Tag: Refutation

The observation of Alcor (Arundhatī) moving ahead of Mizar (Vasiṣṭha) as described in Mahābhārata Bhīṣmaparva 2.31 is central part of the dating of Mahabharata to 5561 BCE by Mr. Nilesh N. Oak [1]. Oak insists that the dating of Mahabharata must fulfil this condition. However, the context ...

The dating of the Mahābhārata war is of great interest to people of India and of Indian origin. The dating of the Mahābhārata war to 5561 BCE was originally proposed by Dr. P.V Vartak [1] and has recently been popularized by Mr. Nilesh N. Oak [2]. Mr. Nilesh N. Oak has claimed that Mahābhār...