Padmanabh Mishra Research Scholar Dept. of E&ECE, I.I.T Kharagpur mishrapadmanabh@yahoo.co.in “Leelawati is a Mathematics book written by Bhaskaracharya-II a graet Mathematician of ancient India. Leelawati was a simple illiterate lady of ancient Mithila. What made Bhaskaracharya to name his famous book dealing speacially with Arithmetrics and Spherical...

Mithila is an ancient cultural region of North India lying between the lower ranges of the Himalayas and the Ganges River. The Nepal border cuts across the top fringe of this region. The Gandak and Kosi Rivers are rough western and eastern boundaries of Mithila. The Ramayana records a dynastic marriage between Prince Rama of Ayodhya and Sita, the daughter of...

The present work is an attempt at depicting the economic fabric of Mithila from 600 B.C. to 1097 A.D. The country of Mithila during this period was bounded on the north by the Himalaya, on the south the Ganga, on the east the Kosi, and on the west the Gandak. It consisted of the modern districts of Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Champaran, Saharsa, Purnea, north...

Janaka the king of Mithila was childless since many years. He prayed to Lord Vishnu and asked for a child. Vishnu blessed him and said that his wish would soon be fulfilled by the mother earth. But days passed and there was no sign of a new arrival ln the royal family. Janaka’s longing for a child increased but he had faith in Vishnu’s word. Then one...