The Puranas, as suggested by their name, describe through stories, events deep in the Earth’s past. To find a complete cosmology in the Puranic texts that is most aligned to the view of cutting-edge science is almost incredible. Notion Press, India’s leading self-publishing platform, presents From The Beginning Of Time by Ganesh Swaminathan; an enthralling narrative pieced together by exploring familiar stories from the Puranas in great depth.
The Puranas are not just the largest collection of mythologies in the world, they are also considered the source of many sciences, principal of them being cosmology. The cosmology of the universe is conveyed largely through story-telling, in the Puranas. With recent advances in space-science, the significance of the various Puranic stories is now becoming apparent.
The familiar story of the Descent of the Ganga describes the origin of the Earth’s waters in amazing detail. The birth of the Sun God Martanda bears a striking resemblance to the origin of the Sun. The story of the Churning of the Milk Ocean recounts the re-appearance of the Moon. This book explores many such stories, in the context of modern science to come up with a compelling chronicle about our universe.
Author Ganesh Swaminathan is an engineer from IIT Delhi and has had an interest in space science since school. After getting his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, he had spent most of his professional life in a multinational organization in the field of technology. Ganesh’s interest in the Puranas began about 8 years ago, and he was fascinated by the valuable insights found in these ancient texts, particularly the parallels to space science. He has researched most of the Mahapuranas, besides other texts, in preparation for writing this book.
From The Beginning Of Time shows the Puranic texts in a fascinating new light. It also offers a primer to the general interest reader to some of the questions modern science has been grappling with in its study of the cosmos. You may now get your copy of From The Beginning Of Time by Ganesh Swaminathan on the Notion Press store. The book is also listed in other online retailers such as Amazon and Flipkart, and in key retailers such as Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.