Guest guest Posted August 16, 1999 Report Share Posted August 16, 1999 >"A. Neilli" <theos >vediculture >Re: [world-vedic] VEDIC MATH >Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:24:26 -0400 DO YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ONE? THANK YOU > > The Times of India - Friday 16 July 1999 > > Via VNN > > By Sanghamitra Chakraborty > > > > NEW DELHI: Want to be a Shakuntala Devi? Say, in about an hour? Try > > this. It's fast and it's handy. You can solve a mathematical problem > > before your teacher can say Euclid. No, it's not a palm-top computer. > > It's Vedic math. > > > > Hidden under centuries of debris, Vedic mathematics, once born out of > > India's long and glorious mathematical heritage, is now back by a > > process of reverse brain drain. Bharati Krishna Tirthaji, the former > > Shankaracharya of Puri, who delved into ancient Vedic texts and > > established the techniques of this system through a pioneering work, > > Vedic Mathematics, took it to the United Kingdom in 1960s. There it was > > hailed as a new alternative system of mathematics and is now taught in > > some schools, MBA courses and to economics students. > > > > Vedic mathematics is a unique system of calculations based on simple > > rules and principles, with which any mathematical problem - be it > > arithmetic, algebra, geometry or trigonometry - can be solved orally. > > It is termed Vedic because it was derived from the ancient Vedic texts. > > > > The basis of this system are sutras - 16 one-line aphorisms originally > > written in Sanskrit - which can be easily memorised. Once you have > > learnt them by heart, you can solve any long problem using the sutras > > orally, like Shakuntala Devi often does. > > > > Dr L M Singhvi, the former High Commissioner of India in the UK, who > > endorses this system wholeheartedly, describes a sutra rather cogently: > > ''A single sutra would generally encompass a varied and wide range of > > particular applications and may be likened to a programmed chip of our > > computer age.'' > > > > For instance, if you want to calculate the square of 35, you will have > > to use the Ekadhikena Purvena sutra. Its literal meaning: by one more > > than the one before. The rule says since the first digit is 3 and the > > second one is 5, you will first have to multiply 3 (3 +1), that is 3X4 > > , which is equal to 12 and then multiply 5 with 5, which is 25. The > > answer is 1225. Now, you can try multiplication of all numbers ending > > with five using this method. Similarly, other sutras lay down such > > handy rules to arrive at answers. > > > > A Delhi-based forum called International Research Foundation for Vedic > > Mathematics and Indian Heritage, which promotes value-based education, > > is organizing lectures on Vedic math in Delhi schools through this > > week. Students of Cambridge School, Amity International, DAV Public > > School, Tagore International and others will attend lectures by the > > Nagpur-based expert, Dr N K Jain Chowdhury. > > > > Explains R P Jain, convener of the forum: ''It is already being used by > > many IIT students in place of calculators.'' Since examinations are the > > cornerstone of a student's life, this may well become the new mantra > > for generation Y. > > > > ---- _____________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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