Geography of India: From Mahabharata | Jijith Nadumuri Ravi |

About the talk:
Rigveda, Ramayana and Mahabharata contain information about the sacred geography of India. Jijith Nadumuri's third book "The Geography of Mahabharata" delves into the intricate relationship between historical accuracy and Pauranik narratives in ancient Indian texts. Examining the Rig Veda and the Itihasas, and filtering out historical elements to trace the lineage of kings mentioned in these epics, reveals connections between the Rigvedic and rulers mentioned in the Itihasa. The book emphasizes the importance of accurate geographical references and well-defined chronology to establish historical credibility.

About the speaker:
Jijith Nadumuri Ravi is a former space scientist with ISRO who contributed to the Chandrayan 1 GSO-LTO orbit design, and the GSLV launches D2, F01, and F02. He is currently researching Rigveda, Ramayana, and the Mahabharata focusing on their geography and chronology. He is the founder of AncientVoice, the world's only Wiki website containing the full text of Ramayana, Mahabharata, the four Vedas, and Vishnu Purana. Jijith Ji has created many maps of Bharatavarsha which is hosted in AncientVoice, Wikipedia and hundreds of other sites. He is also working as an IT professional focusing on Digital Holograms, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. By combining the expertise in futuristic technologies and the knowledge of the past, gained through the study of the Veda Itihasa Puranas, Jijith created a platform called Dharma Digital aimed at the Dharmic revival using Digital Holograms of Devatas who can interact with humans using Artificial Intelligence.

Topics covered:
0:00
0:32 Speaker’s introduction
2:53 preface about trilogy of books
12:30 Why the trilogy?
15:50 synopsis of Geography of Mahabharat book
24:36 Magical Narratives, Philosophy, and Factual Data: Making Actual Data
27:55 Rigvedic Kings: The Ancestors of Kings Mentioned in The Itihasas
31:12 Well Defined Chronology, That is Undoubtedly Historical
40:00 Geographical situation of Mahabharata period
51:32 Dwarka
1:23:18 Importance on Nakshatra positions in determining geographical locations
1:24:50 institutions in Bharat for such researches

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