India had a working panchang before most civilisations had a concept of a week. Why do we still wait for Western validation?

This Sangam panel documents Aryabhata’s formula predating Pythagoras, Euclidean geometry acknowledging Indian sources, and Sanskrit as the language most suited to AI and computational logic. Post-independence India’s habit of building institutions in Stanford’s image — rather than its own — is identified as the root cause of scientific dependency. The Aranmula snake boat’s physics-defying performance is cited as living proof of shastric engineering still operational today. Panellists close with an urgent message: parents, not teachers, must become the primary transmitters of India’s intellectual heritage.

About The Speakers:
Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana is Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, and former Dean of R&D at JNCASR, Bangalore. He specializes in Raman and Brillouin spectroscopy, focusing on high-pressure material studies.

Dr. K. Sivaprasad is Professor of Ship Technology at CUSAT and currently serves as Vice Chancellor of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University.

Dr. Ajit Prabhu V. is Chief Scientist at KSCSTE, Government of Kerala, and a visiting Professor at the University of Kerala.

Prof. Prasad Krishna, Director of NIT Calicut (on deputation from NITK Surathkal), brings 37+ years of experience across manufacturing, machine tools, casting, space research, and engineering education.

Dr. Maran Ashok, Principal of Malla Reddy College of Engineering, is a Bhishma Acharya Awardee (2022) with 7 books, 43 research papers, and 5 patents to his credit.