Classical
Post-Vedic sanskrit
to Pala period mathematicians (5th c. BC to 11th c. AD)- Aryabhata – Astronomer who gave accurate calculations for astronomical constants, 476AD-520AD
- Bhaskara I
- Brahmagupta – Helped bring the concept of zero into arithmetic (598 AD-670 AD)
- Mahavira
- Pavuluri Mallana – the first Telugu Mathematician
- Varahamihira
- Shridhara (between 650–850) – Gave a good rule for finding the volume of a sphere.
- Bhaskara II
- Hemachandra
- Pingala
- Panini
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