Did You Know, by Aswathi Sreedharan
Interesting facts about Hinduism and Bharat:
Did Vasco da Gama discover the sea-route to India?
Plastic Surgery: A Gift from India
Did Vasco da Gama discover the sea-route to India?
It is commonly believed that Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India. However, Suresh Soni, contradicts this belief in his India’s Glorious Scientific Tradition.
In his diary, Vasco da Gama describes how he followed the ship of a Gujarati trader named Chandan whom he met at the coast of Zanzibar in Africa. The Gujarati trader had a ship three times the size of Vasco da Gama’s. This reveals not only India’s advanced ship-building, but also that the route Vasco da Gama took was already in existence and was routinely used by Indian merchants.
Plastic Surgery: A Gift from India
Sushruta, also the first surgeon of the world, in Sushruta Samhita, describes how surgery can be performed. Training in surgery existed even during the Vedic times through the guru-shishya tradition. Sushrutha describes 8 types of surgeries. The most common plastic surgery was the replacement of noses, lost quite commonly during wars, using skin from forehead.
Aswathi recently graduated from University of California, Irvine, with degrees in Biomedical Engineering and International Studies. Her interests include classical dancing, yoga, and Samskritam. You can contact her at a5swathi@gmail.com.
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June 9th, 2009 14:07
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