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Shivendra Singh Parihar

ShivendrAgni

Bankim also cited the example of #Rajput valor in his novel to inspire the #IndianFreedomMovement and to inspire Indians During his time including Rajsingha(1882),Durgesnandini(Which is his first notable work). 1/6

WikiVictorian

wikivictorian

Edith Lambelle Langerfeld (1883-1968), mostly known as La Sylphe, was an exotic American dancer who became a sensation while performing at the Folies Bergère in the 1890s. Langerfeld was taken

Huzaifa.

MHuzaifaNizam

Here we go again with a few post partition memes. Mountbatten leaving visceral lodge with Nehru on 3rd June ‘47 to announce how they’re taking East Punjab and West Bengal:

Robert Loerzel

robertloerzel

Where is Hooterville, anyway? Mr. Haney complains about Mr. Douglas wearing fancy suits when he’s farming. “The tourists stop by, they see him, and they think they’re still in the

Luke Pepera

LukePepera

From Aesop to Rap: The History of African Oral Storytelling Thank you to everybody who has read, liked, retweeted, and commented on the stories I've told so far. I hope

Andrew Nicolson

drewnotweird

[1 of 8]Speaking with Linda from @GlasgowNE made me aware of some things – things that I would otherwise never have even considered – regarding the poverty so many people

Jen Campbell

jenvcampbell

THREAD.I want to preface this post by acknowledging the magnitude of Chernobyl. It was and is the world’s biggest nuclear disaster. It has killed hundreds of thousands of people and

Shannon Chakraborty

SAChakrabooks

I just listened to a wonderful lecture with Elizabeth Lambourn on the medieval Indian Ocean world and there were some many beautiful images that I figured I'd track them down

Rudi Schuller

RudiSchuller

Now actual post-match thoughts for #TORvMTL.First, #IMFC . Montreal came in with a game plan and stubbornly stuck to it. The Impact bent but didn't break, and now the MLS

Scottish Government

scotgov

Following a rise in #coronavirus cases, new restrictions will be introduced for people living in the following local authorities: Glasgow City East Renfrewshire West DunbartonshireThe measures come into effect at

Indore Wale Bhiya

IndoreWaleBhiya

0. A thread on how communism can ruin lives, generations, industries and cities. 1. There was a time when Kanpur was famous for its textile industries. It was known as

Andy Arthur

cocteautriplets

There was for many years a Steptoe-like institution in Fountainbridge known by the name Asa Wass & Son.Asa is a biblical Hebrew name, Wass an ancient Anglo-Norman name. The Asa

Nodutdol | 노둣돌

nodutdol

Today we remember the Bandung Conference, the first large scale Afro-Asian conference which came to a close on this day in 1955. Twenty-nine independent nations across Africa, Asia, and the

Brianna Craft

pbnclimate

Join NOW --> @IIED webinar on #climate activism during #COVID19 @andynortondev @InezaGrrace @vanessa_vash @farhanaclimate & @Adaptedplanet on: What's the impact of losing public space for #climate protests? How are

Sāmapriya Vasu | ḫa-am-ap-ri-a-ma-u-iš

samopriya

#Ossetian word of the day!Ossetian ард ard ('oath') < Proto-Indo-Iranian ʜr̥tá- ('truth, true, proper') < Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥tó- ('put together, assembled')Cognates include -𐬀𐬴𐬀 Avestan

moh sin

mohsin__s1

Let's not forgot the atrocities committed by the East India Company for the British Empire and many other atrocities. Just a couple of noticeable ones you probably didn't know. (A