Scribd
Upload
228 views8 pages

Jammu & Kashmir: Culture and Math History

Jammu and Kashmir was formerly a region administered by India as a state from 1954 to 2019, constituting part of the larger Kashmir region disputed between India, Pakistan, and China. The population of Jammu and Kashmir is around 1.25 crore, with Muslims being the majority. While Islam is predominant, Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs also have large communities. Common languages spoken include Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, and English. The region produced notable mathematicians, including Vatesvara Sidanta, a 10th century scholar from Kashmir who authored several trigonometric identities in his Vaṭeśvara-siddhānta treatise focusing on astronomy

Uploaded by

Arun Karthikeyan S
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
228 views8 pages

Jammu & Kashmir: Culture and Math History

Jammu and Kashmir was formerly a region administered by India as a state from 1954 to 2019, constituting part of the larger Kashmir region disputed between India, Pakistan, and China. The population of Jammu and Kashmir is around 1.25 crore, with Muslims being the majority. While Islam is predominant, Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs also have large communities. Common languages spoken include Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, and English. The region produced notable mathematicians, including Vatesvara Sidanta, a 10th century scholar from Kashmir who authored several trigonometric identities in his Vaṭeśvara-siddhānta treatise focusing on astronomy

Uploaded by

Arun Karthikeyan S
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Math Art Integration Project

BY:Arun Karthikeyan.S
ABOUT JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly
administered by India as a state from 1954 to
2019, constituting the southern and south-eastern
portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has
been the subject of a dispute between India,
Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century.
Area: 222,236 km^2
Districts: 20
Population: 1.25 Crores (2011)
POPULATION DIVISION
Religious Division In Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir has


a Muslim majority population.
Though Islam is practiced in Jammu & Kashmir
the population of the state and
the population of the Kashmir valley, the state
has large communities
of Buddhists, Hindus (inclusive of Megh-
Bhagats) and Sikhs.
LINGUISTIC DIVISION OF JAMMU &
KASHMIR.
Kashmir having a huge diversity in its
population consisting of people who speak
various languages.
Common languages people speak in Jammu
and Kashmir are:
i.Kashmiri.
ii.Hindi.
iii.Urdu.
iv.English.
A Mathematician From Kashmir
Vatesvara Sidanta.
Vaṭeśvara (वटेश्वर) (born 880), was a tenth
century Indian mathematician from Kashmir
who presented several 
trigonometric identities. He was the author (at
the age of 24) of Vaṭeśvara-siddhānta written
in 904 AD, a treatise focusing on astronomy
 and applied mathematics.

You might also like