"Many of the key results of mathematics, some of which are at the very “core” of modern day mathematics, are of Indian origin. ...‘I wish to conclude initially by simply saying that the work of Indian mathematicians has been severely neglected by western historians.’...‘it is likely European scholars are resistant due to the way in which the inclusion of non-European, including Indian, contributions shakes up views that have been held for hundredsof years, and challenges the very foundations of the Eurocentric ideology."