Bhaskaracharya was one of the promonent Indian mathematician and astronomer, who wrote a book ‘Sidhantshiromani’. In his book he has documented valuable ancient liturature and given the references...
Lalla was an Indian astronomer and mathematician who followed the tradition of Aryabhata I. Lalla’s most famous work was entitled Shishyadhividdhidatantra. He was well known because of twelve instruments which...
In India people had started the use of the astronomical instruments before 1000 BC. During this period one of the prominent books ‘Suryasidhanta’ was written for astronomical calculations....
Geometry in Vedic Age- Sulvasutras or Sulbasutras Some scholars have shown on the basis of evidence in Shatapatha Brahmana that Indian geometry predates Greek geometry by centuries. It...
Contemporary Dynasties of Guptas Include the following: Maukharis Dynasty Maukharis or Mokharis or Mukharas is an ancient family, which seems to be the vassals of Guptas earlier. This...
The Huna Invasions on India during Gupta Era The Hunas had poured down from the steppes of Central Asia through the Northwestern passes and devastated the smiling cities...
Skandagupta Vikramaditya was the last great Gupta Ruler. He ascended to the throne on 455 AD and is known to have crushed the White Huna Invasion in the...
Sanskrit literature reached its climax in the Gupta period. This era is known for equal writing of prose and poetry. Sanskrit became the Lingua franca of India. Final...
There are several stories about life of Kalidasa, though none of them seems to be authentic. However, the most famous story about life of Kalidasa says that Kalidasa...
Gupta era is known for a large number of pillar inscriptions erected at a number of places. Out of them two most important are Prayag Prasasti : Also...
