Guest lecture on Ancient Indian Astronomy
Channel: Sanskrit Club IIT Roorkee
Date: 2021-10-30

Astronomy 🔭 was considered the most prestigious of the sciences in India, and the best minds of the country pursued its study. This talk will provide a brief overview of the origins and development of astronomy in ancient India. In particular, the talk will attempt to briefly cover:


Astronomy in the vedic period: Vedas and Vedāṅga-jyotiṣa
An introduction to the Indian luni-solar calendar
Some important contributions of Āryabhaṭa


Speaker-
Dr. Aditya Kolachana 
-Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras. His research delves into the history of science in India (particularly the study of mathematics and astronomy), manuscriptology, and scientific literature in Sanskrit.  He is a recipient of the Young Historian of Science award instituted by the Indian National Science Academy.