Marutsakha Takes Flight: Modern Aviation Based on Ancient Vimana
In 1895 Shivkar Bapuji Talpade (1864-1916), a member of the Maharashtri, launched an unmanned aircraft called Marutsakha, (Sanskrit ‘Marut’ means Air and 'Sakha' means ‘Friend’, so ‘Friend of the Air') on Chowpatty beach. This event...
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