Vimanas: The Modern Aircraft

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Published: Oct 31, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v6i10s(2).2900
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Pushpendra

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Raavan (Demon king of Lanka) had an aircraft known as Pushpak Vimana, this information was repeated in Ramayan (Epic of Hindu mythology). Vimana is a Sanskrit word which means “measuring out, traversing” and it is also defined as “mythological chariot of the Hindu gods”. Other Indian texts such as Rig Veda, Vymanik Shastra, Arthashastra, Brihad Vimana Shastra, and Samarangna Sutradhara contain references to flying vehicles and flights. According to modern history in 1903, Americans Orville and Wilbur Wright completed the world's first successful controlled powered flight at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina but before them in 1895, Shivkar Talpade flew his aeroplane. He was an instructor at the Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai. Bhardwaj’s Yantra Sarvasva (All about machines) is a very rich source of information regarding vimanas.

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Pushpendra. (2023). Vimanas: The Modern Aircraft. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 6(10s(2), 2150–2151. https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v6i10s(2).2900
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Vol. 6 No. 10s(2) (2023)
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(Research Scholar), Dr RAHUL TRIPATHI2 (Professor Amity University)

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