The Great Indian Story

The Vaimanika Shashtra  is a   Sanskrit text on aerospace technology . It makes the claim that the  'vimanas', meaning aircrafts,  mentioned in ancient Sanskrit epics  were advanced aerodynamic flying vehicles.  Flights made by vehicles heavier than air are mentioned in Indian epics, the most famous being Ravana's aerial Pushpaka vimana . But these were in the realm of mythology. Not even archaeological excavations have dug up evidence that ancient Indians were into experiments on flight. The Vaimanika Shashtra appeared in the early 20th century in Madras. It was written by a Sanskrit scholar and contained illustrations on different types of aircraft. The scholar, Pandit Subbaraya Shashtry, had received this knowledge from mental channeling ( apparently ), a process that supposedly helps one receive some wisdom through telepathy and occult methods ( as if an ancient knowledge on aerospace technology was not eno...

 A country is defined by its people; their history, culture and knowledge. The people are nurtured by  'Civilization' and vice-versa. I will talk about one of the oldest civilizations (probably the oldest) of the world that was present in the Indian sub-continent- Indus Valley Civilization . How a complex society like this vanished off the map? The Indus Valley Civilization was not limited to the Indus, although the name stuck ever since the townships of  Harappa  and Mohenjodaro on the Indus basin were discovered. There are other sites around north-west India & Pakistan where ruins and artefacts from that period have been found. The cities which have been excavated show a complex urban culture. The systems of public baths and an unbelievably modern drainage system ( which is a serious problem in many developing countries today ) have been well documented. This civilization even had long standing trade relations with Egypt and Sumer. At the site of ...