UNDERSTANDING ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN TERMS OF ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS

Abstract

The big challenges for the young architects in the developing country like India are to express a cultural identity of their local qualities in their cities. Globalisation increases the limit of cultural borders, customs and earthly differences. Although the current curriculum is in much more scanned format yet does not promise for a positive response for the conflict. Although today we have well educated civil engineers and trained architects yet we witness hazards due to collapsing of buildings, bridges, flyovers and shocking piercing of roads. Since as an Indian, we have rich knowledge of mathematics, science and technology from ancient era and the proof is our splendid and marvellous heritage in the form of sculptures, structures and architectural benchmarks. This architectural knowledge would help a lot to young architects to universalise the architectural repertoire valid for all without much regard to any identical hurdles. This paper draws and examines the development and knowledge of ancient India about science and technology of architecture and its influences, also sketches the relevance to draw attention of modern man to the need for look back to learn how can we live and make harmony with nature. This would lead us to live a sustainable, bright, happy, healthy and safe future to our forthcoming generation.