PRIDE OF INDIA : A WONDEFUL BOOK

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PRIDE OF INDIA[/b]"PRIDE OF INDIA IS A BOOK ON THE PAST OF THE COUNTRY WRITTEN WITH AN EYE ON THE FUTURE. THE BOOK IS MERELY A COMPILATION OF THE STAGGERING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ANCIENTS WITH NO BIAS OR JINGOISM - OBJECTIVE, OPEN ENDED ESSAYS HIGHLIGHT ISSUES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR THE READER TO REFLECT ON, WITH NO ZEALOUS ASSERTIONS OF PARTICULAR POINTS-OF-VIEW. PRIDE OF INDIA IS A BOOK THAT EVERY SCIENTIISTS OR TECHNOLOTISTS AND OUR FUTURE CHILDREN OF BHARATH SHOULD LOOK AT."ANCIENT INDIANS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACLAIMED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO ART, LITERATURE, PHILOSPHY AND ALLIED BRANCHES OF KNOWLEDGE. BUT THE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES THEY HAD MADE IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY UNKOWN. TODAY THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE IN SAMSKRIT AVAILABLE TO US IS VAST AND VARIED. EVEN SO, SEVERAL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RAISED TO THEIR ANTIQUITY AND AUTHENTICITY. THIS, PERHAPS, IS DUE TO LACK OF PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF INDIA'S CULTURAL EHTOS. PRIDE OF INDIA BRINGS THESE ISSUES TO LIGHT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER THEM IN A MANNER THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF DISPASSIONATE, SCIENTIFIC SCRUTINY.SOME INTERESTING EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK "PRIDE OF INDIA" a) 108, A sacred Number for the Hindus, has an astronomical significance: it is the distance between the Sun and the earth expressed as a multiple of the Suns diameter and the distance between the moon and earth expressed as a multiple of the moon's diameter. b) Sushruta Samhita (an Ancient text on Medicine) details procedures for the use of leeches for blood letting. Today, therer are at least Two US Compaines that supply Leeches to US Hospitals. Leeches are now classified as 'medical equipment' by the US FDA. c) During one of the battles with the British, Tipu Sultan (1793 A.D) cut the nose off of 4 Indians who fought on the British side. An Indian Doctor from Maratha ( MAHARASHTRA) Fixed the Noses of these Soldiers (reported in the Madras Gazzette of 1793). Today, Rhinoplasty is commonly acknowledged to have originated in India. d) From a detailed and subtle analysis of a sukta intended for use in final rites, Sayanacharya (a 17th Century Commentator on the Vedas) has worked out the speed of light that matches closely the currently accepted value. e) In 1553 A.D. Michael Servetus, a Spanish Physician postulated that blood circulated from the heart to the lungs and back. In 1628 A.D, an English Physician, William Harvey Published a book describing the circulation of blood as accepted now. Harvey is usually credited as the discoverer of Blood Circulation. However, Sushruta (6th Century BC) and Bhela as well as Charaka clearly indicate not only the existence of blood circulation, but also the purpose of the blood circulation, i.e, supplying nutrition. Bhela even describes the blood circulation in the Foetus. THE STORY THE HARAPPAN BRICKS TELL[/b] a) While Found in 15 Different Sizes, the length, Width and Thickness of the bricks were always in the RATIO of 4:2:1 b) Across the Harappan Civilisation, 950 Miles South to North the bricks were of Uniform Dimension. c) The 5,000 year Old bricks from the Harappan Excavation were used as ballast for the 100 miles Railway line between Multan and Lahore. and there are many more amazing facts about Vedic Inventions and discoveries which have been surfaced and presented in this book "PRIDE OF INDIA. The Subjects which have been covered are : a) Science in Sacred Texts b) A mature Civilization and its technology capability c) Samskrit, the key to a Treasure-house of knowledge d) Science of Puranas (Dating the Mahabharata) e) What next : Science in Tradition, Manuscript Wealth of India and lots of interesting and informative fillers There is no better book than this to explain the importance of Vedic Science and Technology of Bharath. The book of 208 Pages is originally priced at Rs. 2,000 /= (Indian Rupees), and. it is available for Rs. 1,200 /= (Indian Rupees) For Further Details Please contact : Shri Satyanarayana Mobile No: 0091 9448396100 or Email : samskritam http://www.samskrita-bharati.org/books/prideo

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