The knowledge of aeronautics is described in Sanskrit in 100 sections, eight chapters, 500 principles and 3000 shlokas. Great sage Bharadvāja explained the construction of aircraft and way to fly it in air, on land, on water and use the same aircraft like a submarine. He also described the construction of war planes or fighter aircraft.

Aug 15, 2018 · The navy in ancient India carried out three roles: it was used to transport troops to distant battlefields, participate in actual warfare, and was primarily meant for protecting the kingdom's trade on sea and navigable rivers and the maritime trade routes.

Indian naval aircraft, Sea Hawks and Alizés, from the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were instrumental in sinking many gunboats and merchant navy vessels in the Bay of Bengal. The successful blockade of East Pakistan by the Indian Navy proved to …

Ancient India had developed knowledge of aeronautics and aircraft as described in texts like the Vaimanika Shastra. The epics Ramayana and Mahabharata mention the use of aircraft. The Vaimanika Shastra, authored by Maharishi Bharadwaja, describes the design, construction and operation of various aircraft that could fly in the air as well as space.

This document discusses the concept of aeronautics and aviation in ancient India as described in the Vaimānikaśāstra text. It describes how aircraft are mentioned in ancient Indian epics and various texts provide details on aircraft design, construction, navigation, and types of aircraft.

Ep, Ind., vol, IX, p. 205, p. 652 cuously in the naval history of ancient India. We propose to deal with each of these in succession. Skirted by the sea and washed by the Ganges and the Brahmaputra with their many tributaries and distributaries, Bengal appears to have early attained to fame for naval and maritime activities.

Nov 30, 2018 · The ancient Indians preferred to fight on land and fights on sea were not given much importance, except in a few cases where destroying the enemy navy became crucial. The ships were mostly used to conquer islands, as has been presumed for the campaign of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (335 CE – 380 CE), or for fighting seafaring peoples as ...

Indians will not consent to have a navy or air service from which Indians were excluded- otherwise, this aircraft trade will naturally be monopoly of foreigners like our shipping trade, as they as sure to

Jan 16, 2015 · Ancient Indian civilization was superior and advanced with possible contacts with extraterrestrial visitors and the flying devices called 'Vimanas'. Ancient Indian texts may underline their possible connections with today's aerospace technology.

The document discusses the debate around whether ancient India had an aviation science or if references to flying machines in ancient texts are mythological. It summarizes several ancient texts that reference aircraft-like vessels called vimanas.