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THREADPart 2 of Anatomy of JNU/Jamia/AMU protests..Again, going to be a long thread, but it gets better with each tweet. Do watch all the videos.Starting off with a legend who
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In Gujarati, older folk will often ask "taari ayu su che?" , meaning what's your age. This "ayu" is the same as in Ayu-rveda meaning life, age, duration of life,
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Most commonly asked questions to Sanatan Dharmis - Edition #2 launches today.Are devatas aliens basically? Is Bali pratha allowed in Sanatan Dharm?Is Indra the only one in charge of rain?What
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#OnThisDay in 1919 was born Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space programme. But Sarabhai was much more than just a scientist, living an extraordinarily full life. Read on to
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Christians often say they 'civilized' the world. Who civilized Christianity? Greece and Rome. Polytheistic Pagan cultures. What did Christians do in turn? Appropriated their entire civilization & made a mockery
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So as per my history thread trend, this thread will be on my thoughts on Aryan Invaion/Aryan Migration theory and how true or false it is. Let's begin.@Sai_swaroopa @AgentSaffron @PranjalUvaach
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In honour of spooky season and Halloween Eve, here are ten supernatural entities from South Asian folklore: 1. BhootBhoots are your everyday common spirits of the deceased that are trapped
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This is a thread of Some of the Great Ancient Astronomers of #India Hope you will like it.1)Lagadha (1400 bc):The writer of earliest astronomical text,Vedanga Jyotica,which provides details on several
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Enjoy playing with colour, symmetry and pattern? Love a good circle? Join @MissBowkett and I on our #Maydala challenge and create a #mandala a day in May!Follow these simple steps
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THREAD: On the Gorgon and female rage(also: look, the Gorgon is female.) What is a Gorgon? Our earliest literary record of the term is in the Iliad (~900 BCE), Bk
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Long #thread. THE CURIOUS CASE Of MANDU- MADHYA PRADESH.Situated at about 35 kam from Dhar, this city is situated on a hill top and is enclosed by fort walls. Mandu’s
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One of the greatest emperors of Vijayanagara, and also one of greatest rulers of India, Sri Krishna Deva Raya, under whose reign Vijayanagara attained greatest heights. His reign was marked
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We now see how a book is banned even before release. A certain British gentleman seems responsible for this.This is not new.It happened before in 1907.An Indian wrote a history
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I wanna set the record straight on language + the subcontinent. A lot of times when I’m like English is colonial kharra!! Sum parha likha jaahil is lyk: actually madam
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Chapter 7 : Naval Warfare in Ancient IndiaThis chapter will discuss the history of naval warfare in Ancient India.Image of an Ancient Indian ship on lead coin of Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi,
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#Thread on Hinduism, Time and Science.“Time is an illusion and it is a relative concept”, said by Albert Einstein (later it was practically proved), in 1905. SAME thing was written
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