The Glorious Scientific Traditions of Ancient India | Facts of Indian Sciences | Prof. Subhash Kak
Western Education System and the resultant Colonization of our minds have led to the Indian Knowledge System and their Scientific foundations being clearly wiped off from our curriculum. Therefore, in this discussion we have tried to highlight the scientific developments in Ancient India and the Role it has played in the development of Modern Science. A complete recap of many great Authors/Maharishis over 1000s of years. The Arabs recognized that India/Bharat was the leader in science and math throughout the world.
Prof Kak talks about the immense contribution of India towards math and science. People like Maharishi Kanaad Vaisesika Sutra blazed a trail in physics, chemistry, nuclear and many more subjects (all done in BC era!). All Newton's laws are a straight lift from Kanaad with a hilarious tale of apple falling upon the head. Prof Kak talks about Tesla and Vivekananda (matter can be converted to energy), he says before Einstein e=mc^2 was well known, talks about Dr ECG Sudarshan (I have him as the actual winner of 2 nobel prizes not the charlatans who stole his work). Dr Kak talks about consciousness and the Triangle of observer: samanya - universal, vishesha - where the observer is wrt to object, samavaya - observer and observed interact; inherence. These are missing in Western science.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgR4nt7ByfI
Britshit Macaulay who very intentionally broke up the Indian gurukul system by closing down, sacking the acharyas and usurping the system of education in Bharat. What came out is a poor imitation wherein a select few could avail the new fangled Brit Education in Angrez. This caused an instant divide in the Indian society - those who were angrez educated and the rest. Another divide! Today India is reeling from the system which does not really prepare great original thinkers, at most people go through the motion of pretending to learn, rote based exams do nothing and a huge cultural void. I can confidently say the western system adds no value in a person's ability to get gyan and satisfaction. No one remembers any of the equations taught, they cannot derive them from first principles and when the offspring asks a question about their homework the parent is stumped (I did not learn this stuff son/daughter!). Such shallow learning but we have degrees to boast about.
Western Education System and the resultant Colonization of our minds have led to the Indian Knowledge System and their Scientific foundations being clearly wiped off from our curriculum. Therefore, in this discussion we have tried to highlight the scientific developments in Ancient India and the Role it has played in the development of Modern Science. A complete recap of many great Authors/Maharishis over 1000s of years. The Arabs recognized that India/Bharat was the leader in science and math throughout the world.
Prof Kak talks about the immense contribution of India towards math and science. People like Maharishi Kanaad Vaisesika Sutra blazed a trail in physics, chemistry, nuclear and many more subjects (all done in BC era!). All Newton's laws are a straight lift from Kanaad with a hilarious tale of apple falling upon the head. Prof Kak talks about Tesla and Vivekananda (matter can be converted to energy), he says before Einstein e=mc^2 was well known, talks about Dr ECG Sudarshan (I have him as the actual winner of 2 nobel prizes not the charlatans who stole his work). Dr Kak talks about consciousness and the Triangle of observer: samanya - universal, vishesha - where the observer is wrt to object, samavaya - observer and observed interact; inherence. These are missing in Western science.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgR4nt7ByfI
Britshit Macaulay who very intentionally broke up the Indian gurukul system by closing down, sacking the acharyas and usurping the system of education in Bharat. What came out is a poor imitation wherein a select few could avail the new fangled Brit Education in Angrez. This caused an instant divide in the Indian society - those who were angrez educated and the rest. Another divide! Today India is reeling from the system which does not really prepare great original thinkers, at most people go through the motion of pretending to learn, rote based exams do nothing and a huge cultural void. I can confidently say the western system adds no value in a person's ability to get gyan and satisfaction. No one remembers any of the equations taught, they cannot derive them from first principles and when the offspring asks a question about their homework the parent is stumped (I did not learn this stuff son/daughter!). Such shallow learning but we have degrees to boast about.
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