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          The first Indian space satellite was named Aryabhata to honour this great mathematician and  astronomer . He was also known as Asmak after the community to which his ancestors belonged. His treatise, Aryabhatiya, is the earliest existing work on mathematics and scientifically accurate planetary astronomy. This led to the formation of a new school of thought named after him.           He was born in Kerala in 476 A.D. Typical of the times, he lived in, little was recorded of his personal life to the extent that the date of his death is not known. It is known, however, that he settled at the celebrated University of Nalanda, near Patna in Bihar, also known as Kasumpur or Patliputra. Here he wrote his masterpiece using the great observatory Khagole, at the age of 23. King Buddha Gupta made him head of the university in recognition of his merit. The date of his treatise Aryabhatiya is of special signifi...

________________________________ ARYANS AND VEDIC PERIOD IN INDIA __________________________________   Early Vedic Age The Vedic age began in India in about 1500 BC and extend up to 600 BCE with the coming of the Aryans, who scattered on the plains of northern India. Max Muller believes it an anomaly to regard the race as Aryan because scientifically Aryan connotes nothing but language. The relationship between the race and language of these people with the classical languages of Europe was established by a Bavarian Franz Bopp in 1816. Aryans developed Vedic culture based on Vedas. The meaning of the word Veda is "knowledge", the best of all knowledge in the eyes of Hindus. It is a collection of hymns, prayers, charms, litanies and sacrificial formulae. There are four Vedas, namely, Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. Vedic Civilisation Origin of Indian Music – Samveda Mention of Word 'Shudra' - Rigveda 10th Mandala Gay...