India, Jan. 16 -- I had a powerful sense of deja vu while reading about the proclamations being made in the recently concluded 106th Indian Science Congress. Several academics and scientists had cited examples from mythology to support their claims that stem cell research, plastic surgery, aircraft technology had all existed in ancient India. What's more, some academics even rubbished the findings of Newton and Einstein. The language, tone and tenor sounded intensely familiar for I had heard such claims from my own relatives.
Coming from a family steeped in the traditions and culture of our land, I was raised on a regular diet of stories from the epics and Puranas. My fondest childhood memories are those of sitting in the room of my grandp...