| Yoga |
Ayurveda |
| Yoga is a lot more
than merely the yogasanas (exercise involving yogic posture). Yoga is a
conscious process for raising us from our animal instincts to normal discrimination and
elevating us to manifest the immense potentialities dormant in us.
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Ayurveda,
“Science of Life,” is the science of Indian medicine. Holistic system of
medicine that uses natural herbs and plants to cure diseases. [More...] |
| Indian Medicine |
Hindu Calendar |
| Indian medicine
builds upon the tripartite Vedic approach to the world. [More...] |
Through the history,
the Hindus have developed and used several calendars, both solar and lunar. [More . . .] |
| Vedic Astrology |
Astronomy |
| Astrology is the
primary Vedanga or limb of the Vedas, as through it the right timing of actions can be
determined. It is called the science of reason or causes. Another name for it is "Jyotish",
the science of light [More...] |
Devotional dances,
including Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak, Odissi> [More . . .] |
| Indian Mathematics |
Vedic Science |
| Pythagorean Theorem,
formulation of the Decimal System, accurate calculation of value of pi and discovery of
zero are just some of the achievements of Indian Mathematics [More...] |
Several aspects of
science, including logic, astronomy, language, physics, cosmology etc. were explored
during the vedic ages [More . . .] |
| Indian Science |
Science After Aryabhatta |
| It is much less known
that important concepts like that of recursion, algebraic transformation, mathematical
logic, abstract language description, binary numbers, combinatories also arose in India
several centuries before their rediscovery in the West. [More...] |
Science attributed to
Aryabhatta and post-Aryabhatta scientists such as Varahamihira,Brahmagupta,
Bhaskara, Madhava, Nilakantha Somayaji etc. [More...] |
| Business and Economics |
| In Hindu scriptures,
including Vedas and Bhagwad Gita, one finds guidelines for conduting business. The
economic system was well understood and formulated in the ancient times - Artha Sastra,
for example is a well respected document. [More...] |
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