The history of science and technology on the Indian subcontinent begins with the prehistoric human activity of the Indus Valley Civilisation to the early Indian states and empires.

This essay presents an assortment of topics from ancient Indian science. We begin with an outline of the models used in the Vedic cognitive science; these models parallel those used in ancient Indian …

Jul 30, 2016 · India was actively contributing to the field of science and technology centuries long before modern laboratories were set up. Here is a list of the ancient Indian discoveries that introduced and …

Ancient Indian science, especially in physics, was incredibly ahead of its time, offering a wealth of advanced concepts and theories. The ancient Indian philosophers proposed ideas closely …

Aug 9, 2024 · These achievements not only shaped the course of Indian history but also had a far-reaching influence on global knowledge and culture. This article delves into the remarkable cultural …

Students in ancient India learned a lot, including philosophy and science. They learned by doing, not just by memorizing. This way of learning helped them make new discoveries. Many of these discoveries …

Thus we see that there was significant cul-tivation of science in India in the ancient time, but a lion’s share of it was done in the period from 6th century BC to about 10th century AD.

Jan 2, 2026 · In Ancient India not only great accomplishments were achieved in the fields of art and architecture, literature, philosophy etc., but many natural and pure sciences also flourished and …

The methodology comprehensively explores ancient Indian scientific contributions from prehistory to end of an BCE using archaeological records, classical texts, and comparative frameworks.

Science from the Vedic to the Early Historical Era. A few thousand years ago, the Rig-Veda, the oldest of the four Vedas, spoke of a year of 360 days divided into twelve equal parts. It clearly recorded a …