Since Long people have attempting to induce rain by a veriety of methods such as rain dance, singing songs of rain, offering prayers, sacrificing men or animals, lighting of fires, firing of canons, and production of electric discharges by kites, but none of these methods stands to the test of time and so by and by receded to the background and went out of vogue. In the modern times also meteorologists are seeking the possibility of producing rain from super-cooled clouds sometime by introducing solid carbondioxide (dry ice) and silver iodide as a cloud seeding material by air plane, sometime by sending the smoke of silver-iodide from the ground itself with the help of ground generators or surface burners. This idea was conceived from the Indian tradition of performing Yajnas. The technique of seeding clouds with the help of surface burners is very effective, having only one drawback that one has to rely on the air currents to carry the smoke up into the atmosphere. To overcome this problem the smoke is going to be dispersed from surface burners in aircraft.

India is the country in the world who invented the system of agriculture first of all on this globe. Agriculture is based upon timely rains. So the science of Rainmaking was developed in India during the Vedic period itself when the invention of agriculture took place. The rain in ancient India used to be induced as per requirement of the people or the agriculture with the help of Yajnas, or in crude sense, by burning a particular type of herbal material in fire conducive to rainfall. The smoke of burnt herbal material when carried by air currents into the atmosphere induced rains. In view of the fact that no control over transport of the smoke into atmosphere can be exercised, and no reliable estimate of the smoke reaching into upper spheres is possible, the problem seemed to have overcome by dispersing the smoke from surface burners in aircraft as has been revealed in the Brihadvimanasastra , an ancient Indian treatise on the science of aeronautics. Airplanes were equipped with the Dhumodgama or Dhumaprasarana instruments to disperse the smoke in the atmosphere.

Ram Narain Arya as a Rainmaker
Following Dayananda's revolutionary observations, the idea of rainmaking with the help of Yajna gained a momentum and found a new support at the hands of ryasamÈjÏ scholars. A few of them even came forward who endeavoured to induce rain or to prevent it, but their experiments couldn't yield fruitful results. Here in this regard, a particular mention may be made of Ram Narain Arya, M.A. who can be called as the most perfect rainmaker of the twentieth century. After spending 35 long years of study, research and experimentation, he has came to a startling conclusion what he calls the Vedic way to beat the nature. Not only has he been able to induce rain successfully, he has been forming clouds, changing the flow of air in terms of direction and speed, stopping the falling rain and even modifying into the weather conditions, from dry to wet, hot to cold and vice-versa for the last 36 years. The author of the present lines has been a close associate and witness to most of the rainmaker's experiments carried out by him from time to time at various places in India. Having been confirmed strongly of the authenticity and success of the rainmaker's experiments, this author thought it viable to bring the rainmaker's research into the lime-light so that not only the people of India but the people of the whole world may be benefitted by the experiences and research of the rainmaker. Actually, the rainmaker has preserved his ideas and experiences, with regard to his experiments on weather modification like rainmaking, prevention of rain, modification into the direction and speed of airflow, modification into the other weather conditions, prevention of pollution and diseases in his daily diaries written by him from time to time. This author could get the privilege to make good use of the subject matter enshrined in the daily diaries (DD) of the rainmaker. At the places of apprehension and doubts, he made serious discussions with the rainmaker to clarify the same. To proceed further, it is necessary to render hereunder the brief life-sketch and work of the rainmaker.

A Brief Life-sketch of the Rainmaker
Sh. Ram Narain Arya born on Amavashya (the new moon day) of the Sravana month in 1993 of the Vikram era in the village of Farmana, District Sonepat, Haryana. His mother breathed her last when he was in his infancy. Under the circumstances, he along with his two brothers and one sister was brought up by his father. His father, Sh. Ratti Ram Arya was fond of physical exercises and wrestling. A devout and religious fellow, he was a devotee of the Veda. Ram Narain was greatly influenced by his father and inherited his qualities of doing Yaga and physical exercises regularly. He completed his schooling from the village high school. Afterwards, he passed out the examination of I.G.D. Bombay from Baraeli and was appointed in 1955 as a Drawing teacher in the Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bahujholari (District Jhajjar of Haryana). Late in forties he completed his B.A. and did his M.A. in Political Science and Sanskrit (Veda). From the childhood, he was very intelligent, curious and studious one. He had the chance to study the literature of Kabeer, Raheem, Tulsidas, Raidas and Guru Nanak. His wife, Prem Vati Prabhakar, who is also a religious lady, used to read him the stories of RÈmÈya‡a, MahÈbhÈrata and GitÈ. All this added to his detachment from the worldly allurements. G‚hastha as he is, he is leading a life of an ascetic. In 1955, he came in contact with Bhagvandeva Acharya (Swami Omananda), Acharya Baladeva and Brahmachari Indradeva (Swami Indravesh) at Gurukula Jhajjar. This new acquaintance promulgated him to study Vedas. He then moved to the study of the Vedas, Upavedas and Vedangas. Influenced by Swami Dayananda's works such as Satyarhta Prakash and Sanskaravidhi, he started performing Yajnas daily at the time of sun-set and sun-rise. During his studies of the Vedas and Dayananda's works he came across such references as could give him an idea of rainmaking with the help of Yajna. He also made an indepth study of the works of Aryabhata, Varamihira and Bhaskaracarya which added to his knowledge of geology and astronomy. He had a chance to make an intensive study of the Brihadvimanashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on the science of aeronautics composed by Maharishi Bharadvaja. This work closeted him with the different aspects of ancient Indian science related with the weather modification. Thus having taken cues of rainmaking with the help of Yaj¤a from the Vedas, Upavedas, Vedangas and Dayananda's works and having acquired the knowledge of the properties of the matter as described therein, he all set to perform Yajnas in a particular direction. It was to modify weather, modify airflow in terms of direction and speed, to induce rain and to prevent the same, to remove famines, to prevent deluges, diseases and to beat the pollution.

The experimental Yajnas performed strictly in conformity or in tune with the Vedic principles and surprisingly enough everything was witnessed taking place actually which was considered sometimes ago a fallacy or mythology. He calls this method of controlling natural powers with the help of Yajna as a Vedic way to beat the nature. Not only did he do experiments with the nature outside, but he also practised Yoga to attain self-accomplishment and applied it to detect the deficiencies or inconsistencies in the matter of natural course. According to him, Yajna and Yoga should go side by side. By way of Yoga, one can feel the nerve of the nature and detect its deficiencies or inconsistencies like an able and dexterous physician does with a patient and by way of Yaj¤a, medication of nature can be done to remedy all its deficiencies and inconsistencies. His dedication to this cause was so great that all the institutes he served were converted by him into laboratories for his experiments on nature. He served at the following institutions. G.H.S.S. Bahujholari (1955-66); G.M.S. Ruraki (1967-68); G.M.S. Guhna (1-4-1968 to 24-9-1968); G.H.S. Khanpur Kalan (25-9-68 to 7-10-68); G.H.S. Mundalana (11-10-1968 to 18-7-1973); G.M.S. Rithal (19-7-1973 to 31-7-1974); G.G.H.S. Bhainswal Kalan (1-8-1974 to 18-5-1976); G.M.S. Katwal (19-5-1976 to 1-8-1978); G.H.S. Bhainswal Kalan (2-8-1978 to 4-7-1979); G.M.S. Jasrana (5-7-1979 to 7-9-1989); G.H.S. Anwali (8-8-89 to 8-12-90); G.H.S. Bichpari (9-12-90 to 21-7-91). All these schools have been the main centre of his experiments.

Having been confirmed of the validity and authenticity of the Vedic principles, he became a staunch exponent of the Vedic life and thought. He made it his life mission to propagate Vedic teachings and thought among the general masses, particularly youths and for that matter he used to deliver prayer time discourses before students on the Vedas and their ancillary sciences during his teaching days. He, thus, made them known about the glorious past of India and ancient Indian advancement in the field of philosophy, sociology, polity, theology, science and technology. He voluntarily retired from the Govt. service in 1991 in order to speed up his activities for the furtherance of this noble cause. After retirement he speeded up his mission of spreading scientific knowledge of the Vedas. He toured extensively and delivered more than 1000 public and popular lectures in different educational institutions and Jails to enlighten the students and jailed persons of rich scientific heritage of ancient India and exhorted them to go for Yoga and Yaj¤a for better health and healthy environment in society. He warns the younger generation not to fall a prey to the cultural pollution that is possing a great danger to the humanity at large. He himself leads a very simple and austere life. His whole life has been a life of relinquishment and penances. Through Yoga and penances he has so regulated his life that he spends the chilly winters away in simple summer wears. He takes simple sÈtvika meals often saltless, chilly-less and sugarless. According to him, prior to the regulation of nature, regulation of the self is must.

Rainmaker's Efforts

Thus having taken cues of rainmaking with the help of Yajna from the Vedas, Upavedas, Vedangas and Dayananda's works and having acquired the knowledge of the properties of the matter as described therein, the Rainmaker Ram Narain Arya all set, some 35 years ago, to perform Yajnas in a particular direction. It was to see the change of weather, change of airflow in terms of direction and speed, to induce rains and to prevent the same, to remove famines, to prevent deluges, diseases and to beat the pollution. The experimental Yajnas were performed strictly in conformity or in tune with the Vedic principles and surprisingly enough everything was witnessed taking place actually which was considered sometime ago a fallacy or mythology.

In continuation of his research, the rainmaker conducted over two hundred successful Rain-experiments in different parts of Indian sub-continent including the Thar desert called Ran of Kaccha to stimulate rains. And over 100 successful Anti-rain experiments to ward off the rains including the state of Agartala falling in the area of highest rainfall. During the course, the rainmaker has also experimented to make the winds change their direction and speed.

Note : See for more details, Vedic Meteorology by Dr. Ravi Prakash Arya

Get Rain and get rid of scarcity of water

This thrilling idea of rainmaking or anti-rain with the help of Yajna is not only cherished by the Vedic Science Foundation or the Rainmaker, but modern scientists have also reached to some nonetheless thrilling conclusions, such as (1) the better effectiveness of silver-iodide as a cloud seeding material when introduced in the sky in the form of smoke from the ground with the help of surface burners or ground generators than when delivered by airplane. (See Herbert Riehl : Introduction to the atmosphere, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Kogakusha Limited, 1965, P. 115).

(2) Burning sugar cane in eastern Australia is thought to have reduced precipitation near the burning areas through over-seeding. ((See Herbert Riehl : Introduction to the atmosphere, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Kogakusha Limited, 1965, P. 111).

These conclusions of modern meteorologists also validate the authenticity of the idea of rainmaking and anti-rain with the help of Yajna.

To sum up, it can unhesitatingly and safely be said that the Vedic science of Yajna is based on concrete and scientific ideas which needs to be revived and revitalized.

Through these lines the we would like to invite the attention of the people in the world to come forward to help the Foundation eradicate the scarcity of water of water and to come over the excess rain by conducting Rainmaking and Anti-rain operations as the need be in their respective regions of the Globe.