Who was Madhava? How an Indian mathematician unravelled infinity centuries before Newton

Mint - Nov 12, 2026

Centuries before Newton and Leibniz, Indian mathematician Madhava of Kerala pioneered infinite series to calculate pi and trigonometric functions. His 14th-century discoveries laid important foundations for mathematical analysis and were preserved by the Kerala School.

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