Testimonials

"India possesses large numbers of ancient Sanskrit manuscripts, many dealing with mathematics and astronomy. Ram is one of the leading figures in his generation of Sanskrit scholars who are working to study these and edit critical editions of these manuscripts. He has started a remarkably successful program at IIT Bombay, teaching the riches of this heritage to literally hundreds of students every year. In this, he is very effectively meeting the challenge of preserving this vital tradition. He is truly a scholar in the Indian religious and philosophical traditions. He has deep understanding of this ancient tradition, how it developed and the new insights of each period. He is a world-class scholar of international reputation, a master of Indian thinking, mathematics, astronomy and historical scholarship. In every meeting and lecture I have learned a great deal from him and been inspired by his insights. I was struck by the enthusiastic responses of many of his students to his exciting lectures. It is clear that he is inspiring the new generation."

"A physicist and a Sanskrit and Vedantic scholar, Ramasubramanian is known for his expert translations and detailed explanatory notes on various mathematical and astronomical Indian texts. He made it clear at the outset that Jyotiśhāstra, “the systematic science of (celestial) illuminating bodies”, is primarily concerned about determining time through calculations of the exact positions of the sun, moon and other astral objects, not about reading individual destinies."

"Our Śāstra texts stand testimony to the expertise in numerous arts and sciences possessed by the people of this land. Unfortunately these are not part of our mainstream education. Hence our country has been devoid of the chance to learn about the nature of our very own traditional knowledge systems. It is to remedy this deficiency that Professor Ramasubramanian has been striving towards. Various fascinating aspects from our ancient texts are well-researched and presented by Professor Ramasubramanian."