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between        computers
        and   mathematics.   The
        significant   contributions
        of our country’s iconic
        sages like Acharya Pingala,
        are unparalleled in the
        history of Mathematics,
        who  postulated  the  first
        known        explanations
        of  the   binary  system.
        Similarly, the contributions
        and works of legendary
        mathematicians like from
        Aryabhatta to Ramanujan,
        which changed the course
        of Indian mathematics is
        worth mentioning.
        Vedic Maths: Making
        Maths simple and fun

        To   help    the   young
        generation in overcoming
        their Math phobia,  Hon’ble
        PM Modi guided  them
        towards the path of Vedic
        Mathematics. He stated
        that   Mathematics   has
        never  been  a  difficult
        subject for us Indians, on
        account of the ancient
        history  of  Vedic  Maths  in
        India. The credit for Vedic
        mathematics in modern
        times goes to Shri Bharati
        Krishna Tirtha Ji Maharaj.
        He revived the ancient
        methods of calculation and         reconstructed    the    sixteen
        named it Vedic Mathematics. In     mathematical   formulae   from
        view of his disciple Manjula Trivedi,   the Atharvaveda after assiduous
        Honorary General Secretary, Sri    research and ‘Tapas’ for about
        Vishwa Punarnirmana Sangha,        eight  years  in   the  forests
        Nagpur, “Revered Guruji had        surrounding Sringeri”. It only takes


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