India’s mathematicians have made significant contributions over the last 5000 years. From the ever-popular Aryabhata, widely recognized for revolutionizing the number system and Shakuntala Devi, universally admired for her fast mental calculations to pioneers forgotten by time, like Baudhayana, who explained the Pythagoras’ theorem nearly 3000 years ago, and Anand Kumar of the Super 30 fame, among others. The figures included in this book are trailblazers in the world of mathematics.

Fresh, accessible and inspiring, The Great Indian Mathematicians celebrates persistent mathematicians throughout Indian history. This book is an ideal introduction for the next generation of tenacious and curious Mathematics wizards, and features a goldmine of tips and tricks, nuggets of surprise and much more!

Gaurav Tekriwal is the founder president of The Vedic Maths Forum India. An educator, he has been imparting high-speed vedic mental mathematics skills over the past fifteen years across the globe. He inspires and informs people, helping them to realize their true potential by introducing them to the world's fastest mental-math system called Vedic Mathematics.

Gaurav is the author of 'Speed Math' and his complete DVD set on the topic is a popular among Students and Academicians worldwide.

Through television programmes, DVDs, books, workshops and seminars, Gaurav has taken the vedic maths system to over four million students in India, South Africa, Australia, United States and Oman. He is a four-time TED speaker and has been recently awarded the Young Visionaries Fellowship from Indiafrica by the ministry of external affairs, India.

This book is an attempt to share with our young friends, and some elder ones, the vast contributions made by India's greatest mathematicians over the last 5000 years or so. We begin our journey in the book with the cornerstones of mathematics in the Indus Valley Civilization and go on to realize the true power and potential of India through its persistent efforts and contributions to the world.

The idea for this book came to me a few years back as there was hardly any reference book that celebrated the glory of the Indian mathematicians or even introduced them to young readers. We have played a great role in developing certain outstanding concepts, such as the zero, the decimal system and even calculus (from the Kerala School of mathematics).

With the advent of technology in the information age, we can now ascertain that some mathematical concepts and ideas have their roots in India.

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