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Rajesh Kochhar

Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), and (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA)

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The rivers Sarasvati: Reconciling the sacred texts

Rajesh Kochhar 09/05/2015 No Comments

Rajesh Kochhar   Sarasvati is mentioned prominently, repeatedly and in detail in the Rigveda as a real river. It also figures in the secondary Vedic literature as well as in the Puranas and the Epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. However, all these accounts taken together are not mutually consistent. Now ( continue reading… )

Scriptures, science and mythology:Astronomy in Indian cultures

Rajesh Kochhar 25/01/2009 4 Comments

Invited review presented at International Astronomical Union /UNESCO Symposium 260 : The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture, UNESCO Paris, 19-23 January 2009.     Rajesh Kochhar CSIR Emeritus Scientist, IISER: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Sector 26, Chandigarh 160019, India [email protected]   Indian astronomical tradition has ( continue reading… )

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