Mahabharata manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra (Image from Wikipedia.org) January 5, 2015 – INDIA – Ancient knives so sharp they could slit a hair in two, 24-carat gold extracted from cow dung and even 7,000-year-old planes that could travel to other planets. Those are just a couple of the startling claims made at this week’s Indian Science Congress. The surprising discoveries based on ancient Hindu texts, such as the Vedas and the Puranas, were presented at a session on “Ancient Indian Sciences through Sanskrit,” held for the first time in the history of the Indian Science Congress, which took place for the 102nd time in Mumbai on Sunday. One of the more controversial lectures, presented by Captain Anand Bodas, a retired principal of a pilot training […] Read More