‘Kauravas were test tube babies’ claim invites sharp criticism

January 6: G. Nageshwar rao, Vice Chancellor of Andhra University had on Friday said at the Indian Science Congress that Kauravas were born due to stem cell and test tube technologies and that India possessed knowledge about guided missiles thousands of years ago. This statement was vehemently criticised by a voluntary science body, named, the Breakthrough Science Society which said that it was ‘wrong to mix mythology and science.”

In a statement, it said that such claims were tarnishing genuine contribution made by great personalities. They said, “It is absolutely distressing that these claims were made in the Children Science Congress section of Indian Science Congress (ISC) where the audience was largely comprised of teachers and young students.” The Science Society whose main aim is to propagate science and scientific outlook said that it was distressing that such “chauvinistic claims” about ancient India were made before the young and impressionable minds.