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Q: What is Vedic Maths?

A: Vedic Maths is a subject which deals with faster and interesting ways of doing calculations. While we learn only one way to perform a computation, Vedic Maths gives multiple options tosolve the same question.

Q: Why should a child learn Vedic Maths?

A: Vedic Maths is a very good aid to create a love for the subject of Maths in school students. It encourages pattern-observation and improves the child’s thinking ability.

Q: After learning Vedic Maths, will the students get confused with the Maths that they learn in schools?

A: No. Vedic Maths teaches different techniques to solve any problem. Once they learn Vedic Maths, students feel more confident in doing Maths they learn in school because they are nowequipped with alternative solutions.

Q: How is it different from Abacus?

A: Both Abacus and Vedic Maths are totally different. Abacus is a Chinese system of doing calculations using a calculating aid. Vedic Maths is a subject of Indian origin.

Q: Which is more useful – Abacus or Vedic Maths?

A: Abacus has its own usefulness. It can help in doing arithmetic calculations (which was the purpose for its invention). But it has no room for Compound Multiplication, Squaring, Cubing, Algebra, etc. These topics and much more can be learnt using Vedic Maths with ease. Moreover, there are no alternate ways to perform a calculation in Abacus, but in Vedic Maths, there are multiple options to do a single calculation.

Q: Will I be adding burden onto my child by teaching him Vedic Maths when he is already overloaded with his existing studies?

A: No. You will be easing his burden.

Q: For what age group is Vedic Maths more useful?

A: Vedic Maths is useful not just for students, but also for working professionals, parents and teachers. The techniques in Vedic Maths can be applied in everyday life. 

Q: What are the advantages of learning Vedic Maths?

A: * Vedic Maths eradicates the fear of Maths in children.

    * It improves speed and numerical skills.

    * Multiple choice in doing the same calculation.

    * It sharpens the brain.

    * It helps to crack competitive exams.

    * It facilitates analytical and logical thinking.

The birth of Mathematics in India can be traced back to the Vedas. Vedas are the storehouses of knowledge in India that contains knowledge on different sciences, mathematics, philosophy, and other subjects. Mathematical parts covered in the Vedic literature include topics like number systems, arithmetic, geometry, progression and astronomy.

The Vedas are not books written by any single author; rather it is a collection of all the knowledge that was revealed to different Rishis (seers) during their heights of contemplation and meditation. Initially, the knowledge was not available in a book-form; it was passed on from generation to the generation by word of mouth from the teacher to the student. Somewhere back in history, sage Vyasa (a great seer and visionary) took up the task to compile all the existing knowledge into four volumes – Rgveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda. The exact date of the Vedas is not known. Historians have tried giving rough estimates but it differs in view among different persons.

To study the Vedas, study of Vedangas (Veda + Anga, Anga means ‘parts of the body’) was necessary. Vedangas can be classified into six branches viz., Shiksha (phonetics), Kalpam (rituals), Vyakaranam (grammar),Chandas (Prosody), Niruktam (Etymology) and Jyotisham (Astronomy). Among these, knowledge of mathematics was covered mainly in Kalpam & Jyotisham, and also to some extent in Chandas.

Kalpam was further subdivided into four:

Jyotisham covered the science of astronomy (not astrology which came much later) which included mathematics. The birth of trigonometry and calculus was mainly through Jyotisham.

Mathematics (Ganitam) was never a different branch of science. It got developed as a different branch of study much later mainly from the knowledge in Sulva Sutras and Jyotisham. The ancient Indian mathematicians from the time of Aryabhatta-I (476-550 CE), gradually divided mathematics further into various branches like Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Combinatorics, Astronomy, etc. in their treatises.

The author of Vedic Mathematics, Swami Bharati Krishna Tirthaji, was born to highly learned and pious parents on 14th March 1884 in Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu, India). Venkataraman (his earlier name before initiation into the Sanyasa order) was an exceptionally brilliant boy right from his school days. He always loved learning. Sanskrit was one of his favourite subjects. He was greatly influenced by his Sanskrit Guru - Sri Vedam Venkatrai Shastri. Sanskrit was so dear to him that he gained a mastery over the subject at a very young age and for this reason he was awarded the title 'Saraswati' for his expertise in Sanskrit. When he was twenty, he completed M.A. (American College of Sciences, New York - from Bombay Centre) in seven subjects (which included English, History, Science, Mathematics, Sanskrit and Philosophy) at one go. Once again, he cleared all the subjects securing the highest honours in all of them. He was proficient in fourteen languages.

At the call of the National Leaders involved in the freedom struggle of India, he worked as the Principal of National College, Rajmahendri for a short period. But soon he quit the job and went to Swami Satchidananda Sivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati at Sringeri to quench his thirst for spiritual knowledge. After eight years of deep study of the scriptures, Prof. Venkataram was initiated into the Holy order of Sanyasa and given the name 'Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha'. During these eight years of study (1911 – 1918), Swamiji had spent a lot of time in contemplation in the forest solitude of Sringeri. It is during these times of deep meditations that he got inner revelations on the 16 Sutras. Thus he gave the declaration that using these 16 Sutras calculations can be done very fast.

After a few years, JagadGuru Shankaracharya Sri Madhusudan Tirtha's (of Govardhan Math, Puri) health took a severe turn and Swami Bharati Krishna Tirthaji had to take up his position at Puri Govardhan Peeth. Throughout his life, Swamiji travelled all over India spreading the knowledge of the scriptures of India – the Vedas. During his talks, he spoke on different topics from the Vedas, modern sciences, Mathematics, etc. Vedic Mathematics was just one of his epoch making contributions to the whole world. When people asked how he discovered this new branch of knowledge, he humbly replied saying that it was already there in the Vedas. He just 're-discovered' it.

At the request of his disciples, Swamiji wrote 16 elaborate volumes on the Sutras. Unfortunately, all of them were irretrievably lost and the huge loss was finally confirmed in the year 1956. Everyone was devastated by the loss of such a great branch of knowledge that would have been useful for the whole mankind. But Swamiji was very calm. He said that he could re-write the whole subject from his memory. In one and a half months, he wrote an introductory volume on Vedic Mathematics. However, due to the toll that had taken over his health due to his extensive travel throughout the years and owing to his failing eyesight due to cataract, he could not continue writing. And, in 1960, Swamiji attained Mahasamadhi and left his mortal frame.

It is this introductory volume that is available to us now which itself covers Multiplication, Division, Squares, Square Roots, Cubes, Cube Roots, Factorisation, Simple & Quadratic Equations, H.C.F, L.C.M., Decimals, Fractions, Compound Multiplication and much more. The remaining fifteen volumes had higher levels of Mathematics and included topics like – Subtractions, Mixed Additions and Subtractions, Compound Additions and Subtractions, Additions of Vulgar Fractions, Comparison of Fractions, Decimal operations in all decimal work, Ratios, Proportions, Percentages, Averages, Interest, Annuities, Discount, Dynamics, Statistics, Hydro Statistics, Pneumatics, Applied Mechanics, Solid Geometry, Plane Trigonometry, Spherical Trigonometry, Astronomy, etc. Never in the past has anyone made such a discovery by encapsulating such a vast subject like Mathematics in just a few word-formulae.

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The original specifications for the award called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in diameter, with the sun and the legend "Bharat Ratna" (in Devanagari) above and a floral wreath below. The reverse was to carry the state emblem and motto. It was to be worn around the neck from a white ribbon. There is no indication that any specimens of this design were ever produced and one year later the design was altered. The decoration is in the form of a peepal leaf, about 5.8 cm long, 4.7 cm wide and 3.1 mm thick. It is of toned bronze. On its obverse is embossed a replica of the sun, 1.6 cm in diameter, below which the words Bharat Ratna are embossed in Devanagari script. On the reverse are State emblem and the motto, also in Devanagari. The emblem, the sun and the rim are of platinum. The inscriptions are in burnished bronze.

S. No. NAME AWARDED IN

1. Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878-1972) 1954

2. Dr. Sarvapali Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) 1954

3. Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888-1970) 1954

4. Dr. Bhagwan Das (1869-1958) 1955

5. Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (1861-1962) 1955

6. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 -1964) 1955

7. Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant (1887-1961) 1957

8. Dr. Dhondo Keshave Karve (1858-1962) 1958

9. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882-1962) 1961

10. Shri Purushottam Das Tandon (1882-1962) 1961

11. Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) 1962

12. Dr. Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) 1963

13. Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane (1880-1972) 1963

14. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri (Posthumous) (1904-1966) 1966

15. Smt. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) 1971

16. Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-1980) 1975

17. Shri Kumaraswami Kamraj (Posthumous) (1903-1975) 1976

18. Mother Mary Taresa Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) (1910-1997) 1980

19. Shri Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982) 1983

20. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) 1987

21. Shri Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran (Posthumous) (1917-1987) 1988

22. Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar (Posthumous) (1891-1956) 1990

23. Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918) 1990

24. Shri Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991) 1991

25. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950) 1991

26. Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995) 1991

27. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Posthumous) (1888-1958) 1992

28. Shri Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993) 1992

29. Shri Satyajit Ray (1922-1992) 1992

30. Shri Gulzarilal Nanda (1898-1998) 1997

31. Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali (Posthumous) (1909-1996) 1997

32. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (b-1931) 1997

33. Smt. Madurai Sanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (1916-2005) 1998

34. Shri Chidambaram Subramniam (1910-2000) 1998

35. Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan (Posthumous) (1902-1979) 1999

36. Professor Amartya Sen (b-1933) 1999

37. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (Posthumous) 1999

38. Pandit Ravi Shankar (b-1920) 1999

39. Sushri Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar (b-1929) 2001

40. Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916-2006) 2001

41. Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (1922-2011) 2009