[world-vedic] MAHABHARATA PLANETARIUM PROJECT

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Namaste,

Thanks for info . The correct date of Mahabaharat war is 3102 as mentioned in

this article or 3012 . Is it mis typed?

Thanks

Deen B. chandora

>"Vrin Parker "

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>[world-vedic] MAHABHARATA PLANETARIUM PROJECT >Wed, 15 Jan 2003

02:07:38 -0000 > >Dear Vrin, > >There was a very successful colloquium in

Bangalore on Jan. 5 and 6 >on the Date of Mahabharata based on astronomical

data. Dr. Narahari >Achar, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Memphis made a brilliant

>presentation with sky maps and celestial event calendar and has >shown that

the celestial epigraphs or sky inscriptions were observed >by Veda Vya_sa and

recorded in the great epic. Here is a note that I >had drawn up on the

planetarium idea. Vrin, will it be possible to >take this idea further and

demonstrate it in planetaria or museums >in USA? He will be returning to

Memphis on 16 Jan. 2003. Please do >get in touch with him and see what you can

do in organizing for this >in USA. > >Thanks and regards, > >Kalyanaraman > > >

>SARASVATI NADI SHODH PRAKALP > >AKHIL BHARATIYA ITIHAASA SANKALANA YOJANA >

>5/3 Vishali, Temple Avenue, Srinagar Colony, Saidapet, Chennai 600015 > >Tel.

2350557; Fax. 4996380 kalyan97 > > > > > >MAHABHARATA PLANETARIUM

PROJECT > > >Objective > > >The objective is to demonstrate that over 70 sky

inscriptions >mentioned by Veda Vya_sa in the Mahabha_rata are remarkably

>scientific dates of the War. This demonstration will be presented in

>Planetaria all over the world simulating the skies as seen from >Kurukshetra

by Veda Vya_sa using astronomical computational >software. This will validate

the Maha_bha_rata as a historical >document, a sheet-anchor of the modern

history of Bharat which >commences in 3012 BCE (Before Common Era, according to

the Gregorian >Calendar). > > >Background > > >From 22nd to 24th November, 2002

a national seminar was organized on >History of India through Vedic Astronomy

under the patronage of Dr. >N. Mahalingam. On 5 and 6 January 2003, a

colloquium was held in >Bangalore under the auspices of the Yojana, the Mythic

Society and >Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts Southern Regional Chapter

on >Date of Mahabharata using only astronomical references. Dr. Narahari >Achar

presented his findings to scientists and scholars. > > > >Dr. Ramasubramanian,

Professor of Theortetical Physics in University >of Madras made a brilliant

presentation on the purpose, and >methodology of Indian Astronomy. > > > >I

mentioned in the seminar about the path-breaking work done by Dr. >Narahari

Achar of Universit of Memphis, USA, validating, (using >Planetarium Software,

Sky Pro and Red Shift Sky computer software), >Prof. Srinivasa Raghavan's

computations (using Vedanga Jyotisha, in >1979) on the astronomical references

mentioned in the Mahabharata. > > > >Dr. Sabaratnam and Shri V. Sundaram also

associated with Dr. >Mahalingam had arranged for a visit to the planetarium in

Chennai. >The director of the Birla planaterium, Dr. Ayyan Perumal mentioned

>during their presentation of the Haley's Comet's history that the >planetarium

has software which can reconstruct the inscriptions on >the skies upto 26,000

years Before Present. > > > >The proposed project > > >Now, the idea is this.

We will organize a team of young scholars to >work with the Birla Planetarium,

under the guidance of Dr. >Ramasubramanian to make a presentation in the

Planetarium >demonstrating the inscriptions on the skies around circa 3000 BCE.

> > > >We have the textual references from the critical edition of the

>Mahabharata (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute). > > > > >Reading

selected inscriptions on the sky > > >We have the selected inscriptions on the

sky as demonstrated by >Prof. Srinivasa Raghavan (using Vedanga Jyotisha

computations). > > > >We have your demonstration and reading of these

inscriptions, using >computer simulation of the planetarium with reference to

the dates >(tithi, naksatra), planetary positions, Haley's comet (dhu_ma ketu)

>and lunar-solar-lunar solar eclipse sequences occurring in two >paks.a-s (one

sequence occurring within 13 tithi-s). For example, >the selected inscriptions

relate to: Balarama's start date of >pilgrimage on River Sarasvati and return

date; the day of beginning >of the war; the date of injury to Bhishma on the

10th day of the >war; the date of Uttara_yan.a (i.e. Bhishmashtami on ma_gha

s'ukla >which occurs after 58 days from the date of injury since Bhishma >waits

for the winter solstice to arrive); the planetary positions >during the war as

reported by Karna to Krishna; the occurrences of >lunar-solar-lunar eclipse

sequences; and the passing of the Haley's >comet on the skies. > > >

>Simulating the sky as seen by Veda Vya_sa (from Kurukshetra, on the >banks of

River Sarasvati) > > > >A further demonstration of the planetarium with

reference to these >selected inscriptions on the sky can be made by using the

Birla >Planetarium facilities and the guidance of astronomers in the

>Planetarium and Dr. Ramasubramanian. > > > >The idea is to display the texts

in Sanskrit with translations which >describe the events on the sky. > > >

>This display will be done together with the demonstration of actual >positions

of the planets, Haley's comet, lunar-solar eclipses and >the corresponding dates

of the Gregorian calendar and Kaliyuga_bda. > > > >It will be a privilege if

during your stay in Bharat between 7th >and 15th January 2003, you can plan to

visit Chennai. We will >arrange a lecture-demonstration by you. We would like

to discuss >further on the steps to be taken to advance this inquiry further. >

> > >We have a general idea of the advances made in computational >software to

go beyond 5000 years Before Present and also the >limitations which have to be

overcome to achieve greater reliability >in computations by providing

corrections, for example, for manda- >gati ans s'i_ghra-gati of some planets

and nakshatras. > > > >Once the Birla Planetarium, Chennai, comes up with this

programme, >it can be replicated in planetaria all over the world demonstrating

>the historicity of the Mahabharata and the use of the sky >inscriptions for

treating this text as the sheet-anchor of the >modern history of Bharat. > >

>S. Kalyanaraman, 25 Nov. 2002 > > > > > > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail

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