Myth or truth?

Growing up in a Hindu family is quite entertaining. Eh, why?? You ask.

My grandmother never did narrate to me bedtime stories of Rapunzel, Cindrella, Seven dwarfs and their kind. Enid Blyton was not comprehensible to me at the time when I was just learning C-A-T... cat.

But still, the element of fantasy was never missing. It came through our great Hindu mythology. A whole Bible of stories and events; with cross-linked events and inter-linked characters. The plots were interwoven, stories transcended boundaries of Space and Time (and Universes!!), much before Einstien had ever said E= m*c*c . Gods could do the impossible, change shapes, lift mountains and some luck ones even had nymphs (Indra dev).

It all was childhood fantasy. Watching Mahabharat and Ramayan added visual spice to already famous lores. It was fun and it was awesome.

When I was introduced to science of higher classes, something struck me as quite remarkable. Was it an isolated coincidence that I was witnessing or is there something more to it.

Hindu mythology's super-human and divine aspects are being repeated in body and machine in present day. Is it possible that the stories are not just stories? Were these Gods actually in posession of modern scientific theories.

Shiva's trident is mentioned in the mythology as a source and sink of power. When Shiva is furious, the trident is used for burning down the person invoking Shiva's wrath. Stop. Observe the trident's shape. Recall. An object called lightning conductor. Isn't lightning conductor shaped like Shiva's trident? Doesn't it act as absrobent for huge electrical voltages while other objects made form the same material as lightning conductor but of different shape melt from taking in so much energy?

Shiva again. The Shivaling. Great Shiva devotees know that Shivaling is a source of immense power. It containes energy which built the Shrishti (the universe). Observe again. Shivaling's shape is exactly like that of the dome of a Nucler Power reactor!! Its a proven scientific fact that the inverted bell like shape is the most suitable shape for containing the immense energies generated inside a reactor. How does our mythology say the same thing which modern science has proven in only last 100 years?

Iraq War I. Operation Desert storm. Saddam Hussein thinks that he can win the war with his Soviet Scud missiles. US thwarts his ambition. The answer to Scud was the Patriot missile. It intercepted in an incoming Scud missile by tracking its trajectory and then exploding right in the face of the Scud missile. Scud would be hit by the several of the pieces of Patriot in mid-air and Scud would explode in mid-air instead of hitting its targets on ground. Does this remind you of some scene. Ramayan. It was comic to see head-on collisions between arrows from Ram and Ravana. But, when I first saw Scud vs Patriot footage on CNN; I couldn't help but realise the likeness!!

Pushpak. The air-charoit which Ram drove on his journey back from Lanka to Ayodhya. Can we sue Boeing and Airbus for stealing our mythological patent!! Jokes aside, was it possible that Ram had a personal aircraft at his disposal?

Modern day's Adam's bridge between Rameswaram and Sri Lanka. Recent satellite photgraphs have proved the existence of a man-made structure beneath the current sea level. We have thc San Francisco bridge and other splendors of modern engineering. Could Ram have built that bridge, across the sea?

Apart from engg feats, the prowess in the medicinal and surgical skills of our Gods is also amazing. Ganesha got an elephant's head grafted on hi sbody. Did I hear "body part transplant"? Vishnu was able to survive ages and rid world of evil by taking avatars. Did somebody say "cloning"? Abhimanyu heard secrets of breaking the Chakravyuha in Uttara's womb. Don't our present day medics propose listening of soft music and keeping away from noise pollution to expectant mothers?

There are scores of other parallels which can be drawn. Are they imagination of my mind which is just trying to prove a point? What say? How about travelling back in time and saying "Hello" to our scientifically genius Gods!! They sure will have a great laugh at us.