Rishi Bhardwaj built 1st plane, flew over Chowpatty: UP governor
Published On : 2024-11-19T08:30:00+0530 [ IST ] |
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The first human flight was not achieved by the Wright brothers but by Vedic sage Bharadwaj who built and flew an airplane for 1km in Bombay's Chowpatty.Pushpak Viman from Ramayana was an advanced invention that dated back 5,000 years and Kumbhakarna was a
UP governor Anandiben Patel highlighted her views on the underappreciated legacy of ancient Indian technological advancements at the ninth convocation ceremony of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University in Lucknow.
She commented on Ravan's flight while referencing the flying machine of mythological demon king Ravan. "Not many know that goddess Sita was taken by Ravan to Lanka in Pushpak Viman. This invention is 5,000 years old but do we know who made Pushpak Viman
However her claim is at odds with a paper presented in 2015 at the Indian Science Congress that claimedShivkar Bapuji Talpadeflew a flying machine in 1895 over Chowpatty in Bombay eight years before Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their
Patel also shared her interpretation of Kumbhakarna labelling him a technocrat rather than the slothful figure portrayed in popular culture.
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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The first human flight was not achieved by the Wright brothers but by Vedic sage Bharadwaj who built and flew an airplane for 1km in Bombay's Chowpatty.Pushpak Viman from Ramayana was an advanced i