Similarly, Sanskrit revealed our ancient knowledge of physics?the speed of light as 2,202 yojanas in half a minute; the sequence of the creation of matter is as follows: akasha, vayu, agni, apa, prithvi; units of measurement, electricity generation by using copper plates and chemicals kept in earthen pots; formation of rainbow, motion, lens, elasticity, etc. The book also talks of the discoveries our ancients made and recorded in Sanskrit for subjects like chemistry, metallurgy, mathematics, medicine, agriculture, cosmetics, art and culture, yoga and architecture.
The book tries to stress that we need Sanskrit more than ever before to preserve our moorings and to bridge the ancient and the modern, to unravel the knowledge contained in our ancient texts, to protect our Intellectual Property Rights, to explore new avenues of innovations and lead India to the forefront in future knowledge of the world.
(Samskrita Bharati, Mata Mandir Gali, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-110 055.)
