Tradition and modernization of Indian astronomy and calendar making

通过阅读关于天文学的经典梵文文本，以及在印度和尼泊尔制作日历和实用占星术的实地工作，我研究了以天文学为代表的传统印度科学如何在现代世界中生存下来。我读了《雅梵集》、巴舍罗对《雅梵集》的评注和《苏雅西达塔》，意识到研究原始手稿的重要性。在尼泊尔，我了解到传统日历是如何保存至今的。在喀拉拉邦，我采访了使用贝壳进行天文计算的占星家。

By reading classical Sanskrit texts on astronomy and making field works on calendar making and practical astrology in India and Nepal, I studied how traditional Indian science represented by astronomy survives in modern world. I read the Yavanajataka, Bhaskara’s commentary on the Aryabhatiya, and the Suryasiddhanta and realized the importance of studying original manuscripts. In Nepal I learned how traditional calendars survive today. In Kerala I made interviews with astrologers who use seashells for astronomical computation.