Raghushala by JJ Tutorials

*Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta and Bhaskaracharya* were the three eminent mathematicians from ancient India who established the *concept of zero as a mathematical value in different eras.* Brahmagupta was the first to invent a symbol for the value “shunya” (zero).

Bhaskaracharya was the *first to use it as algebra.* The oldest inscription of zero can be found at the *Chaturbhuj temple in Gwalior fort.*

Ancient Indians were pioneers in the *field of chemistry* too. The person who first invented the *“atomic theory” was none other than Acharya Kanad from ancient India*. He explained the atomic theory using terms like “Anu”(atom) and “Paramanu”(nucleus).

Ancient Indians were advanced in *medical science* too. The great physician of the time, Sage Shusrut was the first to carry out different surgeries which included plastic surgery and cataract surgery. His works are composed in his book called Shusrut Samhita (The works of Shusrut). The world hardly knows about *Charak, the great specialist in medicine from ancient India*. He was the first physician to establish the problems and medicinal treaties in fields like *physiology, embryology, digestion, sexual disease, immunity, etc.* His works on Ayurveda is composed as a book called Charak Samhita (The works of Charak).

The Chera dynasty of Tamil Nadu invented the idea of *producing finest steel by heating black magnetite ore along with carbon*. The mixture was kept in a crucible and heated in charcoal furnace. The Wootz Steel originated from India, but today, is popular as Damascus Steel.

India’s monuments are grand and are probably, the only way others recognize the importance of ancient Indian civilization. India’s gigantic monuments bear the testimony of the greatness of ancient India.

This is the *Kailash Temple. It is a megalith* which was constructed by cutting out a single rock- a mountain. The whole mountain was cut from the top to carve out the temple campus.

This is *Dwarka, the grand and mysterious city submerged in the Arabian sea on the extreme west of India.* The submerged heritage is no less than a treasure bearing the pride of Indian race!

This is *Khajuraho, the marvel where the rocks* has taken the form. The best of our monuments are not built on soft rocks like marble. Our ancestors carved out even the hardest of the rocks to give it a beauty.

The grandest and largest temple in India- *Brihadeshwara* temple. Breathtaking, isn’t it?

India is the land of grandest temples and breathtaking architectures. The heritage of India can’t be encapsulated within a small answer! To end the answer with, I will now share my personal favorite- *The Sun Temple of Konark!*

The main structure of the temple was partially destroyed by invaders like Kalapahad- a military general of the medieval period. Later, the prime structure totally collapsed when British stored gunpowder inside the structure and it caught fire accidentally.

Even though the main temple is gone, the amount of what left is still breathtaking by every means. Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore wrote about Konark- *“here the language of stone surpasses the language of man.*”

The whole temple was designed like a huge chariot of Sun God having 24 wheels pulled by 7 horses. Each wheel had 8 major spokes denoting 1 prahar (Hindu time period of 3 hours). There was a huge magnet at the top of the temple which used to keep the idol of the Sun deity suspended in the air due to magnetic arrangement.

Still think, that ancient India is overrated?

Ancient India was a hub of culture and technology and the absolute capital of world spirituality.

I could talk about India for hours. India is many things but OVERRATED is definitely not one of them.

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