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Greatest scientist of India was a Telugu who went to Bihar for advanced studies and settled down in Bihar
by Guest Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:53 am
Aryabhata provides no information about his place of birth. The only information comes from Bhāskara I, who describes Aryabhata as āśmakīya, "one belonging to the aśmaka country." During the Buddha's time, a branch of the Aśmaka people settled in the region between the Narmada and Godavari rivers in central India; Aryabhata is believed to have been born there.[6][8]
It is fairly certain that, at some point, he went to Kusumapura for advanced studies and lived there for some time.[12] Both Hindu and Buddhist tradition, as well as Bhāskara I (CE 629), identify Kusumapura as Pāṭaliputra, modern Patna.[6] A verse mentions that Aryabhata was the head of an institution (kulapa) at Kusumapura, and, because the university of Nalanda was in Pataliputra at the time and had an astronomical observatory, it is speculated that Aryabhata might have been the head of the Nalanda university as well.[6] Aryabhata is also reputed to have set up an observatory at the Sun temple in Taregana, Bihar.[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhata
It is fairly certain that, at some point, he went to Kusumapura for advanced studies and lived there for some time.[12] Both Hindu and Buddhist tradition, as well as Bhāskara I (CE 629), identify Kusumapura as Pāṭaliputra, modern Patna.[6] A verse mentions that Aryabhata was the head of an institution (kulapa) at Kusumapura, and, because the university of Nalanda was in Pataliputra at the time and had an astronomical observatory, it is speculated that Aryabhata might have been the head of the Nalanda university as well.[6] Aryabhata is also reputed to have set up an observatory at the Sun temple in Taregana, Bihar.[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhata
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Re: Greatest scientist of India was a Telugu who went to Bihar for advanced studies and settled down in Bihar
by Guest Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:01 pm
actually it is not conclusive that he was a telugu. 'between the narmada and godavari rivers' is a rather ambiguous stretch of land.
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Re: Greatest scientist of India was a Telugu who went to Bihar for advanced studies and settled down in Bihar
by Guest Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:01 pm
Aryabhata could have been a Madhya Pradeshi or a Chattisgarhi. what is more interesting is that he went to Bihar for his advanced studies. Apparently Bihar was one of the leading centers of scientific education in India at the time of Aryabhata.
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