In on Aryabhata

“Of late, there has been a tendency to spell the name as “Aryabhatta” with the suffix “bhatta”. Two artificial satellites sent up into space by Indian scientists are given the names “Aryabhatta I” and “Aryabhatta II”. Some modern writers also make use of this spelling.”

“He mentions his name at three places only as “Aryabhata”, towards the beginning and ending Verses of his work Aryabhatiya,”

“He gives a clue to his date of birth in his Aryabhatiya... The date works out to the end of the Kali year 3600, corresponding to the Saka year 421, the date being 21 March 499 ...and that he composed the Aryabhatiya when he was 25 years old, i.e. in Saka 444 or AD 522. Page 4”

“The second reason adduced, viz., that Aryabhata should have hailed from Kerala is fragile. Besides the Aryabhatan system being prevalent in this land,-“all” commentaries on Aryabhaflya have been produced by Kerala astronomers really does not stand scrutiny.”

“He hailed from the Asmaka country, which comprised the present South Gujarat and North Maharashtra, through which the rivers Godavari and Narmada flowed. He flourished at Pataliputra (modern Patna) in the ancient Magadha country (now Bihar) where he composed his works, the 'Aryabhatiya and arya-siddhanta'.”