Hindu Astronomy: From Inception to Harmonisation

P.D. Sharma was born in Gorakhpur but spent most of his youth overseas. He returned to India to do a University degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He worked full times as a teacher in IIT before jumping the fence to become a renowned astronomer, a subject in which he had an inborn fascination. He has co-written many books, guidebooks and research papers making a major contribution on this subject.