The Unmanifest-The Nasadiya Sukta and the Big Bang

This series tells the story of India with both eyes open. The old thinkers of
India named the valid instruments of knowledge pramanas, and two of
them govern every chapter of this book.
Shabda, the testimony of the texts, gives the tradition the first word: what
the Vedas, the Itihasas, and the Puranas say, quoted exactly, with their
great commentators beside them, presented respectfully and on their own
terms.
Pratyaksha, the seen evidence, then speaks: what archaeology, dating,
genetics, and the instruments of science show, carefully sourced, with
uncertainties admitted.
Samanvaya, the harmonizing, closes each chapter. The word is
Shankara's, from his art of reconciling texts. Here the two testimonies face
each other honestly: where they converge, where they diverge, and where
the only honest harmony is a shared silence before an open question.
One eye alone sees a flat world. Two eyes, set a little apart, give depth.
This is an experiment in binocular history.