GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics. The “Pushpaka Vimana” of Ravana (who took it from Kubera; Rama returned it to Kubera) is the most quoted example of a vimana.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pushpaka Vimana, as mentioned in the mythological scripture Ramayana, was King Ravana’s flying chariot. In the Ramayana, it is mentioned that the Pushpaka Vimana resembled the sun and could go anywhere, at will. It was bright in color and rose up in the air, the minute Ravana stepped on to it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Route of Pushpak Viman of Ravana forcibly taking Sitha to his capital Sri Lanka. Ravana forcibly took Sitha in his Pushpak Viman from Panchavati near Nasik and reached Sri Lanka via Hampi(Karnataka) and Lepaxi(Andhra Pradesh) and reached his destiny SriLanka.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shivkar Bāpuji Talpade (1864 – 1916) was an Indian instructor in the Sir JJ School of Art with an interest in Sanskrit and in aviation. He lived in Mumbai, and is claimed to have constructed and flown an unmanned, heavier-than-air aircraft in 1895.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pushpak Viman is just a poet’s imagination. Please remember that Ramayana is a mahakavya ( epic poem ). A poet has, what is called, poetic licence. In other words, he can exaggerate.