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Kripa Shankar Shukla

Kripa Shankar Shukla is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kripa Shankar Shukla rather than just read about it. In short: Kripa Shankar Shukla (10 July 1918 - 22 September 2007) was a historian of Indian mathematics. He was awarded the DLitt degree by Lucknow University in 1955 for his thesis on “Astronomy in the Seventh Century India: Bhāskara I and His Works” which was completed under the guidance of A.

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Reference excerpt

Kripa Shankar Shukla (10 July 1918 - 22 September 2007) was a historian of Indian mathematics. He was awarded the DLitt degree by Lucknow University in 1955 for his thesis on “Astronomy in the Seventh Century India: Bhāskara I and His Works” which was completed under the guidance of A. N. Singh. He retired in 1979. Shukla published several important source works in Indian mathematics and astronomy with translations, notes, explanations. He also authored a large number of research papers bringing out many previously unknown facts about the historical development of mathematics in India. He continued his active research even after retiring from his official position in Lucknow University. Shukla supervised the research work of several research scholars including that of Yukio Ohashi (1955 - 2019) from Japan whose dissertation was titled "A History of Astronomical Instruments in India".

Publications

Source works brought out by K. S. Shula The important source works brought out by Shukla include the following:

Sūrya-siddhānta with the commentary of Parameśvara (1957) [1] Pāṭīgaṇita of Śrīdharācārya (1959) [2] Mahābhāskarīya of Bhāskara I (1960) [3] Laghubhāskarīya of Bhāskara I (1963) [4] Dhīkoṭida-karaṇa of Śrīpati (1969) Bījagaṇitāvataṃsa of Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita (1970) Āryabhaṭīya of Āryabhaṭa (1976) [5] Āryabhaṭīya of Āryabhaṭa with the commentary of Bhāskara I and Someśvara (1976) Karaṇaratna of Devācārya (1979) [6] Vaṭeśvarasiddhānta and Gola of Vaṭeśvara (2 Vols) (1985–86) [7] Laghumānasa of Mañjula (1990) [8] Gaṇitapañcaviṃśī (published posthumously) (2017)

Research papers Aditya Kolachana, K. Mahesh and K. Ramasubramanian have brought out a 754-page volume containing a collection of selected articles by Shukla under the title "Studies in Indian Mathematics and Astronomy" in 2019.

Awards and accolades The awards and prizes conferred on Shukla include the following:

Awarded Banerji Research Prize of University of Lucknow 1984: Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India 1988: Selected as a Corresponding Member of the International Academy of the History of Science, Paris.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kripa Shankar Shukla

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kripa Shankar Shukla claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kripa Shankar Shukla before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kripa Shankar Shukla ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kripa Shankar Shukla

In research: Kripa Shankar Shukla appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kripa Shankar Shukla in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kripa Shankar Shukla is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Indian historians of mathematics, Indian mathematics, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kripa Shankar Shukla outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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