Namaste Franklin, from the magic squares of Narayana Pandita

Abstract

Narayana Pandita constructed magic squares as a superimposition of two squares, folded together like palms in the Indian greeting, Namaste. In this article, we show how to construct Franklin squares of every order, as a superimposition of two squares. We also explore the myriad of similarities in construction and properties of Franklin and Narayana squares.