In The Vedic People, well-known astro-physicist Rajesh Kochhar provides answers to some quintessential questions of ancient Indian history. Drawing upon and synthesizing data from a wide variety of fields — linguistics and literature, natural history, archaeology, history of technology, geomorphology and astronomy — Kochhar presents a bold hypotheses by which he seeks to resolve several paradoxes that have plagued the professional historian and archaeologist alike.

Rajesh Kochhar, formerly Director, National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), New Delhi.