11-08-2005, 02:41 PM
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`Vedic technology has not lost its relevance'
Staff Reporter
Seminar focuses on rich Vedic heritage
# Pure mathematics part of Vedas, says IIT professor
# Forum opened to bring into relevance use of Vedic technology in modern science
VISAKHAPATNAM: ``You open any metallurgy book and it would state that steel was invented in the 19th century by an Englishman by name Henry Bessemer. But little do people know that the famous Damascus swords were made from steel imported from the southern part of India centuries ago. History traces that high quality steel like the one used in the swords was produced in India by 300 BC itself. That's the greatness of this land. The technological development that we see or hear today was written by our maharishis in the Vedic period itself,'' opined B.S. Murthy, professor of metallurgy and nanotechnology, IIT, Chennai, in his address at a seminar on Vedic technology organised by Maharshi Research Institute of Vedic Technology here on Sunday.
The seminar was hosted by the institute to create awareness on the rich Vedic heritage and its application in modern science. According to A.B. Sudhakara Sastry, founder of the institute, every subject has its roots linked to the Vedas, especially the pure sciences like physics and chemistry.
Part of Vedas
Giving a power point presentation, Mr. Sastry showcased how pure mathematics formed an integral part of the Vedas. "If one goes deep into the Vedas then he or she would find every aspect of modern applied mathematics like complex geometry and trigonometry mentioned somewhere in the Vedas. Subjects like astronomy, bio-technology, space technology, aeronautics, civil engineering, chemical engineering and atomic structures are discussed in detail by sages like Bharadwaja, Valmiki and Agastya under different chapters and texts."
"The only thing was that they talked of science with constructive ideas and we are now inching towards destruction by wrong usage of our modern knowledge,'' said Mr. Sastry.
Forum inaugurated
Apart from showcasing the use of science in Vedas, a forum, Maharshi Intellectual Forum, was also inaugurated to take up the task of bringing into relevance the use of Vedic technology in modern science.
Speaking after inaugurating the forum, the chief guest, Sadguru Sivananda Murthy, said: "It is now the duty of the young scientists to take this forum ahead. Professors and scientists have to guide young minds with logical and scientific interpretation of the Vedas. Our Vedas are an ocean of knowledge. One can find the mention of modern scientific topics like magnetic fields, anti-gravitational force and aerodynamics in the Vedas. Only thing is that one should take interest to learn and interpret the details rightly.''
Andhra University Rector L. Joga Rao and the correspondent of Gayatri Vidya Parishad, V. Soma Raju, also spoke.
`Vedic technology has not lost its relevance'
Staff Reporter
Seminar focuses on rich Vedic heritage
# Pure mathematics part of Vedas, says IIT professor
# Forum opened to bring into relevance use of Vedic technology in modern science
VISAKHAPATNAM: ``You open any metallurgy book and it would state that steel was invented in the 19th century by an Englishman by name Henry Bessemer. But little do people know that the famous Damascus swords were made from steel imported from the southern part of India centuries ago. History traces that high quality steel like the one used in the swords was produced in India by 300 BC itself. That's the greatness of this land. The technological development that we see or hear today was written by our maharishis in the Vedic period itself,'' opined B.S. Murthy, professor of metallurgy and nanotechnology, IIT, Chennai, in his address at a seminar on Vedic technology organised by Maharshi Research Institute of Vedic Technology here on Sunday.
The seminar was hosted by the institute to create awareness on the rich Vedic heritage and its application in modern science. According to A.B. Sudhakara Sastry, founder of the institute, every subject has its roots linked to the Vedas, especially the pure sciences like physics and chemistry.
Part of Vedas
Giving a power point presentation, Mr. Sastry showcased how pure mathematics formed an integral part of the Vedas. "If one goes deep into the Vedas then he or she would find every aspect of modern applied mathematics like complex geometry and trigonometry mentioned somewhere in the Vedas. Subjects like astronomy, bio-technology, space technology, aeronautics, civil engineering, chemical engineering and atomic structures are discussed in detail by sages like Bharadwaja, Valmiki and Agastya under different chapters and texts."
"The only thing was that they talked of science with constructive ideas and we are now inching towards destruction by wrong usage of our modern knowledge,'' said Mr. Sastry.
Forum inaugurated
Apart from showcasing the use of science in Vedas, a forum, Maharshi Intellectual Forum, was also inaugurated to take up the task of bringing into relevance the use of Vedic technology in modern science.
Speaking after inaugurating the forum, the chief guest, Sadguru Sivananda Murthy, said: "It is now the duty of the young scientists to take this forum ahead. Professors and scientists have to guide young minds with logical and scientific interpretation of the Vedas. Our Vedas are an ocean of knowledge. One can find the mention of modern scientific topics like magnetic fields, anti-gravitational force and aerodynamics in the Vedas. Only thing is that one should take interest to learn and interpret the details rightly.''
Andhra University Rector L. Joga Rao and the correspondent of Gayatri Vidya Parishad, V. Soma Raju, also spoke.