What is the true story behind Everest Mountain

What is the tallest mountain in the world ?

We say without thinking, that its "Mount Everest". But it should be said as "Mount Sikdar".

It's not just India's wealth.. The whites have used the talents of Indians and robbed them of their reputation! Even the achievements of Indians have been shamelessly taken into account. An example of that is Everest!

The highest mountain peak in the world is mount Everest, as we call it Mount Everest! But in fact it must be said that it is Mount Sikdar. The reason is that Radhanath Sikdar was the first to discover that height! He did not get that credit.. The English officer who had never seen the mountain was named after Everest. It was the British government that popularized the mountain with that name to the world.

Born in Calcutta in 1813 in a poor family, Radhanath Sikdar was the only source of education. In 1824, he got a seat in the Calcutta Hindu College(now presidency) after developing a love for mathematics from his childhood. 

Following the theories of mathematical geniuses such as Newton, Euclid, Jepson, and Windhouse, Sikdar began to discover his own methods in trigonometry. At the same time, the British government under the leadership of Surveyor General George Everest initiated a project to conduct a scientific survey of the Indian subcontinent. It has been named the Great Trigonometric Survey(GTS). Everest is looking for a talented mathematician for this project. A professor of the Hindu College recommended Sikdar's name to him. Like that.. In December 1831, at the age of 18, Sikdar joined GTS as a 'computer' at a salary of Rs. 40 per month. 

In those days when there were no computers.. The measure of the calculators was called the 'computer'. Everest was impressed by Sikdar's mathematical talent, his initiative in trigonometry, and his own experiments. So much so that under no circumstances would he agree to leave him. 

Sikdar preferred to go into the teaching profession after an educational institution offered him a better salary. Everest immediately wrote a letter to the English government. "This guy is not only useful to us here.. He also brings fame and fame in Europe. He should not be given up under any circumstances," he said, recommending a hike in his salary. As a result, Rs 100 was increased.

Sikdar was also promoted to chief computer in 1945. Everest had already retired. His disciple Colonel Andrew Scott Waugh took over as surveyor general. From 1845 onwards, the GTS began measuring the northeast Himalayan ranges. Until then, the peak of the Kanchenjunga mountain was considered to be highest in the world. In 1852, Sikdar became known as Mountain 15, having observed and counted various mountain ranges. It was concluded that it was the tallest of all. 

Sikdar calculated this with the principles of trigonometry from the Indian territory. "One morning in 1852.. Babu(Sikdar) came running into Scott Waugh's room. Sir.. He said he had discovered the highest mountain in the world". British scientist Kenneth Mason later said, Sikdar calculated the height of the mountain, which was hitherto known as Mountain 15, at 29000 feet. In 1856, Sott V. Sikder who had examined the matter for four years without revealing it, had to admit that what he had said was true. If so.. If you say 29000 feet accurately you won't believe it. He added two to it and officially announced that it was 29000 two feet. Don't stop there.. the credit for finding this height was not given to Sikdar. 

The world's tallest mountain is not named after Sikdar. He recommended to the British government that his predecessor, George Everest, be named after him. The Royal Geographical Society agreed. The name of Everest, which has never seen by Everest.. To the highest mountain in the world. Sikdar's efforts are not even recognized. For 100 years (until 1955, when India surveyed again and said it was 29290 feet), Sikdar's calculation was the norm. His name has disappeared from the pages of history as a witness to "The Height of Everest", along with Sikdar, who died in 1870.

Dedicated to the profession, Sikdar never bowed his head to the English. In 1843, Sikdar's team, which has surveying, was described by an English judicial officer as "pahari laborers". Sikdar strongly objected to this. For standing up bravely and protesting.. A fine of Rs 200 has been imposed. Yet he did not want to lose his personality. Masic magazine was launched exclusively for women's education.