A controversial paper presented at the prestigious science conference, the 102nd Indian Science Congress in Mumbai, claims human aviation and advanced space flight was achieved and mastered by the ancient Indians, thousands of years before the Wright brothers in 1903. The paper, presented by Captain Anand Bodas and Ameya Jadhav within a session titled Ancient Sciences through Sanskrit, details that in Vedic texts from 7,000 years ago, airplanes are described as being able to fly backwards and side-to-side. They could also shuttle between countries, continents and even planets. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"7543","attributes":{"alt":"Captain Anand J Bodas draws upon the ancient Vedas for evidence of aviation technology","class":"media-image","height":"764","style":"width: 610px; height: 764px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Captain Anand J Bodas draws upon the ancient Vedas for evidence of aviation technology “There
