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Detailed explanation-1: -Kaṇāda (Sanskrit: , romanized: Kaṇāda), also known as Ulūka, Kashyapa, Kaṇabhaksha, Kaṇabhuj was an ancient Indian natural scientist and philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika school of Indian philosophy that also represents the earliest Indian physics.

Detailed explanation-2: –The Indian sage who gave the atomic theory was Acharya Kanad. His real name was Kashyap.-It is said that Acharya Kanad was born in 600 BC in Prabhas Kshetra which is near Dwarka in Gujarat.-Kanad pursued his fascination in the world by having a concept of the smallest particle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Note:Maharshi Kanad was the founder of the school of Vedic philosophy known as Vaisheshika. The creation and existence of this universe was explained by this school by proposing an atomic theory which was discovered by Maharshi Kanada 2600 years ago.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Who is the father of Indian philosophy? Notes: Shankaracharya is a philosopher and theologian, the most famous exponent of Advaita Vedanta philosophy, from whose doctrines the main streams of modern Indian thought emerge.