KaTaPaYaDi – World’s Oldest Hashing Algorithm
Katapayadi is an ancient Indian algorithm used to create mnemonics, in hashing and reverse hashing. It is used in classical carnatic music system to identify melakartha raga number.
Hashing Algorithm in Ancient Indian Music System
The ancient Indian Carnatic Music system uses a Hashing algorithm similar to the ones used by modern search engines. The katapayadi hashing algorithm is used to map raga names to raga numbers.