AN INTROSPECTIVE STUDY ON CONTRIBUTION OF INDIANS TOWARD PHYSICS: ANCIENT ERA TO PRESENT

Abstract [English]

Ancient India has been a storehouse of comprehensive knowledge, and so the origin of many inventions and discoveries of today’s modern science and technology of the world. If we look at the various scientific theories, we find that the first experimenter of each theory has been forgotten. We remember Darwin, who propounded the principle of survival of the fittest, but we have forgotten many Physicists of ancient India, who have breeded ground for many scientific advancements, including mechanics, astronomy, mathematics, metallurgy, and medicine. What is thought today by the world, ancient Indians have done it in the Vedic period. The objective of this study is to search some contributions of ancient Indian intellectuals towards the development of physics. The research presented here is based on secondary data gathered from Indian ancient books, epics, articles, websites, and web-based journals.