Category: British Hindu History
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Hindu Community Organisations across UK participate in Remembrance Sunday
On Sunday 10th November 2024, Hindu organisations across towns and cities the UK participated in Remembrance Sunday events to commemorate lives of British and Commonwealth military and civilian service people in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts. In the image: The team from Bradford Hindu Council here taking part in commemorations at the city’s…
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1516 – Andrea Corsali and Ahimsa
Italian explorer Andrea Corsali references Gujaratis & the Hindu concept of Ahimsa in a letter Andrea Corsali worked for the Florentine Giuliano di Lorenzo de’ Medici, one of the wealthiest Italian families. The Medici dynasty had become famous through its trade routes and never ignored any new trade routes. Corsali was financed by the family…
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1202 – Fibonnaci
Liber Abaci triggers widespread adoption of the Hindu numeral system by Europe In the Liber Abaci (1202), Fibonacci introduced the so-called modus Indorum (method of the Indians), today known as the Hindu numeral system. The manuscript book advocated numeration with the digits 0–9 and place value. The book showed the practical use and value of…
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976 – Hindu numeral system adopted by Christian monks
In Christian Europe, the first mention and representation of Hindu numerals (from one to nine), is in the Codex Vigilanus, a collection of several historical documents from the Visigothic period in Spain, written in the year 976 by three monks of the Riojan monastery of San Martin de Albelda. Between 967 and 969, Gerbert of Aurillac discovered…
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200CE – Philostratus, The Greek Philosopher
Did Pythagorus study under Hindu Rishis in Bharat? The third-century CE philosopher, Philostratus, claimed that Pythagoras studied under the tutelage of Hindu Rishis in Bharat. “Many centuries ago, there lived a great teacher who was part of an ancient Guru Paramparaâ tradition. For nearly forty years he travelled extensively and studied at the feet of…
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200 BCE – Snakes and Ladders
Moksha Patam, or ‘Snakes and Ladders’, as it is known in English, gained popularity in the West in the 20th Century, having originated in Bharat as part of a family of dice board games, along with Gyan chauper and pachisi (present-day Ludo and Parcheesi). The game has a strong association with traditional Hindu philosophy contrasting…
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British Hindu History Series
From early philosophical influences on European Philosophy, to wars in the 18th Century, right the way through to today, Hindus have had a longer relationship with Britain than we had previously thought. This is the first in a series of articles that will be covering our long and proud history. Please see below the Glossary…