Subhash Kak - Indological Publications

Indological Publications

Kak's writings concerning the astronomy of the Vedic period in his book The Astronomical Code of the Rigveda (1994) back "Indigenous Aryans" ideology, questioning colonial views on the Indo-Aryan migration and the nature of early Indian science. His chronology and astronomical calculations have been opposed by several Indologists (such as Michael Witzel) and Western historians,. Kak's interpretation has been included in recent overviews of astronomy in the Vedic period in India and the West.

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