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Further confirmation that agriculture was an indigenous development in India. "Our results—combined with archaeological evidence of XI cultivation for >9,000 years in both India...
The original Old English name of the month April was "Eostre mon(a)th"= Month of dawn/spring Goddess Eostre The English Christian monk Bede (c.700) wrote that Pagans celebrated a...
Per Hindu texts a girl should be married before she attains puberty. Dharmasutras (Gautama Baudhayana Vasishtha), Mahabharata, Dharmashastras (Manu, Parasara etc) & Puranas (Vishnu...
Tea, Triumph, Tragedy. Co-authored column on the forgotten Indian genius who saved millions of lives. [Long read.] #ForgottenIndianScientists https://t.co/nBt8Uu7F5m
Did you get the beautiful Sanskrit device? https://t.co/n6Wppg0L41
Frankly, I am tired of Mr @Javedakhtarjadu using Muslim Fundos ad infinitum. Neat way to side-step etymology; and criticism of the Holy Book
Indeed. On the 200th birth anniversary of Sir Syed, eulogised by Indians, let us revisit his REAL mission, MISSING from our textbooks. 1/n https://t.co/G66hR3Sqdh
1/n Dear intelligent RW. First let me congratulate you - except for a few quacks & frauds claiming to be knowledgable. None of you fell for
1/n After these funny “why taj will never win” threads. I’m starting my why “Indian architecture will never win thread” #subjectivity
The Citadel of #Aleppo (قلعة #حلب) is a large medieval palace which is considered to be one of the oldest & largest castles in the world. https://t.co/Pb6tpxDsx6
Happy Independence day #PakistanZindabad 🇵🇰
1) Composed c.1500 CE in kerala,Tantrasamgraha is an astronomical treatise took world trigonometry to new heights https://t.co/eObA1yfZe5
1 like = 1 film suggestion https://t.co/nh05iZaHKn
The shruti holds that all animals have their own R^itvik's who praise indra; the chief R^iShi of the dolphins's said to have merely splashed
1785 CE Inscription of Nikumbh/Nikam Marathas of Khandesh. Inscription mentions one Rigu Dayaram who was a Musician (bard?) under Maratha chief Shivaji Nikumbh who laid the foundat...
Have you ever heard about Arikamedu? This ancient Indo-Roman trading port was once a thriving center of global commerce, connecting India to the Mediterranean. Today, it’s a ruin...
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla condemned DMK MP Maran's disparaging remark about #Sanskrit being a waste of money. Despite such criticism, numerous individuals and organizations acro...
Slokas which a Hindu should know Important prarthana slokas which everyone should know & to be taught to our kids. 1. Morning sloka When you wake up, look at your hands & cha...
An insightful commenter on today's post brought up the notorious Simpsons episode "Homer's Enemy". The show's writers were obviously lampshading the anachronism of Homer still liv...
"The Reality of Deobandis' Book ila al Sunan" Part 2 🧵 https://t.co/4cRY3P7sbd
Some Crazy images & Videos from the Past 🧵 1. A Soviet Mi-8 helicopter flying past one of the two Buddhas of Bamiyan, Afghanistan 1980 https://t.co/TS7F4xAeJN
The rejection of the philosopher and mystic doctrine of marātib al-wujūd (levels of Being in terms of chain of realms) and intrinsic hierarchy of Being, based on ontological realis...
📌 Did you know? Chatrasal Bundela took inspiration from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja to revolt against the Mughals. ✍🏻 Let us explore how a Bundela, a product of Mughal servitude,...
Best Xavier Memes That will make You laugh 🤣😂 Check thread 🧵 1. No DNA needed… https://t.co/LbbeTFqnwX
