Background
Makaranda, surnamed Ānandakanda, was born in 15th century in North India. He flourished around 1478 in Kāśī (modern-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India).
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Makaranda Sarini
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Makaranda Ānandakanda
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It isn't known where and when Makaranda received his education but it can be guessed that he educated in Kāśī in North India, the hub of intellectual activity in India during medieval times, where he published his astronomical tables.
Career
Makaranda wrote at Kāśī (Benares) an extremely influential set of astronomical tables, entitled Makaranda, based on the Saurapakṣa. These tables are calendaric (for tithis, nakṣatras, and yogas), planetary, and for eclipses; their epoch is 1478. Their extreme popularity is indicated by the facts that there are almost 100 extant manuscripts (mostly from northern India) and that some twenty commentaries are known; the dated commentaries are by Harikarṇa of Hisākara (1610), Viśvanātha of Benares (1612-1630), Divākara (1627), Puruṣottama (1631), Krpārāma Miśra of Ahamadabad (1815), Jīvanātha of Patna (1823), and Nīlāmbara Jhā of Koilakh, Mithilā (nineteenth century).
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Makaranda was a follower of the Saura School, one of four principal schools of Hindu astronomy active during the classical period (late 5th to 12th centuries).
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It is not known whether Makaranda was ever married or had any children.
