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	History of Indian Science And Technology
		Colonizers systematically derogated, exterminated or undermined the local traditional science, technology and crafts of the lands and people they plundered, because of their intellectual arrogance, and also to control and appropriate the economic means of production and the social means of organization.
		While the term 'traditional' sometimes carries the connotation of 'pre-modern' in the sense of 'primitive' or 'outdated', many of the traditional sciences and technologies were in fact quite advanced even by western standards as well as better adapted to unique local conditions and needs than their later 'modern' substitutes.
		Indian society was socially backward (to the point of being seen as lacking in morality); hence it depends upon westernization to reform its current problems.
	www.indianscience.org

	Book Series on Indian Science & Technology
		The science and technology multi-volume series would also spark an overall interest in the study of Indian texts, with the same seriousness with which Classical Greek texts are studied.
		Just as Newtonian laws are not Christian, and Einstein’s relativity theory is not a Jewish science, so also, the scientific discoveries of Indians are independent of their faiths.
		There is no reason to cloud the issue: The volume and quality of Indian science, that is widely accepted by authorities in the field worldwide, is very impressive and deserves to be properly documents before any speculations are mixed in to dilute its credibility.
	www.indianscience.org /scope.shtml

	Ancient Indian science.html
		Ancient Indian scriptures often refer to the importance of pre-birth influences on the foetus for the development of a harmonious soul, a spiritual nature, a perfect memory and so on.
		Indians in general have formerly given little energy to 'marketing themselves' or polishing their 'image', having since Independence chosen the relative isolation of a non-aligned State protecting itself as best it could from the world market and intrusive foreign competitors.
		It is undeniable that ancient Indian texts present some scientific calculations which are most accurate even by today's latest scientific standards, such as the speed of light,and the size of the smallest particles.
	home.no.net /anir/Sai/Oldindia.html

	Orientalthane.com - Institude for Oriental Study, Thane
		Indian science is more holistic, more symbiotic and so Indian technology was sustainable, and socially and economically non exploitative.
		Indian science was definitely pre - Newtonian and hence was, fortunately not influenced by it.
		Grafting of modernity in the name of science and progress, disregarding the principles which governed the civilisation for thousands of years is bound to destroy the borrower.
	www.orientalthane.com /speeches/speech_1.htm

	ComCom: Feature Article- The Changing faces of Indian Science
		Science, in fact, was neither 'discovered' nor 'invented' by a formal research activity, it was 'revealed' to ancient Indian seers in their deep meditations, logical thinking and by arguments.
		Science and technology development is through an iterative process, helping each other, in a vicious circle, to advance further.
		Current science has left a room for a drastic change that was ignored in the medieval age of Indian science, by gurus with vested interest.
	www.vigyanprasar.com /comcom/feature77.htm

	Ancient Indian Spacecraft And Aircraft Technology
		He said he had proposed a project called 'Bharadwaja Institute of Vedic Science and Technology', the objective of which was to derive, decipher and reproduce advanced methodologies and processes from Vedic and post-Vedic Sanskrit texts, for which he sought government's support.
		He quoted from the texts of a great scholar, Subbaraya Sastry, who, in a state of yogic trance, is said to have orally dictated the spacecraft technology in a period somewhere between 1875 and 1919, which was recorded by his disciples.
		Though quite difficult to be believed on the face of it, the fact that this technology did not exist anywhere in the world - not even in America and Europe - in the mentioned period, makes it hard for one to disbelieve.
	www.rense.com /general61/vaman.htm

	Articles - Science and technology in ancient India
		Geometrical theories and pattern were not unknown to ancient Indians and find display in motifs on temple walls, which are in many cases replete with mix of floral and geometric patterns.
		Algebric theories, as also other mathematical concepts, which were in circulation in ancient India, were collected and further developed by Aryabhatta, an Indian mathematician, who lived in the 5th century, in the city of Patna, then called Pataliputra.
		Ancient India was a land of sages, saints and seers as well as a land of scholars and scientists.
	www.xclimbing.net /articles/Ancient_Indian_science_and_technology

	http://www.vigyan.org/home - Articles
		Indian Contribution to Science and Technology - (I), Prof.
		Indian Contribution to Science and Technology - (VI) - Prof.
		Indian Contribution to Science and Technology - (VII) - Prof.
	www.vigyan.org /home/content/category/4/60/138

	Ancient Egyptian Flying Vehicles
		Ashoka kept their work secret because he was afraid that the advanced science catalogued by these men, culled from ancient Indian sources, would be used for the evil purpose of war, which Ashoka was strongly against, having been converted to Buddhism after defeating a rival army in a bloody battle.
		According to ancient Indian texts, the people had flying machines which were called "Vimanas." The ancient Indian epic describes a Vimana as a double-deck, circular aircraft with portholes and a dome, much as we would imagine a flying saucer.
		The ancient Indians, who manufactured these ships themselves, wrote entire flight manuals on the control of the various types of Vimanas, many of which are still in existence, and some have even been translated into English.
	www.crystalinks.com /ancientaircraft.html

	Ancient Indian Sciences
		The Science in ancient India was very much more advanced than the modern science and technology.
		The objective of this site is to supply evidence of this to interested persons so that they may on their own continue the search for such additional features in ancient India sciences.
	education.vsnl.com /karnik

	Ancient India's Contribution to Science and Technology
		This book would satisfy the urge of students of the History of Science and Technology, Indologists, and NRIs (Non-resident Indians) who have distanced themselves from their roots and others who would like to know about the advances made in ancient India in the fields of science and technology and their transmission the world over.
		In temporal matters, which is the subject of this book, it has found expression in achievements in all areas of science and technology.
		Our aim is to set up a study centre for further studies into the subject of Indian Culture, The objective is to motivate other students and researchers to come forward and continue this study of the rich intellectual heritage of ancient India.
	www.hindubooks.org /sudheer_birodkar/india_contribution

	Thiaoouba Prophecy :: View topic - Vimana - Ancient Indian Aircraft
		The ancient Indians themselves wrote entire flight manuals on the control of various types of Vimanas, of which there were basically four: the Shakuna Vimana, the Sundara Vimana, the Rukma Vimana and the Tripura Vimana."
		I highly recommend you visit this URL, as it also deals with ancient Korean and Chinese texts, as well as attempting to examining the details of the technology.
		Ancient Indian texts on Vimanas are so numerous it would take several books to relate what they have to say.
	www.goldenplanetforum.com /viewtopic.php?p=75

	Indian National Science Academy History of Science
		Gopal, Surendra, “Social Set-Up of Science and Technology in Mughal India,” 4.1-2 (1969) 52-58.
		P., “Metal Technology of the Harappa Culture and its socio-economic Implications,” 5.2 (1970) 238-52.
		G., “Copernican Heliocentric Theory and Indian Astronomy,” 9.1 (1974) 56-61.
	www.insaindia.org /History/comijhs2.htm

	Kumar's curriculum on Ancient Indian Science
		The emphasis in the above quotation is not on India being "the first nation to cultivate science." It is on the fact that the European scholars, as late as the eleventh-century, thought India as a leader in science and technology.
		Natural Sciences: Regarding the earth's motion in his heliocentric model, Aryabhata I, some thousand years before Copernicus, suggested that the earth might be in axial rotation, with the heavens at rest, so that the apparent motion of the stars would be an illusion.
		Salem, S.I. and A. Kumar, Science in the Medieval World, University of Texas Press, Austin, 1991.
	www.infinityfoundation.com /kumargrant.htm

	Indian National Science Academy History of Science
		Santosh Saran and H.C. Bhardwaj, “ Science and Technology during Gupta Period,” 1983-86.
		4.A.K.Bag,”Chronological National Diaryfor History of Science and Technology in India,”1981-82.Discontinued.
		“Contribution to Weather Science in Ancient India VIII: Observation and Measurement of Meteorological Parameters in Ancient India,” 22.4 (1987) 277-85.
	www.insaindia.org /History/compro66.htm

	BBC NEWS Science/Nature Ancient Indians made 'rock music'
		The Kupgal Hill site includes rocks with unusual depressions that were designed to be struck with the purpose of making loud, musical ringing tones.
		Archaeologists have rediscovered a huge rock art site in southern India where ancient people used boulders to make musical sounds in rituals.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/3520384.stm

	History, India: Indian Philosophy, Science,Technology, Inventions
		Technology in Harappa and Mohenjodaro; Indian geography, social conditions and the impetus to technological breakthroughs; Support for technology in Ancient and Medieval India; India and the Industrial Revolution:
		Decimal System in Harappa and Mohenjodaro (Indus Saraswati civilization), accurate weights and measures; Vedic texts; various schools of Indian mathematics; Pioneering mathematical discoveries and inventions, calculus formulas; relationship with astronomy; Export of Indian mathematical theories, translations; Importance of Indian mathematics:
		Study of Physics and Chemistry; Theories about Heat and Elementary Particles; Wave Nature of Sound and Light; Types of Motion; Physical Phenomenon such as Elasticity, Viscosity, Surface Tension, Magnetism etc; Comparisons with European Science after the 13th C: History of the Physical Sciences in India
	members.tripod.com /INDIA_RESOURCE/indianhistory.html

	Indian Astrology vs Indian Science Science and Technology BBC World Service
		In Science View Geof Watts is joined by the Indian Physicist Shobhit Mahajan, political scientist Gautam Sen, and the Financial Times' South Asia correspondent, David Gardner.
		The announcement has angered many Indian scientists, but as Science View discovers objections do not simply stem from science, but from those who fear that politicians are trying to create a new ‘Golden Age’.
		Whilst it may be appropriate to study their historical and cultural significance, further critics believe that astrology courses have no place on a university’s science curriculum.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/sci_tech/highlights/010531_vedic.shtml

	Indian Aerosol Science & Technology Association
		Sights of historical and natural beauty within easy reach of Mumbai include Goa, Ajanta and Ellora caves, Elephanta caves, pristine beaches of Alibaug and Kashid, sea-forts of Murud-Janjira and Sindhudurg, vineyards and wine-making in Narayangaon, ancient Buddhist and cave temples and monasteries at Karla and the beautiful Sahyadri mountain ranges of the Western Ghats.
	www.iasta-aac.org /Venue.html

	History Faculty Member
		Ancient Indian Social and Cultural History/ Social History of Science and Technology
		Ancient Indian Economic Histort/ Social History of Science and Technology
		Modern Indian Social and Political History/ Social History of Science and Technology
	www.jadavpur.edu /admin1/aca_history.htm

	Indusscitech
		More than half a century of U.S. dominance in science and engineering may be slipping as America's share of graduates in these fields....
		For long Indian population was considered a curse to the nation.
		Indian institutes are setting up partnerships with established foreign universities.....
	www.indusscitech.net

	Ancient Technology
		Technology and the first two volumes of A History of Technology, edited by...
		technology and as such the 'mysterious' is emphasised, sometimes without due...
		Ooparts and Ancient Technology —Evidence of Noah’s Flood?
	www.inknowvate.com /inknowvate/ancient_technology.htm

	Internet History of Science Sourcebook
		This is one of the most successful, and early, statements on Materialism stemming from the conclusions of the New Science.
		The achievements of this period have not been negated by the discoveries and theories of the late 19th and 20th centuries, but are now seen as accurate only with certain boundaries.
		Written by a Greek resident of Alexandria in Egypt during the first century BCE, this text is one of the oldest surviving accounts of the countries on Africa's east coast.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/science/sciencesbook.html

	Search India - Indian Science and Technology Overview, Planetariums and Research Centers
		Indian Science Congress Association - Promotes the cause of science in India
		Indian Academy of Sciences - Promotes the cause of pure & applied sciences
		Indian Astronomy- Developments in astronomy from Jantar Mantar to Kavalur
	www.searchindia.com /search/Science/index1.shtml

	Muslim Scientists and Islamic Civilization
		More than one million volumes of Muslim works on science, arts, philosophy and culture was burnt in the public square of Vivarrambla in Granada.
		Colonization began in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
		Third wave of devastation of Muslim resources, lives, properties, institutions, and infrastructure.
	www.cyberistan.org /islamic

	Dr. Rani Tak on Ancient India- Science & Technology
		Rani Tak on Ancient India- Science and Technology
		In 1992, he joined the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
		Dr. Rani was born in India on 5th July 1975, in Hyderabad, India.
	www.ncsu.edu /stud_orgs/hsc/rani_talk.htm

	India Heritage - Science - Know about Alternate Medicine, Mathematics, Astrology, Astronomy, Physics
		India Heritage - Science - Know about Alternate Medicine, Mathematics, Astrology, Astronomy, Physics
	www.indiaheritage.com /science/mscience.htm

	Science and Technology Studies Links
		European Association for the Study of Science and Technology
		European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
		Division of History of Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science
	www.yorku.ca /sasit/links/sts.html

	High Performance Computing HiPC 2004
		He is a fellow of Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore and The West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology, and senior member of IEEE.
		Chakrabarti is a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and Dean of Sponsored Research& Industrial Consultancy (SRIC) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur.
		Prior to joining IIT, he worked for Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and Defence Research& Development Organization, Govt.
	www.hipc.org /hipc2004/tutorialVI.html (417 words)

	Pacific Affairs: Science of Empire: Scientific Knowledge, Civilization, and Colonial Rule in India, The
		In the late nineteenth century these latter became the prevailing voice aiding in an attack on the "backwardness" of Indian science and technology.
		He also does not succumb to the temptation of thinking of "European science" simply as a continuing conspiracy of a committee of self-confident savants looking for state backing, monolithic in their approach to India and uniformly disparaging of Indian knowledge.
		He is again trying to lift the study of science beyond a preoccupation with the micro-world of the laboratory and specific practices, to lift it into the realm of power and the confrontation of civilizations and their knowledge.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3680/is_199710/ai_n8777359 (1077 words)

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