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Once upon a time, India was not just the Golden Bird but one of the most technically, medically, and scientifically advanced countries, the proof of which is coming up next:
Rishi Sushrut (c. 7th or 6th century BCE) - Father of Surgery - was the innovator of plastic surgery, including rhinoplasty, in 600 BCE.
Rishi Nagarjuna (c. 150 CE - 250 CE) - Also known as the Einstein of India because of his theory of âsunyavada,â his dedicated research for 12 years produced maiden discoveries and inventions in the fields of chemistry and metallurgy.
Maharishi Patanjali (200 BCE - 200 CE) - Father of Yoga - although he did not invent Yoga, he organized and assimilated everything into a system for easy adaptation.
Rishi Charaka (c. 100 CE) - Father of Medicine - He was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda; heâs also credited with editing the Charak-Samhita and Sushrut-Samhita. (Foundations of Ayurveda)
Rishi Kanad (600 BCE) - also known as Uluka or Kashyapa, discovered the atomic theory 2600 years ago by explaining the units of matter as an atom (parmanu), which are the smallest particles of matter which retain their original form under any circumstance or situation and cannot be destroyed.
Rishi Kapila (3000 BCE) - Celebrated as the founder of the Sankhya philosophy, and because of his extrasensory observations and revelations on the secret of creation, he is recognized and saluted as the father of Cosmology.
Shalihotra (1800 BCE) - He wrote the first manual on horse care, laying the foundation for veterinary medicine in India.
Lagadha Muni (1200BC) - One of the earliest known Hindu mathematicians and ranked as the topmost astronomer for redacting Vedang Jyotisha, which deals with eclipses, the lunar calendar, and units in time calculation. He was the first to suggest the Yuga (era) concept.
Brahmagupta (600 CE) - Introduced the concept of negative numbers with the ideas of âfortunesâ and âdebtsâ for positive and negative. He also established the basic rules for dealing with zero.
Bhaskaracharya (1114-1185) - An Indian mathematician and astronomer who extended Brahmaguptaâs work on number systems. He represented the peak of mathematical knowledge when he understood the number systems and solving equations which were not to be achieved in Europe for several centuries.
Whatever we think the west gave to us, in reality, came to life after they gained the core knowledge from the wisdom of our ancient Indian sages.