[INDOLOGY] 37th Webinar on India Studies by the India Centre, FLAME Univ: Nov 24, Monday 4pm IST : Ancient Indian Astronomy - efforts to achieve the right model of planetary motion

[Pankaj Sukanraj Jain पंकज सुकनराज जैन]

FLAME University's India Centre announces the 37th webinar on India
Studies, featuring Dr. Shylaja B S
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/shylaja-b-s-69649453/>., Visiting
Scientist, Bangalore
Association for Science Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bangalore-association-for-science-education-jawaharlal-nehru-planetarium-bangalore/>
. Titled '*Ancient Indian Astronomy - efforts to achieve the right model of
planetary motion*,' the talk will outline the methods used by Indian
astronomers to predict planetary positions and trace how these techniques
advanced from Aryabhata through later scholars. The session will highlight
the analytical approaches and scientific progression embedded in this
longstanding tradition.

Date: 24th November 2025
Time: 4 PM IST
Join via Zoom: https://lnkd.in/gtVkh8NF
Passcode: 520777
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*Speaker Bio*
B. S. Shylaja worked on the binary stars with Wolf-Rayet components for her
doctoral thesis. She continued her research on comets, dwarf novae, and
magnetic and metallic (Am) stars. She has authored 150 research papers in
astronomy and the history of astronomy. After joining the Planetarium, she
engaged in educational activities, including teaching on weekends,
producing sky theater shows, and conducting outreach.  She worked on
various interactive demonstrations and models and taught a range of age
groups.  Currently, she is working on the history of astronomy in India,
focusing on medieval-period manuscripts, stone inscriptions, and temple
architecture.

Thanks and regards,
____

Dr Pankaj Jain, पंकज जैन <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankaj_Jain>

Director, The India Centre <https://indiacentre.flame.edu.in/>

Professor & HoD, Humanities & Languages
<https://www.flame.edu.in/faculty/pankaj-jain>

FLAME University

linktr.ee/ProfPankajJain

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