An Indic Perspective to Mathematics — 2 July 3, 2016UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, Ganita, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham This is the Second in a Set of Posts as a follow up to our ‘Introduction to Ganita’. This Set of Posts on the Indic Perspective to Mathematics is the third installment of our continuing Series on Ganita. Our first … Read the rest
An Indic Perspective to Mathematics — 1 July 1, 2016UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, Ganita, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham This is the first of a 3-part set of Posts that follows our ‘Introduction to Ganita’ Topic Outline This Post studies from an Indic perspective, the path taken by Mathematics from ancient Greece to reach its present form. We compare … Read the rest
Introduction to Ganita May 3, 2016UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, Dharma, Ganita, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham This introductory blog provides the background for an upcoming Ganita series here at ICP. All emphasis within quotes is by this author. Losing one glove is certainly painful, but nothing compared to the pain, of losing one, throwing away the … Read the rest
The Politics of Language March 20, 2016UncategorizedCinema, Culture, Dharma, Elite, History, India, Language, Law, PoliticsAdmin A version of this Post was published at Andhra Cultural Portal on September 30, 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent speech at the United Nations revived the old debate on “national language”. In response, conventional media and social media have … Read the rest
[Guest Post] Decoding the Intellectual Kurukshetra February 2, 2016UncategorizedElite, High Culture, History, Identity, Purva Paksha, SocietyAdmin The following Post was composed by Shivoham. You can follow him here on Twitter. This blog is about contemporary India, but we start with a bit of European history. Part-1: 20th Century Europe Alan Turing In 1939, ace computer … Read the rest
