WHAT AN AMAZING WEEKEND !!!

wow!! what a weekend i hv had....

it started off with me gng to bang airport to receive Gaurav Tekriwal (plz read my previous post if u haven't heard his name yet) on saturday morning....fortunately, his flight was on time and i dint hv to wait for long....had a chat with him for almost an hour in the cab...was really good to meet someone with such a clear idea of what he is aiming for....and what a nice chat that was...our first stop was the house of Mr. V G Unkalkar, who is a very senior person in Vedic Maths...i could clearly see the mark of a brilliant and
genius yet very down to earth and humble mathematician in him...it was indeed a pleasure talking to him...a quiet, and prob introvert, but yet razor sharp with his mathematical skills and explanations shud define him the best...has already written a book on Vedic Maths and the second one is also almost over...always wanted to meet a mathematician like him...we spent several hours in his house and then went to meet Shakuntal Devi mam in her house...also picked up Mr. Srivatsa on our way, who himself is a great scholar in this field and has a wealth of practical experience with him...a chat for just 10 min with him is enough for one to gauge his depth of knowledge.......neways, we reached Shakuntala mam's house in the evening and what an experience it was...who could say that she has grown old with time??...she is as energetic as anyone far younger than her age...her mental strength & determination to open a college in Bang is really appreciable...her personality and aura reminds me of one excerpt from one of Dr Kalam's book wherein he states the fact that people retire not when they cross a certain age but when they feel they cant do anything worthwhile now....she invited us to meet her the next day (ie Sunday) as well....and we did go there when she made us see her college building that's coming up at quite a fast rate ...

this was really a fabulous weekend for me...met so many great mathematicians in 2 days...i was always very much interested in Maths, and Vedic Maths in particular, since my childhood days....but never thought that i could be so lucky...in bang, i have made trips to various nearby places on almost every weekend but this weekend was really special....absolutely enjoyed every bit of it....

FOR HOW LONG WILL IT CONTINUE ??

hi all....

well, have u ever heard the name of Albert Clay...mostly not, rite ?? well, he is a retired pharmacist in USA who has a copyright of VERTICAL CROSS WISE METHOD of multiplication against his name (registered as TXu001325432 in the U.S. Copyright Office)...yes the very method of India's own Vedic Maths...(if u hv any doubts regarding the authenticity of the method being developed in ancient India, then plz go thru chapter 2 of the Vedic Maths book written by Sri Bharati Krsna Tirtha Ji...the method is nothing but a direct application of "Urdhva Tiryak sutra" of Vedic Maths)...hey, but y r we finding patent being given to Mr Clay so hard to believe ?? and what's wrong in that ?? i mean, now, Vedic Maths has also gone west, just like basmati rice, turmeric and Yoga...

if u missed out the "bonanza" and are hearing such news for the first time, dont wry..i as well could have been one of u had it not been for 2 reasons:
1) efforts put by Gaurav Tekriwal to make this issue known to everyone...congos to u man....
2) me subscribing to Vedic Maths Forum India blog of Gaurav (http://vedicmathsindia.blogspot.com/)

I made the above comments as our media is too busy tracing the bollywood masala i.e. who's dating whom; and may be who recently got a haircut etc and other such "most imp" (read non-sense) issues of the day but has no time for such "frivolous" topics....after all, when very few paid any attention to patents of basmati rice and Yoga, then who will have time to raise any hue and cry over the patent of Vedic Maths methods ?? and hey, do we even know what they are or have we ever tried to discover the amount of wealth that's hidden in those 16 sutras ??

till now, as far as i know, an article related to this issue has been published in 2 newspapers:
1) DNA,Mumbai: August 17, 20009
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_india-fights-for-vedic-math-copyright_1282923
2) Deccan Chronicle: August 25, 2009
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/indians-upset-over-vedic-maths-patent-069

well...again, y dont national level news agencies like NDTV, CNN-IBN and TV TODAY come forward to support this cause ?? prob they themselves are not aware of this coz no celebrity is involved here...

as Deccan Chronicle writes: When it comes to the controversy over the Vedic Math formula, Satish expresses an opinion which many will echo: “I personally believe that the case would be much stronger if the government of India challenges the copyright and supports the cause of the Vedic Maths forum.” But will it do tht ?? i mean, has govt ever done nething to promote Vedic Maths in the first place that it shud now try to take the issue of copyright further ?? has Vedic Maths been introduced in any Board (national or state) till now ?? not that I m aware of..plz do update me if i m wrong ...

i still remember, when i was small, i had the book that i mentioned b4 in my post....and i gave it to one of my friends back in school, who commented that if only students knew how good this system of mental maths is, they would be absolutely crazy for it...

all i can say, friends, is that plz do help Gaurav Tekriwal in every way possible in carrying this issue of copyright further...for how long CAN WE let it continue ???