As many of us Indians have been fascinated by space and astronomy since we were kids, most of us lost our motivation owing to how far-fetched a career in astronomy seemed.
Festivals form a very essential part of Indian culture. Although each festival is celebrated in its unique way, there is a very uncanny astronomical basis for each of these festivals. Keeping a track of time and date has been the greatest challenge for humankind, however, with the invention of the…