When Did The Mahabharata War Happen?: The Mystery of Arundhati

Fascinating Book, Readable .

Mindblowing research by Nilesh. I am dumbfounded by the scientific rigour employed and the detailed explanation of events. At the same time he provides convincing arguments to negate other theories whete applicable and where such theories fail to be consistent in their assumptions and/or interpretations and/or translation of the Mahabharath text. Lastly, through this research one is in awe of the Mahabharatha author in terms of the rigour he empliyed to record every event and astronomical reference. Great read. Must read.

When did the Mahabharata war happen? Answer is in the stars!The book presents a fresh angle on the age old question of the dating of Mahabharata War. I found it an interesting read, although by no means an easy read. While I appreciate the author's zeal in providing references and cross references to back up his theory and research, I also feel that too much referencing breaks the flow and pace of the book; by the time you get to the really good parts such as the Epoch of Arundhati and the Fall of Abhijit, you lose track of the argument. Personally, I feel that wordy explanations of the need for conjecture, how a theory works and how it can be proven right or wrong etc etc. are not really helping the flow of the book.However, sections such as "My theory", "My Proposed Timeline" and "My Key Contributions" are clear, concise and very helpful in summarising the findings.As a visual person, I have found the use of diagrams and illustrations very helpful in understanding complex theories and concepts of astronomy. Written in a scholarly language with detailed depictions of the context from the epic Mahabharata, Nilesh Oak makes a strong argument for his proposed date for the Mahabharata War.I also enjoyed reading about the author's many attempts at simulations to "rewind" the night skies thousands of years back!All in all, an informative book with fascinating findings.

Loved the book, though I don't have any backgrount in astronomy. Gave me many new insights and a different perspective on the epic. Just the fact that Nileshji was able to input the astronomical observations into a current Nasa software and get answers proves that our ancient Indic epics were definitely not myths. They were not only true but they had a lot of scientific knowledge and reasoning to them. Another reason for the so called self professed western scholarship to look at Indic culture, civilization, heritage and scientific knowledge with an unbiased point of view. Indic scholars like Nileshji are only further helping to drive home this point. Even for the uninitiated there is so much to learn about astronomy and the Mahabharata story from a different point of view. I will now be reading the 2nd book in this series which is Bhishma Nirvana.

Good work nice thanks for the writer ✍️ as anMahabharath fan and krishna bakth great thanks 🙏 for the writer

Understanding that Mahabharata War actually took place from available evidence at this time.

Being a history buff, I had recently enrolled for a course on China offered by Harvard on edx.org. Archaeologically there is nothing so far to suggest a Xia dynasty existed as the Chinese sacred books suggest. They also were a civilization that came from outside China rather than indigenous. But, BUT, it was put across in such a way that "archaeologically we aren't there yet’ and also while talking about the history of China, the history as documented within China - through their sacred books was taken pretty seriously. Not simply brushed aside as myth. Another thing that stood out was that, in the Chinese education system, while the archaeological facts and the fact that archaeologically the civilization had external origins was mentioned, the history books had the version as suggested by the Chinese sacred books also as history and not as myth. In other words, they didn't simply rubbish their traditional wisdom aside because archaeology isn't there yet to corroborate it. Cut to India: Almost all the conventional wisdom and associated literature - namely the Vedas, Upanishads and the Itihasas are a myth in popular perception. Or history books teach us likewise and the historians worldwide have absolutely no respect whatsoever for our books.This book by Nilesh just goes on to show the hidden truth in those texts. The author takes the time to build the foundation on the Indian system and calendars season etc that will help anyone understand the Indian system better(which will include most of the Indians). I loved the chapter on the star Abhijeet. This is something 99% of the Indians wouldn't know. This chapter is enough to show that there is much more to the ancient texts than mantras. The author then sets out very methodically to lay out all the 90 odd astronomical observations in Mahabharatha and derives at his conclusion. The date of Mahabharatha Per Se may be agreeable to you or not. But there is more to it. The fact that Mahabharatha has this many astronomical observation so cogently captured in it is itself a fact that is lost on many. If people can appreciate that alone more than anything else will be a worthwhile takeaway from this book. That is one good reason why you should buy this book. The author goes about the entire thing with an almost surgical precision. Very easy to understand. The book is well laid out. Arrived on time and is a timeless classic.

This is how a theory should be explained. Theory stated clearly, background knowledge explained, evidence well explained and made as simple as possible