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Akasa Bana
The History of Metal Cased Rockets of India
The world believes that China was the first to use rockets in 1232 when they fought a war against Mongols. The Chinese gunpowder-propelled fire arrows had a cylindrical tube made of paper or bamboo filled with gunpowder tied to the shaft of the arrow. Similarly Tippu Sultan is considered as a pioneer for using metal cased rockets.
However the first mention of metal cased rocket called NalikaBana can be found in Dhanurveda (a manual on warfare and archery), which is regarded as a sub veda of Yajurveda believed to be written during 1200 to 800 BCE. In India the use of rockets in war and ceremonial functions like boat and car festival has been in practice from time immemorial.
This book provides the complete compelling and authentic History of metal cased rockets in India.
