Shitala
How does Dr Howell conclude his address?
What is "Since this practice of the East has been followed without variation, and with uniform success from the remotest known times, it is but justice to conclude, it must have been originally founded on rational principles and experiment".
What are the terms Jya and Kotijya?
These are the Sanskrit words for sine and cosine.
Who is Hiuen Tsang?
Chinese scholar who came to India (during early 5th century via Central Asia and returned by sea).
Who was Bahirji Naik.
Shivaji's head of intelligence.
What does Reverend Chris write to his friend about inoculation?
What is "The informer knew an English lady, widow of a 55 secretary at Fort William, Calcutta who got her two children inoculated. The Bengali inoculator told her that he had some variolous material preserved from the time of his grandfather or great grandfather."
Who is Pingala?
He was the first to devise the binary number system.
What is the Pallava version of Brahmi that was used to write Khmer, Thai, Lao, Burmese and Javanese?
Kawi script
How many mawlas (soldiers) conquered Panhala?
60 mawlas.
What does Robert Court write to Dr Coult about Tikah in 1731?
What is "The operation of inoculation called by the natives,"Tikah" has been known in the Kingdom of Bengal as nearly as I can learn, about 150 years and according to the Bhaminian records, was first performed by one Dunuantary."
What is the Sanskrit term for algebra?
Beejganita.
Which incident created the Shia Sunni sectarian divide that exists till date?
Battle of Karbala AD.680
Which fort could Ch. Shivaji not conquer after 3 attempts?
Murud Janjira
Dr James Kirkpatrick, reduced to a footnote the Bengal practice of using twisted silk thread in the inoculation process.
What is, he drew attention to the practice of preserving the inoculation matter for a generation then remarked, “tho we give entire credit to the English lady, and equal credit to her Indian Dr is not a necessary consequence."?
What is Yaa?
It is the short form for yavat-tavat.
Which was a sea faring dynasty from present day Kerala?
The Cheras.
How many people accompanied Ch. Shivaji to fight Shahistekhan?
150 mawlas.
What is Anushashan Parva?
What is the time after the Mahabharata war, when Shri Krishna instructed Yudhisthira to seek guidance and solace from his grandfather and the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, Bhisma for an important conversation between a grandfather-grandson about how to rule benevolently and justly?
Who was the first to solve the Pell's equation?
Jayadeva and Bhaskara II.
What is the dingo dog?
It is the name of the Australian animal which (according to Sanjeev Sanyal) shows genetic and physical similarities to Indian stray dogs (suggesting ancient migrations from India to Australia around 4000 years ago)
How did London Gazette report the second sacking of Surat in 1661.?
"Surat tremble by the name of Shivaji"
This surprised Tara regarding the timing of smallpox cures in Bharat.
What is the discovery that Madhavakaras work is from the 8th century and Vagbhatas work comes to us from the 7th century. The period in which smallpox was established in countries around the Mediterranean?
Where is the first statement of the so-called Pythagoras Theorem found?
Baudhyayana Sulbasutra
What is Marthanda Varma most renowned for?
As a King of Travancore who halted the expansion of Dutch colonial ambitions in India by defeating them in the Battle of Colachel in 1741.
Who is Kaviraj Bhushan?
He is the poet who stayed and travelled with Ch. Shivaji and wrote Shiva Bhushan.