Effectiveness of Vedic Mathematics in the Classrooms

Abstract

Vedic Mathematics was discovered by Indian mathematician Jagadguru Shri Bharathi Krishna Tirtha in the period between A.D. 1911 and 1918. Later the findings were published in form of a book on Vedic Mathematics by Tirthaji Maharajwho was also known as Bharati Krsna. Bharati Krsna was born in 1884 and died in 1960. He was a brilliant student, obtaining the highest honours in all the subjects he studied, including Sanskrit, Philosophy, English, Mathematics, History and Science. When he heard what the European scholars were saying about the parts of the Vedas which were supposed to contain mathematics he resolved to study the documents and find their meaning. Between 1911 and 1918 he was able to reconstruct the ancient system of mathematics which we now call Vedic Mathematics.