Ancient Indian texts, particularly the Puranas and Vedas, describe Dhruva as the Pole Star, a concept now understood by modern astronomy to refer to a real celestial body. Texts like the Taittiriya Aranyaka detail a constellation called Sishumara, matching Draco, with a star named Abhaya at its tail, identified with Dhruva. This suggests ancient India preserved a precise memory of Thuban (alpha-Draconis) as the Pole Star around 2800 BCE, a fact independently rediscovered by modern astronomy.