Amrit and I are working together on Aryabhata and his sine table. We will represent sine graphs with Kathak dance representations.
References
Aryabhata. (1976). Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata (K.S. Shukla, & K.V. Sarma, Ed. & Trans.). Indian National Science Academy. (Original work published circa 510 C.E.) https://archive.org/details/Aryabhatiya-with-English-commentary/Aryabhatiya-with-English-commentary/page/n101/mode/2up?q=Rsine.
Berlinghoff , W. P. & Gouvêa, F. Q. (2015). Math through the ages: A gentle history for teachers and others, Expanded Edition. Mathematical Association of America.
Kalpana, I.M. (2015). Bharatanatyam and Mathematics: Teaching Geometry Through Dance. Journal of Fine and Studio Art. 5(2), 6-17. https://academicjournals.org/journal/JFSA/article-full-text-pdf/502FA2F55648.
NrityodaySiwan. (2013, May 24). How to do Knee Spin also called Krishn gat in Kathak Dance[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4skLxh2fsc.
O'Connor, J. J. & Robertson, E. F. (2000, November). Aryabhata the Elder. MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Aryabhata_I/.
Tejsree. (2015, August 21). The Science of Mathematics in Bharata Natyam. Bharata Natyam – The forever legend. https://anju0590.wordpress.com/2015/08/21/the-science-of-mathematics-in-bharata-natyam/.
A very exciting topic! I can't wait!
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