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 253: 21-Jan-2014

Theme: Ancient Indian systems.

#DharmaQuiz 1651: In "Dharayati Iti Dharma" explanation, what does Dharayati mean?. Ans: The one which upholds.

#DharmaQuiz 1652: Vivekananda made "Utthishtata Jagrata.." message very famous. In Vedic texts, whom did Yama Dharma gave this message to?. Ans: Yama to Nachiketas in KaThopanishad.

#DharmaQuiz 1653: The earliest known reference to zero is there in Pingalacharya's work from around 200 BCE. What was his book's name? Ans: Chhanda Shastra

Read this book, page 423: 
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=AIU4LzftaPAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA423#v=onepage&q&f=false

#DharmaQuiz 1654: Bhaskara II 's Siddhanta Siromani 6th chap, 22nd line has (11th century) reference to which fundamental force of nature?. Ans: Gravitational force.

{Final,Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1655: Katapayaadi (कटपयादि) is found in Haridatta's work from 7th century CE. What is this system about?. Ans: Ancient Indian Number system. Also Katapayaadi sankhya also used for Carnatic music's Melakarta table.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katapayadi_system

Scores for session 253 could not be computed. Sorry. Will do it next time.

DharmaQuiz Session 181: 7-Dec-2012

Theme: Sri Lanka and Hindu Dharma

1. Majority of the Hindus in Sri Lanka follow which branch? a) Shaiva Siddhanta. b) Vaishnava Siddhanta. c) Shakta Siddhanta. #DharmaQuiz 1261. Ans: a) Shaiva Siddhanta
2. Bhagavata Purana describes how Sri Lanka was formed from Mount Meru's apex. Who persuaded Vayu to form Sri Lanka?  #DharmaQuiz 1262. Ans: Narada.
3. Bharata or India was historically described as "aasetu himachala paryantham". What does it mean? #DharmaQuiz 1263. Ans: From the Rama setu connecting Sri Lanka to India, till Himalaya mountains, the land is called Bharata or India.
4. Adi Shankara composed "Ashta Dasha Shakti Peetha Stotram". What's the name of Devi in the only Maha Shakti Peetha in Lanka? #DharmaQuiz 1264. Ans: Shankari at Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)
5. Apart from Ravana, name any one other king of Lanka, mentioned in Ramayana. #DharmaQuiz 1265. Ans: Vibhishana (Ravana's younger brother), Kubera (Ravana's step brother), Sumali (grandfather of Ravana).

Top Scorers of session 181:

1. @sharad_51 : 5
2. @Ethirajans : 5
3. @guruswamy_c : 5
4. @pvaidyaraj : 5

Congrats to:

1. @iDevNakshi : 4
2. @ThejasMysore : 4
3. @man8shree : 4
4. @iSumitRk : 4
5. @hchaturv : 4
6. @philAmit : 4
7. @sweetandu : 4

And

1. @KPGanesh : 3
2. @Manjunaath : 3
3. @kbharada : 3
4. @iRohitBhat : 3
5. @cubicle_warrier : 3
6. @abhipar7 : 3

And

1. @TheArvindDhar : 2
2. @Kaushikbaruah6 : 2
3. @voxindica : 2
4. @VijayShenli : 2
5. @pramodgurav : 2
6. @bkprajwal : 2
7. @sharathinindia : 2
8. @pp_chn : 2

And..

1. @dheepakg : 1
2. @Sreevathsaa : 1
3. @Marut_ : 1
4. @saggirex : 1
5. @vikramuk : 1
6. @krishna208 : 1
7. @ChandaDebabrata : 1
8. @somanathg : 1
9. @lifeisgr8nc : 1
10. @shyamsunderv : 1
11. @ramjoukani : 1
12. @FEEL4INDIA : 1
13. @Hindustani12 : 1
14. @dhruva91 : 1
15. @indianomad : 1
16. @Tasmayi : 1
17. @icountu : 1

Keep up the participation. We all can learn together more about Dharma.