Indian Genius: Ancient Sciences & Achievements 🏛️

Dr B Mahadevan reveals how India's ancient knowledge systems surpassed global civilizations in metallurgy, mathematics, and engineering. Discover 2000-year-old rust-free iron pillars, musical granite temples carved from single stones, and mathematical algorithms predating Western discoveries by centuries. Dr Mahadevan, founding member of India's Department of Indian Knowledge Systems, exposes how colonial education systematically dismantled indigenous learning while demonstrating practical applications for modern curriculum reform. Essential viewing for educators, students, and anyone seeking to understand India's suppressed scientific heritage.

Key Points
- Ancient metallurgy: Wootz steel exported globally, zinc extraction unknown elsewhere
- Temple engineering: Sound frequency calculations in 1500-year-old musical pillars
- Advanced mathematics: Binary systems, magic squares, and astronomical calculations
- Educational reform: Integrating IKS into modern curricula and overcoming implementation challenges

Concepts explored
Indian Knowledge Systems, ancient metallurgy, temple architecture, Sulbasutras, magic squares, astronomical calculations, educational curriculum reform, traditional sciences, indigenous mathematics, engineering marvels, Chola bronzes, binary mathematics, Pingala algorithms, colonial education impact, dharmic traditions

About The Speaker:
Prof. B. Mahadevan is a seasoned Operations Management expert at IIM Bangalore, where he has taught since 1992. With over 27 years of experience across teaching, research, and consulting—including roles at IIT Delhi, XLRI, Dartmouth College, and Deloitte—he brings deep academic and industry insight.

His research bridges ancient Indian wisdom with modern management, exploring themes like workplace spirituality and Bhagavad Gita-based leadership. He also studies service system design and electronic market dynamics.

From 2016 to 2018, he served as the founding Vice-Chancellor of Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, a university focused on applied Sanskrit and Indian knowledge systems.

Topics covered
00:00:00: Musical Granite Pillars - Nellaiyappar Temple 1500 CE, 161 pillars with sound engineering
00:08:00: Metallurgy Mastery - Iron Pillar Delhi 2000 years rust-free, Wootz steel global export
00:18:00: Kallanai Dam Engineering - Only surviving ancient dam, 2200 years old watershed management
00:21:00: Konark Temple Astronomy - 24 sundials, daily sunrise calculations requiring astronomical precision
00:28:00: Panchaloha Bronze Casting - Five-metal alloys, Madhuchishta Vidhanam lost-wax process
00:29:00: Boudhayana Sulbasutra Mathematics - Cyclical geometry, 77 Vedic altar designs, Pi calculations
00:33:00: Magic Square Algorithms - Narayana Pandita 1495, 383 pan-diagonal possibilities vs Western 1920 discovery
00:37:00: IKS Framework Analysis - Geographical Akhanda Bharat, literary vs non-literary classifications
00:44:00: Colonial Education Impact - Macaulay's 1831 policies dismantling Sanskrit learning systems
00:49:00: Implementation Challenges - CBSE curriculum reform, teacher training, PhD research integration
01:06:00: Binary Mathematics Heritage - Pingala's Chandrashastra, De Bruijn cycles, Pascal's triangle origins

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