Whether it is astronomy, math, medicine, philosophy or sciences, ancient Indians made great progress in these fields, attributing advances in these works to ancient Rishis. In present-day narratives, we see a continuance of colonial narratives that positions India as a sink for knowledge that arose in ancient Greece and Babylonia, disregarding Indic sources and citations, labeling them as “unreliable”.

In recent times, several researchers such as Prof. Ghevarghese, Prof. C.K. Raju, Prof. Subhash Kak among others are critiquing the dominant narrative and presenting evidence that challenges such assertions.

In this talk, the speaker will introduce instances of scientific knowledge in each of these areas, and will illustrate ancient ecosystems that required the nurturing of such knowledge in ancient India.

Using multidisciplinary tools and published scientific works, the speaker will show the origin of several key scientific ideas in ancient India, wrongly attributed to ancient Greece and Babylonia.

The speaker will highlight several ancient pathways by which Indic knowledge systems traversed the ancient and recent world, seeding and enriching the corpus of scientific works.

About CSI YITP Awards

Young IT Profes sional Awards are instituted to encourage Researchers, IT professionals, Academicians, Consultants,Entrepreneurs and IT Practitioners in an Organization, or as individuals below 35 years of age in s ervice/ support/ training function in the field of Information Technology.

Eligibility

Any individual below 35 years of age (on 31st March, 2019), who are either working professionals, entrepreneurs or researchers and has made significant innovation in the areas of research, academics, and IT applications and services Only those individuals with minimum of 3 years and maximum 12 years of experience as on 31s t March, 2019 can participate in thi s competition.

Proposal Submission

Submit (through email) softcopy of the proposal (in PDF format) typed on A4 size paper (single-spaced 11pt TIMES NEW ROMAN font, TITLE in 14pt BOLD CAPITAL CENTERED, Team members, 12pt CENTERED, at least 1-inch margin in all sides of the page) to CSI SURAT Chapter address by December 30, 2019. The proposal MUST CLEARLY mention: (i) Objective of the work (ii) Contribution with respect to related works (iii) Methodology and Algorithm (iv) Results and Discussions clearly explaining contribution and improvement (in computational and/or financial terms). Page limit for each proposal (including figures and tables ) is 6 A4 pages.

Important Dates

Registration Fees:

Proof of money transferred (transaction details) in CSI surat account as per details in form (subject to confirmation by CSI surat
chapter OR The draft must be in favour of “Computer Society of India, SURAT Chapter” payable at surat.

Take Away from YITP 2020 Regional Contest

1. Winners get Trophy, Certificate and Cash prizes. (Prize Details : Winner – Rs.5000/- ; Runner – Rs.3000/-; Consolation – Rs.2000/-)
2. All finalists of the Regional round get finalist certificates.
3. Nominees to make their own arrangements for travel to Regional finals and National finale.
4. CSI will take care of Boarding, Lodging and CSI National Convention registration charges for National finale for Regional winner.

Note

1. Presentation slot for Regional round will be for 25 minutes each including demo and 5 minutes for Q&A.
2. Nominees to make their own arrangements for travel to Regional finals and National finale.

Nomination Fees and Payment Details

CSI SURAT Chapter
Dr Maulin Joshi, Program chair, YITP award (maulin.joshi@scet.ac.in)
Sarvajanik College Of engineering and Technology,
Dr R K Desai Marg, Athwalines, SURAT by December 30, 2019