Busting The 'Ancient Science' Myth

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Internet during the Mahabharat and Ganesh as evidence of plastic surgery - these fantastical claims of the origin of Indian science have produced much internet fun and ridicule. For the first time and speaking exclusively to NDTV, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry Dr Venki Ramakrishnan has agreed to Reality Check all such claims in great detail.

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