An Eminent Indian Scientist and Thinker - Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar
An Eminent Indian Scientist and Thinker - Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar We, Indians often forget the name of our very own astronomer, who predicted the existence of Brahma: Pluto and dedicated his life to do the research on almanac system of timekeeping - Shri. Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar. The family of Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar was originally from a small village called "Ketaki Bivali", near Chiplun, situated in the Konkan belt of Maharashtra. This was the period when Sambhaji Maharaj was assassinated and the Mughals had established their stronghold in Maharashtra. Due to the fights and the Bhalerāī raids, Venkatesh Ketkar's ancestors settled in Paithan which was known back then as the hub of education, moneylending and textile business. The ancestral business of the Ketkar family was of the zari and textiles work. On January 15th, 1815, Bapu Shashtri Ketkar (father of Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar) was born with great intelligence and at a very early age, he had mastered the art o...