Ancient India's contribution to mathematics and science

DharmaQuiz Session 306: 18-Nov-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1916:
1000 yrs bef Copernicus, an Indian showed earth is spherical: "Mrit jala shikhi vayumayo BHUGOLAH sarvato vrttah". Who? Ans: Arya Bhata in the Aryabhatiya – Chapter 4, verse 6
Meaning: The globe of earth stands suspended in space at the centre of a circular frame that is at the
centre of the Bhugola surrounded by the orbits of the planets; it is made of water, soil, fire and air and
is circular on all sides that is spherical.

More: http://yuvashakthichennai.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/

#DharmaQuiz 1917: An Indian calculated Earth's diameter as 1050 Yojanas (12715.5 KM) 1500 years ago - "Neela Bhu vyasa...". In which book? Ans: Arya bhateeya.

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80ryabha%E1%B9%AD%C4%ABya

#DharmaQuiz 1918: Laghu Bhaskareeya, a wonderful ancient Indian mathematics book was written during 629 CE. By which mathematician? Ans: Bhaskaracharya 1

#DharmaQuiz 1919: Shri Vateshwar Acharya wrote Vateshwar Siddhanta during 748 CE.
Which scientific topic does this book deal with? Ans: Astronomy.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1920: Brahmasputa Siddhanta written during 528 CE deals with quadratic equations. Who wrote it? Ans: Brahma Gupta.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C4%81hmasphu%E1%B9%ADasiddh%C4%81nta

Watch this amazing video of Dr. N Gopala Krishnan to learn a lot about ancient India's contribution to mathematics and science. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yIoBsYNjHA
It's a gold mine of information.. Long video, but worth every minute!

Scores for session 306:

1. @Simuntweets : 5
2. @mdbiyani : 5
3. @sankarbe : 5

1. @karthikjana : 4
2. @stormylook : 4
3. @gurudath29 : 4

1. @Divakar31 : 2   

1. @raghavendra3190 : 1
2. ‏@SanghiBeerbal : 1
3. @jp_surat : 1

Explore further about the glorious science and maths heritage of India!

DharmaQuiz Session 243: 26-Nov-2013

Theme: Hindu Dharma's Key Acharyas

#DharmaQuiz 1601: Who is termed as the greatest Paramacharya for classifying the sacred Vedas into four parts? Ans: Veda Vyasa.

#DharmaQuiz 1602: Can you name one famous Guru, who can fit into "Dharmacharya" title for writing exemplary bhashyas on Vedas & Upanishads? Ans: Adi Shankara as the most prominent.

#DharmaQuiz 1603: Name 1 Hindu Guru who can fit into "Karmacharya" title for outstanding work done in motivating and organizing Hindu society. Ans: Swami Vivekananda as one prime example.

#DharmaQuiz 1604: Name one Hindu Guru who can fit into "Vijnanacharya" title for tremendous contribution to science or mathematics scholarship. Ans: Bhaskaracharya as one prime example.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1605: Name a Guru who formulated foundational sutras of Yoga, fit enough to be praised as "Yogacharya". Ans: Patanjali

Toppers for session 243:

@Bengalur_Huduga : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5
@brahmavith : 5
‏@bhaviknz : 5
@Simuntweets : 5
@man8shree : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5

Congrats to:

@cubicle_warrier : 4
@rajeshrajput1 : 4
@sreekannoth : 4
@Mamdhata : 4

@showadarsh  : 3
@PankajBagla : 3
@venkataa : 3

@ijitendramodi : 2
@Archana1207 : 2
@tradetoday99 : 2
‏@right_advocate : 2

@ramanujam75 : 1
@mjrajput : 1
@PrashantRastog1 : 1
@njith : 1
‏@rao_deepak : 1
@shrivijaybk : 1
@imRaghu4mKoppal : 1
@imthe_Right : 1
@Atulkbhaskar : 1
@Ignoramusme : 1
@CurrAffairs : 1
@ManikGup92 : 1
@kathalkar24 : 1
@antapravah : 1
@ShubhamBhuyaat : 1
@Purusharth6 : 1
@theninjax : 1
@esgeeaar : 1
@pulkitgupta80 : 1
@DrSrishtiGupta : 1
@SriAiyer2RS : 1
‏@iNIMISH : 1
@GaneshChakravor : 1

See you on Friday.

DharmaQuiz Session 220: 7-Jun-2013

Theme: Famous mathematicians of ancient India.

1. The great mathematician of India 850 years back, Bhaskaracharya, was also the head of astronomical observatory at Ujjain, MP. Which of today's states was he born in? #DharmaQuiz 1471. Ans: Karnataka
2. Aryabhata, the great mathematician is said to have headed an astronomical observatory in Bihar 1500 yrs ago. Near which coast of India was he born in? #DharmaQuiz 1472. Ans: West
3. Bhaskara 1, mathematician 1400 years ago, was probably the first human to write zero as a circle. Which Indian state was he born in? #DharmaQuiz 1473. Ans: Maharashtra
4. Varahamihira, the great astronomer 1500 yrs ago, was the first to calculate shifting of equinox in seconds. Which Indian state was he born in? #DharmaQuiz 1474. Ans: Madhya Pradesh
5. 2400 years ago, Pingala wrote Chandashastra, first known description of a binary numeral system. Which province of Pakistan was he born in? #DharmaQuiz 1475. Ans: Punjab (Pakistan)

Scores:
Sorry, could not collect all details, as I was traveling.

DharmaQuiz Session 116: 7-Feb-2012

Theme: Advanced Maths/Science concepts from ancient India

1. Words Navy and Navigation, are derived from the ancient Sanskrit words Nau and Nau-Gatih.What does "Nau" mean? #DharmaQuiz 934. Ans: Boat or Ship.
2. Name the world's 1st major university, developed by Buddhists & Hindus, which taught 60 subjects to 1000s of world students. #DharmaQuiz 935. Ans: Takshashila or Taxila, in Pakistan today.
3. Aryurveda, at least 3500 yrs old, is regarded as the world's oldest school of medicine. What does "Ayus' in  Ayus+Veda mean? #DharmaQuiz 936. Ans: Longivity or Long life.
4. Who wrote Siddhanta Shiromani, 400 yrs before Newton, which gave Earth's diameter as 12648 km (Today's science, 12800 KM). #DharmaQuiz 937. Ans: Bhaskaracharya. More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bh%C4%81skara_II
5. {Final, open till 11 PM} Chakravala Vidhi /Cyclic Algorithm from ancient India is attributed to Bhaskara & 1 more. Name him. #DharmaQuiz 938. Ans: Jayadeva (950-1000 CE). More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakravala_method

Top Scorers:

• @pkagrawala : 5
• @kishor_narayan : 5
• @RohitRajpurohit : 5
• @iSaakshi : 5

Congrats to:

• @Susri1210 : 4
• @sharathinindia : 4
• @VenkatKL : 4
• @philAmit : 4
• @DevNakshi : 4
• @mamtan14 : 4

• @gabbar01 : 3
• @rajputrahul19 : 3
• @hindu_tweeter : 3
• @TheArvindDhar : 3
• @ChdryPk : 3
• @Sammy_2912 : 3

• @VishvambharV : 2
• @karancspeaks : 2
• @Jaadoo_jupiter : 2
• @kapil_dev : 2
• @BJPMember : 2

• @dildhondtahai : 1
• @vkspathak : 1
• @stormylook : 1
• @Manjunaath : 1
• @rameshsethu : 1
• @itsmesuresh : 1
• @shivsBHARAT : 1
• @ashithakur : 1
• @venshu : 1
• @satishv278 : 1
• @AAA2100 : 1
• @mahfoozdr : 1
• @plantneem4gud : 1
• @SandipPawar : 1

Many thanks to everyone keenly following Dharma Quiz and participating. Feel free to leave a comment to improve this spiritual & Dharmic semi-weekly fun quiz.

- Kiran