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Bharadwaj

@BharadwajSpeaks

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This is nothing but THEFT and appropriation of Indian


Heritage.

While this might look very trivial at the outset, this is a


very major cultural appropriation.

This threads explains the Golden ratio, its history and


its modern appropriation

[Thread]

What is Golden ratio?

In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if


their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the
larger of the two quantities.

If two numbers be designated by a and b (a>b>0),


then they are aid to be in Golden ratio if a/b=(a+b)/a
Thus, Golden Ratio is solution to quadratic x2-x-
1=0(assuming a to be x and b to be 1 in the same ratio).
This approximates to 1.618033.
Since in a Fibonacci series every number(except first
& second) is sum of the previous two, golden ratio
approximates ratio of larger/smaller

How is Golden ratio important?

Golden nature is everywhere in the nature. Infact,


Golden ratio is called Divine proportion.

According to latest research, universe is governed by


Golden ratio.

Universe has a golden ratio that keeps everything in


order.

https://evolutionnews.org/2014/12/do_we_live_in_a/
Infact, the Golden ratio of Fibonacci series can be seen
everywhere around us in the universe.

The petals of a flower and seed heads follow a Fibonacci


series where each consecutive cycle is in golden ratio
with the previous one
The Fibonacci series and its Golden ratio can be seen in
the tree branches and shells

It can be seen in hurricanes and reproductive organs


It can be seen in human body including face and
fingers.

It could be seen everywhere in the universe and in fact


all the galaxies follow Fibonnacci sequence and have a
golden ratio which keeps the universe in order
Thus, Fibonacci series & its Golden Ratio is one of
the most important discoveries in the history of
mankind.

Who discovered it first?

Fibonacci series was not discovered by ancient Greeks


and Westerners. It does not appear in European before
Leonardo Fibonacci (13th century)

Now, many Propogandists from all over the world are


suggesting that Fibonacci took his Golden Series from
Africa just because he lived in a trading port on the
North African coast in his childhood.

Is this true? Let us examine the facts.

https://scroll.in/article/990018/todays-global-
design-aesthetic-may-have-its-roots-in-africa
What the propagandists say: Fibonacci lived in Africa.

What they don't say: Fibonacci lived in a colony of


INDIAN merchants in North Africa. There were hardly
any African residents except probably a handful of
slaves.

Let us see what Fibonacci himself says in his own book

In the introduction to his book, Fibonacci (c. 13th


century CE) makes the following revelations 1) "I am
the son of an official working in Bugia, Algeria". 2)
There was a colony of Indian Merchants in that city. 3)
"It was there that I was introduced to Indian
Mathematics".
Fibonacci further says- " I loved Indian Mathematics to
such an extent above all others that I completely
devoted myself to it".

"I was also introduced to Greek, Arabic &


Egyptian Math" .

"But I found ALL of them,EVEN Pythagoras, to be


erroneous compared to Indian Mathematics"
Fibonacci further says: "For this reason, basing my
book COMPLETELY on Indian methods and applying
myself with greatest attention to it, but not without
adding something of my own thought, I forced myself to
compose this book.

I demonstrated everything with proof"


Finally, Fibonacci says:

" In my book, I have published the doctrine of


Mathematics completely according to the Method of
Indians.

I have COMPLETELY adopted the (Mathematical)


Method of Indians because it is the MOST effective"
Thus, in his book, Fibonacci does NOT refer to
#Fibonacci Series as "Fibonacci Series".

Rather, he simply calls it "Indian Series".

Unlike many other Europeans, Fibonacci was NOT a


plagiarist. He clearly mentioned his source and
acknowledged his credit to ancient Indians.

Fibonacci's introduction makes it clear that he


considered himself "Indian Mathematician" insomuch
as he adhered to Indian Mathematical Methodology
and contributed to it.

The real name of the so called "Fibonacci Series" is


"Indian Series".

This comes from the horse's mouth !

So far as the so called "Fibonacci Series" is concerned,


Fibonacci was only TRANSLATING the Sutras of
Pingala (c.3rd century CE) and his commentator
Virahanka who derived "Fibonacci Series" several
hundreds of years before Fibonacci was even born
I was very shocked reading Fibonacci's introduction.
Why are these facts kept concealed? A more important
question. Why should it be called 'Fibonacci series'
when Fibonacci himself does not claim to have
discovered it and simply acknowledges Indian
Mathematics as his source?

The precepts of Pythagoras and Euclid were forgotten


in early middle ages and revived only later. Yet, the
credit always goes to Pythagoras and Euclid. Never to
the later day Mathematicians who revived their works.
Why is Pingala never extended the same courtesy? I
wonder why!
Fibonacci was NOT a European Mathematician, except
by flesh and blood. He explicitly rejected the European
methodology of Mathematics.

He denounced even the path of Pythagoras as


"erroneous".

He followed footsteps of exemplary Vaidika


Mathematicians like Pingala and Virahanka

Fibonacci does not describe his book as "European


Mathematics".

He explicitly describes his book as " treatise on Indian


Mathematical methods".

As such, it is hard to even consider him a "European


Mathematician".

He followed the footsteps of Vaidika Sanskritic


Mathematicians

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