[world-vedic] Growing Popularity of Vedic Math

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>[world-vedic] Growing Popularity of Vedic Math

>Sun, 14 Oct 2001 03:03:15 -0000

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>The Magic of Vedic Maths

>Its Growing Popularity

>"India was the motherland of our race and Sanskrit the mother of

>Europe's languages. India was the mother of our philosophy, of much

>of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in Christianity...of self-

>government and democracy. In many ways, Mother India is the mother of

>us all."

>~ Will Durant, American Historian 1885-1981

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>Interest in Vedic maths is growing in the field of education where

>maths teachers are looking for a new and better approach to the

>subject. Even students at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) are

>said to be using this ancient technique for quick calculations. No

>wonder, a recent Convocation speech addressed to the students of IIT,

>Delhi, by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian Minister for Science &

>Technology, stressed the significance of Vedic maths, while pointing

>out the important contributions of ancient Indian mathematicians,

>such as Aryabhatta, who laid the foundations of algebra, Baudhayan,

>the great geometer, and Medhatithi and Madhyatithi, the saint duo,

>who formulated the basic framework for numerals.

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>Vedic Maths in Schools

>Quite a few years ago, St James' School, London, and other schools

>began to teach the Vedic system, with notable success. Today this

>remarkable system is taught in many schools and institutes in India

>and abroad, and even to MBA and economics students.

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>When in 1988, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi brought to light the marvels of

>Vedic maths, Maharishi Schools around the world incorporated it in

>their syllabi. At the school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, UK, a full

>course called "The Cosmic Computer" was written and tested on 11 to

>14 year old pupils, and later published in 1998. According to Mahesh

>Yogi, "The sutras of Vedic Mathematics are the software for the

>cosmic computer that runs this universe."

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>Since 1999, a Delhi-based forum called International Research

>Foundation for Vedic Mathematics and Indian Heritage, which promotes

>value-based education, has been organising lectures on Vedic maths in

>various schools in Delhi, including Cambridge School, Amity

>International, DAV Public School, and Tagore International School.

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>Vedic Math Research

>Researches are being undertaken in many areas, including the effects

>of learning Vedic maths on children. A great deal of research is also

>being done on how to develop more powerful and easy applications of

>the Vedic sutras in geometry, calculus, and computing. The Vedic

>Mathematics Research Group published three new books in 1984, the

>year of the centenary of the birth of Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji.

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>Plus Points

>There are obviously many advantages of using a flexible, refined and

>efficient mental system like Vedic math. Pupils can come out of the

>confinement of the 'only one correct' way, and make their own methods

>under the Vedic system. Thus, it can induce creativity in intelligent

>pupils, while helping slow-learners grasp the basic concepts of

>mathematics. A wider use of Vedic math can undoubtedly generate

>interest in a subject that is generally dreaded by children.

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