Indology
26 Threads
"Indian Ocean Floor" Zoom in to spot the revered Indus and Ganges on the ocean floor. The green ridges were pliable by foot 12,000 years ago, reminiscent of Ratnagiri art. 1/2 h...
As promised. What I discovered tonight was mind blowing. #Bakhashali manuscript is not just about "zero". It contains problems and solutions which shatter the #MathHistory @Mumuks...
KAMBOJ FOOT-PRINTS IN ANCIENT BENGAL? @Gandaberunda4 @Gaudeshwar Indian & foreign evidence attest tht from earlier times, people of Kamboj hd interacted with NE regions of ancient...
India: From the Year 1.4 Million BCE to the Year 1818 CE - A Compilation of our 20 threads from 2022 covering India's History, Literature, Philosophy, and Culture.
3 Ways to Overcome Fear (of Death) - A long thread based on 3 stories from Upanishad-s, Mahabharata, and Purana-s.
5 Hallmarks of a Great Leader According to Mahabharata - A Thread Based on Excerpts from Shanti Parvan
1/ #Thread on mention of Indus Valley ‘known as Melluha’ in the near eastern area from antiquity. Indus seems to have alliance with Iran for long however, other inscription from Su...
There is a very common theme which I've observed in Indological studies. If a particular Hindu deity has multiple names and legends associated with them, the Indologists will start...
The Ancient Indian Imprints in Siberia - A long thread (A part of the #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav Series) https://t.co/xoFpNpZTMg
India 2000 years ago - A Compilation of threads
Description of sea trade and shipping in the Rigveda - A Brief thread
संस्कृतम् - Dead or Alive? Came across a discussion on BVP that linked to a few leading western Indologists opining on the Sanskrit Revival movement & the spoken Sanskrit movement...
The essence and evolution of "Dharma" - A long thread on the development of the concept of Dharma from the days of Rigveda
#Thread on Bakshali Manuscript, ca. 224–383 CE a most important and most neglected Indigenous Hindu Treatise in India's contribution to Mathematics. It is gateway to the modern Ma...
The word Dharma first appears in Rigveda.
Italian Indologist Giacomo Benedetti's view on the possible date of Mahabharata battle arrived using FG Pargiter's chronological analysis of ancient Indian Dynasties mentioned in t...
Ritualistically, the so called dvandvas, that is copulative compounds indicating double divinities/deities, have significance in sacrificial roles. The grammatical manifestations o...
14 Reasons for Sadness According to Mahabharata - A Long Thread
Unique legacy of the Javanese Adaptation of Mahabharata from 10th Century CE - The epics of Ramayana & Mahabharata transcend geographical boundaries. While the cultural influen...
Description of suitable lands for various crops from Mauryan period (321 to 185 BCE) - Excerpts from "Food and the Diet in the Mauryan Empire" written by "Krishivala", published...
Mahabharata and Hastinapur excavation, Painted Grey Culture (PGW) Culture (1100-800 BCE). A thread of excerpts from the book “Socio-Economic Archaeology of India” by Dr. M.K. Dhav...
48 years (1919-1966) 3 generations of scholars A critical synthesis of 1259 Manuscripts & 12,985 plus pages across 19 volumes - The making of the Critical Edition of Mahabhara...
Some gleanings can be noted of the so called 'functional triad' (a social tripartition based upon a 'triad of divinities') of Mitra-Varuṇa, Indra, & the twin Ásvins (certainly not...
The earliest panegyrics with Bhaktic content can be traced to hymns in the 7th Maṇḍala of the Ṛgveda in which Vasiṣṭa seeks reconciliation with Varuṇa, speaks of his contemplative...