TIRUPATI: The four-day national workshop on ‘Ancient Indian mathematics, with special reference to Vedic Mathematics and Astronomy', began at Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha here on Monday.
V. Kannan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, spoke on the glory of Vedic mathematics, the enormity of the subject and called it a pride of Indians. Dwelling on the various streams and branches of the native knowledge, Prof. Kannan wanted the modern scientists to focus on the ancient wisdom “to keep the students and scholars informed of the rich contributions of our forefathers.” He compared Ganita to ‘the jewel on the hood of serpents,' indicating its prominence over the other science subjects of those days.
Exhibitions
RSVP Vice-Chancellor Hare Krishna Satapathy said that Sanskrit-Science exhibitions were conducted regularly to drive home the message that the Sanskrit literature had an underlying focus on science in it. Hailing the DST-funded workshop, he stressed the need to make mathematics compulsory to a certain level to sharpen the analytical skills of students. Former Vice-Chancellor of Dravidian University P.V. Arunachalam said the workshop was organised to enable students know the glorious achievements of the past and enthuse them to initiate further study and research. Dean (Academic) Rama Suryanarayana, General Chair V.Ramesh Babu and Co-chair C.Umashankar were present.
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