Do the sun, moon, planets affect life?
Bhatkar: Planets and stars affect the oceans, weather, plants and trees…each and every constituent of our world, and each moment of our life. Our days and nights are made by the solar system. Jayaraman: No scientist can say that. The claims of astrology are untrue and have been scientifically proven to be baseless. Q. Is astrology Hindutva science? Bhatkar: Not in the sense you would want it to mean. It is a science that originated in India in the Vedic times. I recommend that the UGC introduce a study of the nomadic practices of forecasting or parrot astrology. Like our recent explorations of nomadic medicine. Jayaraman: Vedic astrology is part of the obscurantist, backward-looking programme of Hindutva. If they can get away with this in the natural sciences, think of the havoc they can play in the social sciences like history. Q. Can you predict the future of astrology courses? Bhatkar: I have not been monitoring the status and progress of Vedic astrology courses, but I predict tha
