compendium on the gist of Mathematics in 850 AD. He was patronised by the Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha during (c. 814–878) of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. He separated astrology from mathematics. Born: About 800 AD , Kundalpur, .....

Lalla

Lalla Indian mathematician Lalla was an Indian mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer who belonged to a family of astronomers. Lalla was the son of Trivikrama Bhatta and the grandson of Śâmba. He lived in central India, possibly in the Lāṭa region in modern south Gujarat. Born: 720 AD, Gujarat Died: 790 AD, India Lalla (c. 720–790 CE) was an Indian mathematician, astronomer, and astrolo.....

Yativṛṣabha

Yativṛṣabha, also known as Jadivasaha, was a mathematician and Jain monk.Yativrsabha gave a description of the universe which is of historical importance in understanding Jaina science and mathematics. Born: 500 AD India Died: 570 AD India He is believed to have lived during the 6th century, probably during 500–570. He studied under Arya Manksu and Nagahastin. He lived and worked between .....

Vāgbhaṭa

Vāgbhaṭa (वाग्भट) is one of the most influential writers, Scientist, Doctor and advisor of ayurveda. Several works are associated with his name as author, principally the Ashtāṅgasaṅgraha (अष्टाङ्गसंग्रह) and the Ashtāngahridayasaṃhitā (अष्टाङ्गहृदयसंहिता). Born: 600 AD, Sindh, Pakistan Died: 650 AD Books: V�.....

Jīvaka

Jīvaka was the personal physician of the Buddha and the Indian King Bimbisāra. He lived in Rājagṛha, present-day Rajgir, Magadha. Sometimes described as the "Medicine King" ,] he figures prominently in legendary accounts in Asia as a model healer, and is honoured as such by traditional healers in several Asian countries. Accounts about Jīvaka can be found in Early Buddhist Texts in many tex.....

Maharshi Parāśara

Parāśara was a maharshi and the author of many ancient Indian texts. He is accredited as the author of the first Purana, the Vishnu Purana, before his son Vyasa wrote it in its present form. He was the grandson of Vasishtha, the son of Śakti Maharṣi. Full name: Parashara Books: Krishi-Parashara, Vr̥kṣāyurveda of Parāśara Parents: Maharsi Sakti, Adrsyati Maharshi Parashara is a well-kn.....

Brahmagupta

Brahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and astronomer.He made advances in astronomy and most importantly in number systems including algorithms for square roots and the solution of quadratic equations. Born: 590 AD, Bhinmala, Rajasthan, India, ruled by the Gurjara dynasty. Died: 668 AD, India Brahmagupta, one of the most accomplished of the ancient Indian astronomers. He is the author of two .....

Aryabhatta II

Āryabhaṭa was an Indian mathematician and astronomer, and the author of the Maha-Siddhanta. The numeral II is given to him to distinguish him from the earlier and more influential Āryabhaṭa I. Āryabhaṭa was an Indian mathematician and astronomer, and the author of the Maha-Siddhanta,written in Sanskrit, the work that deals with topics related to mathematical astronomy. He constructed ta.....

Bhaskaracharya

The leading mathematician of the 12th century, who wrote the first work with full and systematic use of the decimal number system. Bhaskaracharya's father was a Brahman named Mahesvara. Mahesvara himself was famed as an astrologer. This happened frequently in Indian society with generations of a family being excellent mathematicians and often acting as teachers to other family members. Bhaskarach.....

Bhāskara

Bhāskara (commonly called Bhaskara I was a 7th-century mathematician and astronomer, who was the first to write numbers in the Hindu decimal system with a circle for the zero, and who gave a unique and remarkable rational approximation of the sine function in his commentary on Aryabhata's work.This commentary, Āryabhaṭīyabhāṣya, written in 629 CE, is among the oldest known prose works in S.....

Varahamihira

Varāhamihira was authoritative historical Meghaśāstra authority. Born: 505 CE Place: Ujjain (Avanti) Father: Ādityadāsa (astronomer) Tradition: Classical Indian science Major Work: Bṛhat Saṁhitā(Encyclopaedia of natural sciences) Meghaśāstra Contributions Scientific classification of: Clouds (Megha) Rainfall patterns Storm signs Rain prediction using: Planetary positions.....

Kanada

Kanada, also known as Kashyapa, Ulūka, Kananda and Kanabhuk, was an ancient Indian natural scientist and philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika school of Indian philosophy that also represents the earliest Indian physics. Kanada Philosopher Kanada, also known as Kashyapa, Ulūka, Kananda and Kanabhuk, was an ancient Indian natural scientist and philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika schoo.....

Aryabhata

Aryabhata, also called Aryabhata I or Aryabhata the Elder, an astronomer and the earliest Indian mathematician whose work and history are available to modern scholars. He is also known as Aryabhata I or Aryabhata the Elder to distinguish him from a 10th-century Indian mathematician of the same name. He flourished in Kusumapura—near Pataliputra (Patna), then the capital of the Gupta dynasty—whe.....

Pingala

Pingala Author Acharya Pingala was an ancient Indian poet and mathematician, and the author of the Chandaḥśāstra, the earliest known treatise on Sanskrit prosody. The Chandaḥśāstra is a work of eight chapters in the late Sūtra style, not fully comprehensible without a commentary. It has been dated to the last few centuries BCE. Born: unclear, 3rd or 2nd century BCE Died: 100 AD Acharya P.....

Patanjali

Patanjali Author Patañjali was a sage in Ancient India, thought to be the author of a number of Sanskrit works. The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. Born: 200 BC Died: 150 BC Patanjali was a great spiritual leader of ancient times who refined the spirit of the spiritual path into the word of wisdom called Yoga Sutras. He defined the steps every soul must go through.....

Charaka

Charaka (sometimes spelled Caraka) (c 400-200 BC) is believed to be one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India. He is referred to as the Father of Medicine and the ayurvedic counterpart to Hippocrates. It is believed that Charaka was a resident of Kapisthala village in the Punjab, situated between the.....

Sushruta

Sushruta, or Suśruta was an ancient Indian physician and surgeon known today as the “Father of Surgery” and “Father of Plastic Surgery” or "father of brain surgery" for inventing and developing surgical procedures. Sushruta Indian physician Sushruta, or Suśruta was an ancient Indian physician and surgeon known today as the “Father of Surgery” and “Father of Plastic Surgery” or "f.....

Baudhāyana

Baudhayana (800 BC - 740 BC) is said to be the original Mathematician behind the Pythagoras theorem. Pythagoras' theorem was indeed known much before Pythagoras, and it was Indians who discovered it at least 1000 years before Pythagoras was born! The credit for authoring the earliest Sulba Sutras goes to him. Baudhayan was the first one ever to arrive at several concepts in Mathematics, which we.....

Veda Vyas

Krishna Dvaipayana, better known as Vyasa or Vedavyasa, was a legendary sage portrayed in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, and regarded by Hindu-tradition as the compiler of that work. Born: Kalpi Full name: Krishna Dvaipayana Veda Vyasa Parents: Satyavati, Parāśara Religiuon: Sanathana dharma, Hinduism Children: Shuka from Vatika, Dhritarashtra from Ambika, Pandu fro.....

Anil Agarwal

Anil Kumar Agarwal was an Indian environmentalist, trained as a mechanical engineer at IIT Kanpur, worked as a science correspondent for the Hindustan Times. He was the founder of the Centre for Science and Environment, a Delhi-based research institute currently led by Sunita Narain. Anil Kumar Agarwal, an Indian journalist and scholar best known for his work as one of the country’s most promin.....

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