The birth of language, if we are to resort to what the scholars of today have to say, can be traced back to approximately 30,000 years ago. If we are to believe this, the amount of inherent importance that we need to attribute to language as a whole is reduced …
Read More »The Birth of Writing: The Path of the Write-ous
There are certain ways in which humans communicate with each other; some of the most prominent ones being non-verbal (aspects such as body language), written and oral. About 200,000 years ago speech was developed while symbols were established about 30,000 years ago. On the other hand, the birth of writing …
Read More »The Birth of Mathematics: The Language of the Cosmos
I’m pretty sure most of us remember mathematics as a subject which had us running for solace from large numerals and symbols, which usually seemed as foreign to us as the hieroglyphics on the walls of the Pyramids. These numerals, functions, values, symbols and other such attributes which together form …
Read More »Loss of Cultural Knowledge #3: Destruction of Nalanda; Decline of Sanskrit!
This is article #7 – part of deep trip series on Sanskrit. Before you proceed, please read the previous articles in the series. Click here for Article #1… Click here for Article #2… Click here for article #3… Click here for article #4… Click here for article #5… Click here for article #6… This …
Read More »Loss of Cultural Knowledge #2: Library destroyed, Scientist murdered in the name of religion!
Alexandria, the city named after Alexander the Great, once hosted over a million scrolls at the Great Library of Alexandria. The library was created in 3rd century BC by King Ptolemy I, the successor of Alexander. Hypatia, the first female mathematician of the world, was born in the very same …
Read More »Loss of Cultural Knowledge #1: Did an Atomic War destroy Mohenjo-daro?
The Indus Valley Civilization was arguably the most advanced ancient civilization that we know of. However, the sudden end or destruction or abandonment of the Indus Valley Civilization and Mohenjo-daro is a mystery. Built around 2500 BCE, Mohenjo-daro was one of the biggest urban settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization. …
Read More »Revisiting History: Do we fear our past or do we learn from it?
I want you to take a moment out of your everyday life and busy schedule and look at yourself in the mirror. I want you to look at yourself intensely and without bias. I want you to see what you are beneath all the layers of self-judgments, perceptions, titles, name …
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