Welcome Dr. S. Balachandra Rao to BAS.

[Naveen Nanjundappa]

Dear All,

It is indeed a pleasure for me to introduce you to a new member to our group., Dr. S Balachandra Rao is a retired Professor of Mathematics & Principal, National College Bangalore, He did his Ph.D. in the field of Fluid Mechanics from Bangalore University. Currently he is the Honorable  Director at Gandhi Centre of Science & Human Values. He has spent over 18 years doing research on Indian Astronomy. He has authored a few titles on Indian Astronomy &  Maths. 

Some of his books worth reading to learn about Indian Astronomy are 

1.Indian Mathematics And Astronomy - Some Landmarks (Revised 3rd Ed)
2.GRAHALAGHAVAM of Ganesha Daivajna, Eng Exposition with Math Notes
3.Ancient Indian Astronomy - Planetary Positions & Eclipses(With Programs)
4.Indian Astronomy - An Introduction
5. ASTROLOGY - Believe it or not?
6.Aryabhata I And His Astronomy
7.Bhaskara I And His Astronomy
8.KARANAKUTUHALAM of Bhaskara II, Eng Tr. with Math Notes
9.ECLIPSES in Indian Astronomy
10. TRANSITS & OCCULTATIONS in Indian Astronomy

and many more.. 

I would request you to please interact and learn more about how Astronomy grew in India, I personally have spent couple of hours with Dr.Rao at this age, he is filled with energy to answer any question. I am really happy he has joined the family of Bangalore Astronomical Society. 

Dear Balachandra Rao Sir, on behalf of BAS I welcome you to this group. look forward for your guidance.

Thanks,

Naveen Nanjundappa

Vice President, 

Bangalore Astronomical Society.

www.bas.org.in

[keerthi kiran]

Wow... This is a great news. 

I have heard Balachandra Rao sir's talks in the past and my love and respect for our ancestors has increased by many folds. 

Dr. Balachandra Rao is an authority in the subject of History of Indian Astronomy. 

It is an honor to have you on board sir. 

Regards,

Keerthi. 

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[balachandra rao]

Dear Naveen,
Thank you very much. I will be very glad to share with you all
whatever little I know of our Indian Classical Astronomy. Much of it I
have poured into my books on the subject in English & Kannada.
Some more titles & papers are in the pipeline!
With best regards to all members of B-A-S.
Balachandra Rao

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Naveen Nanjundappa
<naveen.na...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Naveen Nanjundappa]

Dear Sir, 

It is our pleasure, we are all very happy to have you here :) 

Today, I had been to Book Fair at Palace grounds, and purchased 6 of the books you have authored. I have lots to read now.

I would start with Chapter 12 on S Ramanujan which is appreciated by APJ A Kalam.. 

Most of the BAS members might not know that you are one of the very few people who knows about Indian Astronomy in and out..  I personally like your book -Indian Mathematics and Astronomy

Thanks,

Naveen

[Suresh Mohan]

Dear Dr Rao ,
        Welcome to BAS India s most active astro group . With your esteemed presence our group s mathematical acumen and astronomy will bloom ,hence it is a blessing for us. For me maths was a bugbear so I chose medicine as my career ! Unfortunately I didn't then realise Math is logic! I would have  realized much earlier that astrophotography is all about holding a star within a pixel for my duration of exposure had I spent more time on math -)

QED -)
Dr Suresh



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On Sep 11, 2011, at 5:40 PM, 

[mys universe]

Dear Naveen,

Its really a great honor that Dr BALACHANDRA Rao has become a member
of BAS.

Surely his books will be of great interest, not just to me, but my
whole family.

Hope to meet this honorable gentleman soon. Leela
On Sep 10, 11:14 pm, Naveen Nanjundappa <naveen.nanjunda...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear All,@@

[Akarsh Simha]

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 11:53:59PM +0530, keerthi kiran wrote:
> Wow... This is a great news.*

> I have heard Balachandra Rao sir's talks in the past and my love and

> respect for our*ancestors*has increased by many folds.*

> Dr. Balachandra Rao is an authority in the subject of History of Indian

> Astronomy.*
> It is an honor to have you on board sir.*

Dr Balachandra Rao!

This is indeed an honor. Thank you for joining our group!

Regards
Akarsh

[karumanchi viswanatha sarma]

Dear balachandra sir,

I had read your Indian Astronomy- An Introduction, book in a library and I am desperately in need of that book, which I am unable to trace. Can you kindly help me in this regard?

Regards
Vishwanath