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World’s oldest Combinatoric Formula
‘yam?t?r?jabh?nasalagam’
Pronounced as yamaataaraajabhaanasalagam and written in sanskrit as ???????????????
This is a word used extensively throughout the ancient Sanskrit grammar works. The greatness of this word lies in the fact that
This is the world’s oldest Combinatoric formula
This is the world’s...
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Darwin’s theory is only about adaptation not evolution
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Nuclear Ice Age?
This post isthe next part ofmy previouspost Ancient Nuclear War
Many people have asked me a sensible question about ancient nuclear wars. If it were really true that ancient Mahabharata war was a nuclear war, then where is the...
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KaTaPaYaDi – World’s Oldest Hashing Algorithm
Katapayadi is an ancient Indian algorithm used to create mnemonics, in hashing and reverse hashing. It is used in classical carnatic music system to identify melakartha raga number.
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Hashing Algorithm in Ancient Indian Music System
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Ayurveda – The science of longevity
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Pay to die
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