Sushruta’s contribution to plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is the fad of the era among celebrities today. The term ‘plastic’ comes from the Greek word ‘plastikos’ which...
Sanskrit
Baudhayana: The man who discovered ‘pi’
Ancient Indian mathematician Baudhayana is perhaps the first person to calculate the value of ‘pi’. In his text Baudhayana Shulba...
The Himalayas ascending
The Himalayas are the world’s highest mountain range. They are also the youngest. Like any adolescent youth, this mountain range is continuously growing...
India – the birthplace of chess
The original word for chess is the Sanskrit chaturanga, meaning four members of an army, which were most likely elephants,...
