HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mental math system developed in the 1800's is helping some local students ace standardized tests and win math competitions. But the method isn't taught in most Houston schools.

Rajesh Parikh hopes teaching the way of Vedic math will add up to big bucks for his company, Alpha Math Station. But he doesn't necessarily tout the source of the math shortcuts: Hindu scriptures ...

How does Vedic Math work? The Vedas, India's ancient scriptures, are the source of the ancient mathematical system known as Vedic mathematics. Vedic math puzzles demand analytical thinking, pattern ...

MUMBAI, India --What is the square of 85? In an instant, a 17-year-old boy said without blinking, "7,225." Kamlesh Shetty had used a trick from a quaint concept called Vedic math, a compilation of ...

How does Vedic Math work? Vedic mathematics is an ancient Indian system of mathematics that originated from the Vedas, the ancient scriptures of India. Vedic math puzzles require individuals to think ...

In the year 1911, noted Vedic scholar Bharati Krishna Tirthaji, a scholar of history, mathematics, Sanskrit and philosophy. and had made a comprehensive study of the four Vedas, Rigveda, Atharvaveda, ...

Over the years, there’s been a lot of brouhaha over the origin of Vedic Mathematics. Is it age-old wisdom derived from the Hindu Vedas, or are they simply a new Mathematical discipline? The answer ...

Vedic mathematics, claimed to be an easier and faster way to solve arithmetic problems, would be introduced in school curriculum in Gujarat from the next year, the state government has said. Education ...

From February, Punjab Technical University (PTU) is starting a six-month certificate course on Vedic mathematics based on the model of saffron ideologue Dinanath Batra. It will teach students how to ...