In July 2012, I had assembled information on similar topic as part 1, Here is continuation of few
more great Indians of ancient India as part 2.
Varahamihira: Born in
505AD in kapiitthaka (may be now called as Ujjain), India, Died in 587AD. He is
also popularly called Varaha, or Mihira. He was Indian philosopher, astronomer,
and mathematician, author of the Pancha-siddhantika (“Five Treatises”). He also
made valuable contributions to trigonometry. Significant contribution to
trigonometry was his sine tables
where he improved those of Aryabhata I giving more accurate values.
Charaka: Born in 300BC, He is
referred to as the Father of Medicine. He is one of the main contributors to
the ancient art and science of Ayurveda. Charaka was the first physician to
present the concept of digestion, metabolism and immunity.
Panini was a Sanskrit grammarian
who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and
morphology. Sanskrit was the classical literary language of the Indian Hindus
and Panini is considered the founder of the language and literature. It is
interesting to note that the word "Sanskrit" means
"complete" or "perfect" and it was thought of as the divine
language, or language of the gods. He was estimated to born around the 4th, 5th
or 6th B.C. Historians differ in these dates as well. It is also said that he
was born in Shalatula, near Indus River. This place is now in the present day
Pakistan.
Bilhana Kavi (poet) was an
11th-century Kashmiri poet. He is known for his love poem, the Caurapâñcâśikâ. According
to legend, the Brahman Bilhana fell in love with the daughter of King
Madanabhirama, Princess Yaminipurnatilaka, and had a secretive love affair.
They were discovered, and Bilhana was thrown into prison. While awaiting
judgement, he wrote the Caurapâñcâśikâ, a fifty-stanza love poem, not knowing
whether he would be sent into exile or die on the gallows. Bilhana has been
fortunate enough to receive recognition in his life time, a phenomenon very
rare with Sanskrit writers.
Valmiki (during Lord Rama's time) is celebrated as
the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic
Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is
revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first
śloka i.e. first verse, which set the base and defined the form to Sanskrit
poetry.
Ved Vyas was an Ancient Indian.
(Sanatana Bharatiya). He was one of the important historians, astronomers and
philosophers of the Dwapara Yuga. He is
the author of the epic Mahabharata. The 'Mahabharata' remains a marvel in the literature of the world. Ved
Vyas was the first and greatest Acharya of Sanatan Dharma. He is responsible
for classifying the four Vedas, wrote the 18 Puranas and recited the great Mahabharata
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Satender Kumar Mall
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