Creations born in Bhārat

Zero and chess, plastic surgery and shampoo, the Moon mission and the movies — Bhārat has been inventing for 5,000 years. Explore the creations that began on this soil and changed the world.

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ALL Mathematics & Astronomy · 2 Medicine · 2 Games & Play · 2 Everyday Inventions · 2 Textiles · 1 Modern Creations · 2

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Games & Play

2 creations

Games & Play

Chaturanga — the Original Chess

चतुरंग

Chess began in Bhārat as chaturanga — 'four divisions' — a war game of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry played 1,500 years ago. From courts it travelled of Bhārat to Persia, the Arab world, and Europe, becoming the most played board game in history.

c. 6th c. CE

The Gupta Empire, Bhārat

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Games & Play

Moksha Patam — Snakes & Ladders

मोक्षपटम

Long before it was a children's board game, Snakes & Ladders was a moral lesson of Bhārat: Moksha Patam, where ladders carried you up to heaven and snakes dragged you down to rebirth. Every square taught something — the game was invented to teach values.

Ancient Bhārat — centuries old

Bhārat — a game of spiritual teaching

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One land. Endless wonders.

Which story will you explore next? Every card below began on soil of Bhārat.

Aryabhata's Astronomy Ayurveda Buttons Chaturanga — the Original Chess cinema of Bhārat Cotton & Calico ISRO & the Space Programme Moksha Patam — Snakes & Ladders Shampoo (Champu) Sushruta's Surgery The Concept of Zero