Aeronautics in the context of the history of Bharat from the earliest period to 700 C.E. is primarily understood through literary traditions, scientific imagination, and technological concepts rather than through conclusive archaeological evidence of powered flight. Ancient Indian texts contain references to flying vehicles known as *Vimanas*, which occupy an important place in mythology, religious literature, and cultural imagination. The earliest references occur in the *Ramayana*, where the *Pushpaka Vimana*, originally belonging to Kubera and later used by Ravana, is described as a self-moving aerial chariot capable of carrying many passengers. Similar references are found in the *Mahabharata* and several Puranas, where celestial beings and gods travel through the skies in divine vehicles.