Rooksha

  The Golden Age of Guptas 4th-6th Century AD, was not only the golden period of art, architecture and literature but it was also the great age of science, mathematics and astronomy. Numerous path breaking discoveries were done during this time. Among the great mathematicians and astronomers of the time, name of Aryabhatta shines like a star. When mathematics and astronomy were still in their nascent stages of development around the globe, Aryabhatta invented decimal system, trignometry, calculated value of pi and studied our solar system. His works have been extensively used by the Greeks and others in the Middle East. His most famous work Aryabhatiyam was compiled when he was just 23 years old. Aryabhatta composed numerous numerical and cosmic treatises; among these, "Aryabhatiya" was his first major work. He wrote this book when he was only 23 years old. Aryabhatiya covers several branches of mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic, plane and spherical trigonometry. His pr