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In ancient Indian texts, royal cooks and masters of the culinary arts were not called chefs; they were officially designated as Sūpakāras (literally, "the makers of Sūpa / broth").
Liquid nutrition was systematically cataloged in India millennia before the West formalized the concept of a multi-course meal starting with soup.
The great Sanskrit grammarian Panini explicitly lists Sūpa as a prominent pulse-based liquid dish prepared by stewing pulses & mixing them with spices:
सूपशाकं मिश्रे
sūpa-śākaṃ miśre
sūpa (soup/broth) & śāka (vegetables/greens) are mixed (miśre).
The Charaka Samhita & Sushruta Samhita contain entire chapters dedicated to dietetics (Ahara Kalpana), breaking soups down into precise technical categories based on how they were cooked:
Yūsha (यूष) - Clear Lentil Soup / Consommé
Sūpa (सूप) - Classic Velouté / Thick Split-Pea Soup
Māmsarasa (मांसरस) - Bone Broth / Stock
Furthermore, to make a soup, a civilization requires advanced pottery that can withstand direct, sustained fire to boil water & extract nutrients over hrs. The Indus Valley Civilization was a global pioneer in firing highly durable, sophisticated earthenware pots. They were boiling lentils, turmeric & wild grains into liquid stews while much of Europe was still roasting meats directly over open fires.
Also, Indian dishes like Rasam (derived from the Sanskrit Rasa, meaning juice/extract) are direct, unbroken descendants of ancient Yūsha. When the British colonized India, they fell in love with these spicy, digestive broths, modified them to suit Western palates & exported them globally as Mulligatawny Soup (from the Tamil Miḷagu-taṇṇīr, meaning "pepper water").
Ten Things a Hindu can do While using English Language: - written by Francois Gautier (check his Facebook page. He knows more Hinduism than many of us)
# 01.
Please stop using the term "God fearing" - Hindus never ever fear God. For us, God is everywhere and we are also part of God. God is not a separate entity to fear.
It is integral.
# 02.
Please do not use the meaningless term "RIP" when someone dies. Use "Om Shanti", "Sadhgati" or "I wish this atma attains moksha/sadhgati /Uthama lokas". Hinduism neither has the concept of "soul" nor its "resting". The terms "Atma" and "Jeeva" are, in a way, antonyms for the word "soul".(to be understood in detail)
# 03.
Please don't use the word "Mythology" for our historic epics (Ithihaas) Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama and Krishna are historical heroes, not just mythical characters.
# 04.
Please don't be apologetic about idol worship and say “Oh, that's just symbolic". All religions have idolatry in kinds or forms - cross, words, letters (calligraphy) or direction.
Also let's stop using the words the words 'idols', 'statues' or 'images' when we refer to the sculptures of our Gods.
Use the terms 'Moorthi' or 'Vigraha'. If words like Karma, Yoga, Guru and Mantra can be in the mainstream, why not Moorthi or Vigraha?
# 04.
Please don't refer to Ganesh and Hanuman as "Elephant god" and "Monkey god" respectively. You can simply write Shree Ganesh and Shree Hanuman.
# 05.
Please don't refer to our temples as prayer halls. Temples are "devalaya" (abode of god) and not "prarthanalaya" (Prayer halls).
# 06.
Please don't wish your children "black birthday" by allowing them to blow off the candles that are kept on top of the birthday cake. Don't throw spit on the divine fire (Agni Deva). Instead, ask them to pray: "Oh divine fire, lead me from darkness to light" (Thamasoma Jyotirgamaya) by lighting a lamp. These are all strong images that go deep into the psyche.
# 07.
Please avoid using the words "spirituality" and "materialistic". For a Hindu, everything is divine. The words spirituality and materialism came to India through evangelists and Europeans who had a concept of Church vs State. Or Science vs Religion. On the contrary, in India, Sages were scientists and the foundation stone of Sanatan Dharma was Science.
# 09.
Please don't use the word "Sin" instead of "Paapa". We only have Dharma (duty, righteousness, responsibility and privilege) and Adharma (when dharma is not followed). Dharma has nothing to do with social or religious morality. 'Paapa' derives from Adharma.
# 10.
Please don't use loose translation like meditation for "dhyana" and 'breathing exercise' for "Pranayama". It conveys wrong meanings. Use the original words.
Remember, the world respects only those who respect themselves!
Please pass it on so that people can understand about Hindu Dharma....
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@WeDravidians Stop misquoting Arnab! Here is the full clip and link for the debate. He has repeatedly in all these years mentioned amply clearly that he is against caste!
https://t.co/oEgBMquzyB
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Even though the tweet stands deleted, as a responsible organisation, @htTweets, will you continue to give space to such uncouth people like @GabbbarSingh? I doubt the message you are sending to your readers by platforming him.
@GabbbarSingh New day, new lows. Very insensitive of you to mock & body shame somebody, Mr. Repeat Offender. Imagine writing for big organisations, and still doing these cheap thrills. Oh, I forgot, you do paid tweets also. Credibility?This loud, uncouth behaviour says more than anything else.
@GabbbarSingh New day, new lows. Very insensitive of you to mock & body shame somebody, Mr. Repeat Offender. Imagine writing for big organisations, and still doing these cheap thrills. Oh, I forgot, you do paid tweets also. Credibility?This loud, uncouth behaviour says more than anything else.