Mineralogical Traditions in Sanskrit Literature – Sanskrit-Science Series-8 (Ancient Indian Mineralogy- No: 1)

Year
2004
Publisher
RASHTRIYA SANSKRIT VIDYAPEETHA, TIRUPATI
Author
DR. SRINIVAS MADABHUSHI
Management Discipline
Education
Source
Indian Vedic system
About the book

All the regions of human society beyond geographical limitations accept that Sanskrit is the main spring of a grand series of scientific disciplines in the ancient world and in the Indian peninsular The disciplines like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Metallurgy, Meteorology Management etc., have their clean traces back in the ancient Sanskrit literature. Hence emerged the new branch “Sanskrit - Science” with millennia’s strength as a result of the incessant efforts of modern knowledge seekers all over the world.

Knowledge of Sanskrit and perceptive analysts of scientific knowledge base presented by our Rishis and perceptive thinkers would be of great help in getting a good insight into our rich scientific heritage.

It is the responsibility of our institutions to arouse the interest of younger generations in sanskrit by unraveling the profound scientific wisdom that is contained in the Sanskrit literature by demonstrating its glory and relevance to the modern world. It is with this objective in view the Sanskrit - Science Study Centre of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha has taken initiative to launch a series of publication of small booklets which would cover a wide canvass of a foresaid discipline of Sanskrit - Science