Bharati Krishna Tirtha was the Sankaracharyaof the Govardhan Math, Puri, from 1925 to 1960 AD. He is most noted for, first, as being the inventor of and author of Vedic Mathematics, a highly controversial set of strategies for mental calculation.
Born in March 1884, his parents named him as Venkatraman. During his school days Sri Venkat raman was extraordinarily bright young man.
Masterfully excelling over his peers in almost all academic areas. At the early age of fifteen he was awarded the title Saraswathi by Madras Sanskrit Association in 1899 because of his proficiency in Sanskrit. In 1902 he won the highest place in the graduation B.A. examination.
At the age of twenty, Bharati Krishna Tirtha (then known as Sri Venkatraman Saraswati) passed the Master’s Degree examination in six subjects: Sanskrit, English, History, Philosophy, Mathematics, and Science from the Bombay Centre of the American College of Science, Rochester, New York. He simultaneously scored the highest honours in all subjects, an achievement widely regarded at the time as an all-time world record. Beginning at age 27, from 1911 to 1919, he lived as a pure ascetic while studying advanced Vedanta philosophy and practising Brahma-sadhana under Shri Nrisimha Bharati Swami. During this period, he frequently withdrew into the nearby forests of Sringeri for long solitary retreats, living a saintly life sustained on roots and fruits while devoting himself entirely to meditation and Vedantic study. In one such retreat, he attained spiritual self-realization. In 1919, at Varanasi, he was initiated into the holy order of Sannyasa by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Trivikrama Tirthaji Maharaja of Sharada Peetha and was given the name Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha. In 1921 he was installed on the pontifical throne of Sharda Peetha, and in 1925 he moved to Govardhan Math as the Jagadguru Shankaracharya. It was during his deep meditative retreats between 1911 and 1919 that extraordinary states of perception (Siddhis) manifested, through which he became aware of the sutras he later associated with Vedic Mathematics. Over those eight years, he is said to have developed and handwritten sixteen volumes, each treated as an independent work.
What is Vedic Mathematics?
Vedic Mathematics is a collection of Techniques/Sutras to solve mathematical arithmetic in easy and faster way. It consists of 16 Sutras (Formulae) and 13 sub-sutras (Sub Formulae) which can be used for problems involved in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, conics.
Veda is a Sanskrit word,means ‘Knowledge’.
Using regular mathematical steps, solving problems sometimes are complex and time consuming. But using Vedic Mathematic’s General Techniques (applicable to all sets of given data) and Specific Techniques (applicable to specific sets of given data), numerical calculations can be done very fast.
Vedic Mathematics can definitely solve mathematical numerical calculations in faster way. Some Vedic Math Scholars mentioned that Using Vedic Maths tricks you can do calculations 10-15 times faster than our usual methods. I agree this to some extent because some methods in Vedic Mathematics are really very fast. But some of these methods are dependent on the specific numbers which are to be calculated. They are called specific methods.
More than 200% times faster than normal
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Much Improved Academic Performance in School and Instant Results. Just see the first exercise and believe it for yourself. Go over the examples given in the tutorials you would be amazed. Sharpens your mind, increases mental ability and intelligence.
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Become a Mental Calculator yourself. Improves memory and boosts self confidence. Cultivates an Interest in you for numbers. Develops your left and right sides of your brain hence using intuition and innovation. It has been noted that Geniuses have been using the right side of the brain to achieve exceptional results. Easy to master and apply. You just need the knowledge of tables to learn this.
Vedic Maths Techniques/Sutras have the maths tricks for fast calculation and can be used in exams like Scholership, MTS, NTS, Mathex, CAT, CET, SAT, Banking Exams, etc.
Why do students have a fear of Maths?
Present Teaching System:
Another major contributor to the difficulty of mathematics is lack of innovation in conventional system of teaching. The conventional system of teaching makes mathematics a dud and boring subject. Students are unable to visualize the concept taught by the teacher. Therefore, their interest level goes down. Hence they start developing a disassociation with the subject. If this disassociation continues for a longer period of time child starts hating mathematics. This phenomenon of Math fear is growing everyday and now central board has also recognized this problem. Through their circular they have asked the schools to create an environment where child takes interest in Mathematics.
