"आर्यभट्टेन गणितं प्रोक्तम्"
"Mathematics was spoken by Āryabhaṭa"
They Did the Math.
Europe Took the Credit.
How colonial academic crediting systems systematically erased 2,500+ years of Indian mathematical innovation — and why it still matters today.
Centuries Ahead
The Kerala School derived calculus 200+ years before Newton and Leibniz — yet European textbooks remain silent.
Transmission Lost
How Indian knowledge traveled to Europe through Arab intermediaries, stripped of attribution at every step.
Policy Gap
Modern academic systems perpetuate colonial crediting norms. Reform is overdue — and it's achievable.
Timeline at a Glance
2,000 years of mathematical innovation — and its erasure.
499 CE
Āryabhaṭa's Āryabhaṭīya
Sine tables, place-value system, π approximation
628 CE
Brahmagupta
Algebra, rules for zero & negative numbers
830 CE
Al-Khwārizmī Transmits
Indian numerals enter the Arab world
1350–1500
Kerala School
Mādhava's infinite series for π and sine/cosine
1687
Newton's Principia
No mention of Kerala antecedents
1800s
Colonial Curricula
Indian mathematics classified as "folklore"
