Prof. Mayank Vahia is a retired scholar from the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India. At TIFR he worked on space based telescopes that were flown on NASA’ Space Shuttle, one Russian satellite and several Indian satellites. Later he pursued his interests in history of astronomy and science in ancient civilisations. He has worked on several megalithic sites, belief systems of tribal communities to trying to understand their relevance to the growth of astronomy in India. After his retirement he has taken up the responsibility of setting up an innovative undergraduate programme in Mathematical Sciences at the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai.
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