⚔️Did the Mahabharata actually
happen – Nilesh Oak on Evidence, Astronomy & India’s Ancient Timeline 🌌📜

For over a century, scholars have debated when the Mahabharata actually
happened — with hundreds of conflicting dates and theories.

In this episode, researcher Nilesh Nilkanth Oak joins Roshan Cariappa to break down his evidence-based method for dating India’s greatest epic using astronomy, geology, logic, and textual analysis.

Oak explains why most previous attempts fall apart, how ancient sky
observations narrow the timeline, and why understanding “time, place, and context” is essential to interpreting our epics correctly.

This conversation explores ancient Indian knowledge systems, the limits of Western Indology, the Ramayana–Mahabharata chronology, and why a scientific approach can reshape our civilizational memory.

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – 01:00 • Introduction

01:00 – 05:00 • Why His Mahabharata Research Resonated With Youth

05:00 – 10:30 • Why Most Previous Dates Are Wrong

10:30 – 15:30 • The Arundhati–Vasishtha Breakthrough

15:30 – 20:00 • Bhishma’s Arrow Bed & Mars Observations

20:00 – 26:00 • Criticism, Logic & Scientific Method

26:00 – 32:00 • STEM vs Indology: Why Approaches Differ

32:00 – 38:00 • Ancient Indian Astronomy & Precision

38:00 – 43:00 • Evidence for Ramayana & Mahabharata

43:00 – 48:00 • What Counts as “Historical Proof”?

48:00 – 52:30 • Why Dating the Epics Matters

52:30 – 57:00 • Aryan Invasion Theory & Genetics

57:00 – 01:03:00 • Scientific Tests for Chronology

01:03:00 – 01:09:00 • Life Lessons from India’s Epics

01:09:00 – 01:15:00 • Faith, Logic & Evidence

01:15:00 – 01:19:00 • Closing Thoughts

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👤 Guest – Nilesh Nilkanth Oak

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👤 Host – Roshan Cariappa

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