math Vedic mathematics (book) | |Note that there are two distinct articles with almost the same name: this one has "mathematics" lowercase‚ Vedic Mathematics (book) has "Mathematics" capitalised. For the actual mathematics of the Vedic period‚ see Sulba Sūtras and Indian mathematics. Vedic mathematics is a list of sixteen basic sūtras‚ or aphorisms‚ presented by a Hindu scholar and mathematician‚ Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja‚ during the early part of the 20th century.[1] While its author
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1) The Vedic period (or Vedic age) (ca.1750–500 BCE) was the period in Indian history during which the Vedas‚ the oldest scriptures of Hinduism‚ were composed. Our knowledge of Aryans is not based‚ as it is in the case of Harappan people‚ mostly on digging up their habitation sites. We know about the Aryans from the hymns which they composed and which were recited and passed on from generation to generation until they were finally written down. We call this literary evidence and it provides the clues
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The Early Dynastic Period is an interval toward the beginning of what is routinely viewed as the historical backdrop of Ancient Egypt. It was the finish of the developmental phase of the Ancient Egyptian culture that started hundreds of years before the time of Prehistory. It was throughout this period that the celestial majesty turned out to be settled as Egypt’s type of government‚ and with it‚ a whole culture that would remain for all intents and purposes unaltered for the following three thousand
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preachers were a sign of the endtime‚ when "your sons and daughters would prophesy" In Hinduism‚ the Brahminical texts reveal that as early as the late Vedic period women were denied some of the roles they had in the early Vedic culture (1500-800 BCE). Hindu tradition even up to the present day understands that women were never allowed to recite the Vedas or even witness a Vedic ritual. When social hierarchies began to be created in association with the creation of cities worldwide‚ social developments
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Indus And Vedic Civilisation There is much to be contrasted between the cultures of the Harappans and the Aryans. There are indeed a few points of similarities‚ but they are not of any significance. Why the points of contrast are more is primarily because of geographic location‚ economic activity and the religious practices followed by both the cultures. Far more important is the fact that the Aryans‚ with a plasticity of mind‚ made life vibrant; whereas‚ the Indus life looks more like stylized
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grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period. Rigvedic verses suggest that the women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their husband. Scriptures such as Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers‚ notably Gargi and Maitreyi. According to studies‚ women enjoyed equal status and rights during the early Vedic period.[14] However‚ later (approximately 500 B.C.)‚ the status of women began to decline with
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Indus Valley Civilization – The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BC; mature period 2600–1900 BC) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World‚ and of the three the most widespread. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River‚ one of the major rivers of Asia‚ and the Ghaggar-Hakra River‚ which once coursed through northwest
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received less education than men. This was due to the set social norms. Interestingly‚in the Vedic period women had access to education‚ but gradually they had lost this right. Women education in ancient India prevailed during the early Vedic period. In addition to that Indian scriptures Rig Veda and Upanishads mention about several women sages and seers. Women enjoyed equivalent position and rights in the early Vedic era. However‚ after 500 B.C‚ the position of women started to decline. The Islamic invasion
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only possible with artificial irrigation which reduced the production amount. Natural catastrophes may have also affected ancient Harappan societies. How were the Indo-European migrants different from the cultures that already existed in India? The early Ayrans didn’t really practice agriculture but instead were a pastoral economy meaning they kept sheep‚ goats‚ horses‚ and cattle. They composed songs‚ orally transmitted works were the Vedas‚ which clash with people already in India. They formed hundreds
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Property and the Concept of ‘Stridhana’ As mentioned earlier there were two schools of law namely Mitakshara school and Dayabhaga school. In both the schools women’s property rights were restricted. Under Mitakshara law male were coparcenaries ie‚ the owners of land. They got this right by birth and not by succession. But the main characteristic of this property was the inalienability. A person who possessed that property cannot dispose it by sale‚ gift or by will. Ownership was just a notion. The
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