Only those information supported
by evidence is true
Some people want
to wallow in past glory. Lets keep our scientific temper and learn to be
skeptical about tall claims: irrespective of the origin being Western or Eastern.
The mindset of our
Indians is like if there is any mention of present day scieintific advancements
in the ancient scripts even if is just a conceptualization then we try to
credit the ancient saints as the inventors. We are so much obsessed with our
ancient culture and philosophy that for preserving it we don’t consider anyone
else credible for the present day advancements rather than pouring the whole
credit in the bucket of ancient monks and scholars.
Several
civilisations have contributed to the advancement of the frontiers of
scientific knowledge for the human race. India has had its fair share of
contributions that she can rightly be proud of. Modern Indian scientists have
several discoveries they can claim credit for - although many of them win
acclaim outside India’s shores.
It is high time
every Indian learnt to distinguish between mythology and reality. What is unfortunate is that some people
tend to eulogise and glorify whatever they can find about our past, even
without valid evidence. In the absence of any evidence, efforts will be made to
produce part of the evidence in favour of antiquity. Anybody who talks about
these things has the responsibility to prove these things as well - at least on
a small scale. If you see the drawings presented with the Vedic papers, it is
grotesque. It is now known where we are going by glorifying the past. It makes
sense if the ancient knowledge is put to use, not otherwise.
Research is an
important part of Science and without doing any proper research nothing should
be accepted. Any research or output comes into mind first. Without having idea
nothing is possible. Then comes hard actions. Agreed that there are new breed
of so called think tanks, scientists and historians, who believe Hindu means
full of mythology. That’s not true. Information supported by evidence should be
accepted. Whichever fields of ancient Indian science were based on verified and
documented work by the ancients have survived to this day - such as Ayurveda
and some fields of Mathematics and Astronomy. The rest of it must be taken as
Mythology and part of our cultural beliefs and must not be intertwined with
hard science.
Several people express
their opinions. Bu none is keen in a fact finding mission. If the Sanskrit
works are only fictions, let us once for all prove it and abandon it. But till
such time can we not hold the over enthusiasm to rubbish ancient texts?
We are becoming a
bunch of fools in the eyes of the world by glorifying our past although there
is nothing we can show in terms of usable products. We are still dependent on
the Western technology whether it is mission to mars or computers or day to day
application of modern technology in every day life. There is nothing we can
show that we have developed based on our ancient knowledge. If we are that
great we can immediately close down all our labs and hospitals. We should
immediately stop this business of saying that we knew everything and we are
great. This is detrimental to the development of our science and technology.
It is fine if such
boasting of our rich ancient heritage is used to boost our moral and we strive
to scale new heights in science But if such claims is going to make us do
nothing in present to improve our scientific achievements then it is useless to
claim these ancient legacies. India was a pioneer then, now its time to ensure
that our country will be a leader in the future to come.
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