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If not for the invasion by outside forces like (Turks/Mongols) from around 11th century in present day India, the scientific culture would not have been broken.
by bg117 6y ago
If not for the invasion by outside forces like (Turks/Mongols) from around 11th century in present day India, the scientific culture would not have been broken. Invaders destroyed Nalanda university in present day Bihar during one such invasion. Destroying knowledge is the goto activity by invaders and this continues to this day under ISIS also.
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoIndia's learning tradition destroyed at that point in history is more the destruction of philosophy and philology, not so much the hard sciences as in the case of the Arab world which had made considerable strides in these centuries. Unfortunately, many people on this STEM-focused forum probably are not greatly concerned with e.g. the destruction of fora for debating Mahayana Buddhist metaphysics.