A researcher in Genetics, from Harvard University, asked If the texts are the same, and the movement of the planets deterministic, why are there widely varying ranges for the astrological dates for the Rig Veda? My response, This is indeed a pertinent question and a frequently asked question (FAQ). Of course, the issue is not…
What does it mean when we claim that we have to test a specific piece of evidence in an objective fashion? — Recently someone wrote to me in the context of my chronology research of Rigveda. He wrote, But isn’t Rig Veda poetic? Why do we take the possible poetic exaggeration of River Saraswathi as…
AKS wrote, ” Precision of Equinox is 25,920 years, keeping that in view your research area is dating Ramayana and Mahabharata; You have placed it in current equinox cycle, dating Mahabharata – 7000 years, Ramayana – 14000 years ago wrt to current. Precise question is why it cannot be placed in any of the previous…
I have already shown how a casual reference (opinion of Historians of Bhagavat Purana time) led to current confusion of Mahabharata and Kaliyuga. The link is here.. https://nileshoak.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/how-the-year-of-mahabharata-war-got-linked-with-the-beginning-of-kaliyuga/ Bhagavata Purana – Skandha 12, Adhyaya 20, Shlok 33 (“The historians say that the day that S’rî Krishna left for the spiritual abode, the age of Kali…
Mahabharata workshop at AdiShankara Nilayam (Birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya) with Nilesh Nilkanth Oak & Nagaraj Paturi 2-6 June 2018 Will you be there? https://www.chinfo.org/…/work…/mahabharata-for-modern-bharat
Dieter Koch writes, “Now what I found really bizarre was your following statement: I will certainly respond to his (i.e. D. Koch’s; DK) criticism. However, these observations are what I term ‘near earth phenomena’ and thus there is no point in critiquing his analysis until the issue of broad interval for the plausible year of…
Dieter Koch writes, Are there other reliable clues? Most probably you think so. Well, I do not think so. My response… You have already answered your own question. There are many. The answer is resounding – YES! [hydrology, climatology, oceanography, seismology, anthropology, Astronomy (non-Mahabharata war references from Mahabharata text, Ramayana text, Surya Siddhanta)] But I…
Dieter Koch writes (referring to my interpretation of AV observation and its resultant inference), You could be right here. I could be wrong, but not until someone establishes that by providing a better and alternate (and of course, testable) explanation for AV observation. — Dieter Koch writes, However, since the verse appears in a list…
continued from part 6…. Dieter Koch writes, Actually, I would have given first priority to the latter, because the public will be more interested in the question whether this is a tenable year for the war. My response… Public is indeed very eager and want all Mahabharata researchers to gather together, discuss all claims rationally…
Sahana Singh ji posted few photos of female Murtis wearing ‘Yajnopavit’ from Kolkota museum on Facebook. If one researches carefully (as Sahana Singh ji did) one can notice numerous wonderful yet under-researched features of Hindu civilization. These two statues (courtesy: Sahana Singh) from Kolkota museums show two women, both wearing ‘Yajnopavit’. These statues appear to…
Recently, on ‘Itihasa’ thread, Shri Vedveer Arya ji wrote… Valmiki was the earliest poet who wrote Adi Kavya Ramayanam. He is referred to as Adi Kavi because he wrote a Kavya based on historical subject. Unfortunately, the available Valmiki Ramayana is not the original one because it is stated in Yuddha Kanda that this poetry…
The problem of ‘Yuga’ definitions and its reconciling with the chronology of Indic civilization determined via various disciplines of science, and thus via empirical testing, will continue forever. Thus, the objective here is to not solve the problem, for it is intrinsically unsolvable, but to write a note that can be used as a ‘reference…
