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The Scientific Side of India
 

Most Indians are aware that they have a great heritage, but few would include science in it. This is mainly because during centuries of alien rule they have been led to believe that science is an import from Europe. They tend to forget the many significant contributions to science, which India had made for hundreds of years before the first Europeans came to India.

There is evidence that more than 3,000 years before the birth of Christ, people
of this sub-continent had much scientific knowledge. Relics of the Indus Valley civilization, found at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, indicate that their cities were well planned, with excellent water supply and drainage systems. The progress they had made in agriculture, brick-making craft and industry was remarkable. Their clothes were made of cotton. There were expert astronomers, mathematicians

and geometricians. Their calendar was based on the movement of both the moon and the sun. They had identified various constellations and had named the months after them.

Outstanding contributions were made to mathematics, astronomy and medical science.

However, there were several invasions, which wrought irreparable damage. Indians themselves forgot this glorious scientific past until the Indus Valley civilization was discovered in 1921.
After Independence, India is now a member of the nuclear club, the space club and the Antarctica exploration club. It has the world’s third largest pool of trained technologists. In what remain to be done for India to catch up with the advanced countries, much has clearly been done.
 

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