Tell me one thing which was invented by an Indian. Electricty? heat energy, light energy, electrical? nuclear. I only see non indian names like maxwell, newton, bhor,dalton..in my high school CBSE science and math textboooks Certainly lookforward to seeing some indian theory like may be-GABBAR SINGS STRING THEORY, may unfication of electrical, gravity, magnetic and nuclear by govidaswamy iyer.
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by raghavan on Mar 26, 2007 11:44 AM Permalink
Dear Friend all the things u mention like gravity, electricity etc existed before and they were only rediscovered by the likes of Newton and Co. Mother Nature would be truly haphazard if She has to wait for the approval of scientists before Her laws can operate. Werner Von Braun got his idea for V2 rocket from Tipu Sultan's campaign. Much of the scince of Astras and Shastras have been lost over the last 7-8 centuries....weapons that could make modern Hydrogen bombs look like pea-shooters. There is a scince called Vaimanika Shastra which exists as an addendum to the Vedas and which describes methods of flying...As for the historicity of the Ramayana, The bridge still exists between Rameshwaram and Lanka...coming to that, one could even question the existence of Jesus Christ/ buddha / the prophet mohammed. But just because we havent seen them directly doesnt mean they didnt exist. The reasons why Indians dont achieve muchh these days is that we have as a race lost our culture and values. We have no value for discipline, hard work and truthfullness. The martial arts were taken from Kerala and introduced as Kung fu in Shaolin by Bodhidharma...The Indian Panchanga still defies western minds by the accuracy with which it has been cast...milleniums before the first rudimentary telescopes were invented...One of the most important reasons why India still languishes is that most of us are jealous of each other and try to put down another Indian instead of supporting him/her. Munna bhai encapsulates this beautifully when he says 'Desh apna ho gaya par Log paraye'. We shamelessly lie and cheat in everything from exams , marksheets to resumes. We spend our time watching FTV instead of working on something worthwhile. Where then will the next Nobel prize come from? Where is our work ethic? Guys if you really feel that way about India, stop blaming the Tendulkars and dravids for defeat in cricket...stop blaming politicians for the political morrass. ...stop blaming the DRDO scientists for not making Jet engines... Do it yourself! Start with yourself...ask yourself day by day What you have achieved...afterall the nation is composed of you me and the next man / woman...Charity starts at home... Guys...Instead of silly arguments, Arise, awake and stop not till your exalted goals are reached! Jai Hind
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by ram on Apr 07, 2007 01:45 AM Permalink
Yea I love India, but its the race, god and myth that kills me. I dont understand whats race and culture todo with science and jet engines. dont forget that we all human beings. there is nothing great about indian or any other culture.
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by on Apr 07, 2007 02:57 AM Permalink
1. Race, God and Myth exist in every country. 2. India with all its diversity and still a young nation(only 50 yrs of independence) has progressed a lot. 3. There is no developed country that is younger that India and has acheivied what India did in such a less time.
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by PAVANKUMAR MADALA on Apr 30, 2007 05:19 PM Permalink
Mr Raghavan.can i have ur email id please. I am Pavan working in bangalore. Just need some information from u. mail me at pavankumarmadala@rediffmail.com pavan_kumar_madala@yahoo.co.in
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by jugnu Chemmannur on Mar 26, 2007 07:51 AM Permalink
well, seems like you have to read more, dig a little more deeper, to find indian names in science. if you find reading too boring, just check wikipedia....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_mathematicians gives a small list of prominent indian mathematicians. we knew earth to be round and the helio-centric theory a millennium before europe even came to think about it.susruta was doing cosmetic surgery in 6th century BC in India. the numerals the world uses now, the "indo-arabic numerals" originated in india. i could go on and on, but i will let others to add to the list. all nations have periods of greatness and depths of darkness in their history. we had our share of glory too. and then came the ebb. i guess we are now at the point of re-emergence. jai hind!!!
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by ram on Mar 26, 2007 08:11 AM Permalink
Yea- India may develop- A natural process of mutation and evolution. I still breathe the toxic air when i venture out in the streets of my city, but i am a mutant to carcenogens. There is nothing to brag about it. Jai Hindh, let the people live happy with all humility. Please dont look into a mirror and self admire
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by ram on Mar 26, 2007 08:01 AM Permalink
what about wright brothers? Why were they first to fly? Why was newton the first person to understand how apple falls down? who own hubble? how sent the rovers to mars? who is working on 'String theory' the most advanced theory which streches the limits of human understanding?
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by jagmohan swain on Apr 02, 2007 12:26 AM Permalink
Invention is a tricky thing that's more an offshoot of persistent endeavor than an outcome of planned effort. No one had in the past nor in future would predict that he would invent something. The very definition of invention means something new that no one had any prior knowledge of. Albert Einstein once remarked that If we knew what we were doing it wouldn't be research. All the creations that weren't extant at the beginning of civilization is invention else it would be termed discovery not invention.So cultivation was an invention as was scripts.A certain form of dance was an invention as was a musical instrument.Money was an invention and so was stocks, bonds.We tend to appreciate the inventions which are more current and underrate the one that's already part of our culture.So why would an invention of flying be more important than invention of chariot.Since all invention has same value, let's dig deep in history and find out who invented what. You know how futile an exercise that would be.Let's challenge Americans to stop using all inventions made before them and use only the ones made by them.Will they take that offer? Let's ask them to charge royalty for all inventions made by them in 20th century but pay the rest of the world for the inventions made prior to 20th century.Who would be richer? Were the 20th century inventions been even possible without the inventions that gone before it? How come we didn't invent aeroplane in stone ages instead of 20th cenury.Why a certain British guy discovered Laws of Graviation in 16th century instead of let's say 5000 years before.Is it because the invention of multiplication and division ( Indian origin ) came only sometime in 5th century and algebra ( Arabian ) few centuries after that.Newton said I could look forward because I stood upon the shoulder of giants ( Gallileo among one ).Same can be said about any new invention.It happened because it is built upon a prior invention which unfortunately isn't an invention any more. It's a fact, it's a knowhow.It's part of human knowledge.In due time every invention made in the world will be part of human knowledge and hence lose it's significance.Histroy doesn't stop being written at the 20th century.Mankind will survive and new civilizations, great countries will emerge in due time that will lead in spheres of science, art and everything and more importantly in human pursuit of relentless advancement in knowledge.What we can ill-afford as human being is to consider ourselves so superior as to cut ourselves off the rest of the world so as to not paprticipate in this grand juggernaut of knowledge advancement.It doesn't matter whether it's one individual or a group or a culture or a great empire the moment one closes the eyes to the rest of the world in hubris stagnation and inevitable degradation follows. History stands witness to this.
