Not on The Indic Mathematical Tradition, but couldn't work out where else to put this.
Quote:Newton was a selfish dick who constantly insulted his rivals. His famous quote ââ¬ÅIf I have achieved anything, it is only through standing on the shoulders of giantsââ¬Â was written in a letter to a scientific rival who was of short stature / a midget. I.e. it was a not so thinly veiled insult to the guy telling him he thought his work was shit.
So much for the modesty it is thought to portray.