Cultural Leaders of India - Scientists

Book excerpt: THE object of the series is to offer the general reader authentic accounts of the life and work of the great figures since the earliest times who have contributed in large measure to the culture and thought of India and influenced the mind and life of its people. The series will include about 125 such names— seers and philosophers, poets and dramatists, mystics and religious leaders, writers on science, aestheticians and composers. Soon after the volume on the philosophical systems, we are able to bring out the volume on the writers of science in ancient India. The present volume is significant, especially in the present times, for drawing attention to the contributions of ancient India to the scientific and technical fields.