This 4,500-year-old terracotta dice from the Indus-Saraswati Civilization is a powerful reminder of India’s living heritage. Dicing is also mentioned as a popular game in Rig and Atharva Vedas (two of the four sacred Vedic scriptures).
From symbols and craftsmanship to rituals, yogic practices, and collective memory, numerous elements of ancient Indian civilization continue to thrive in the daily social and religious life of Indian society across regions and communities.
Civilizational inheritance is not just about geography or ruins, it is defined by living customs, symbols, rituals, and unbroken cultural consciousness. India is the enduring living continuity of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization.
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On being Hindu, as an individual, alone, as a quest to discover one's own reason to be here, on the occasion of the extraordinary Kumbh(a) Mela. I wrote down some reflections here. Perhaps some of you might find of interest:
https://t.co/jfu8rPL1Nl
🌷𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼 - 𝗘𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗲 How much sensitivity and depth a man must have in his soul to make such beautiful, sublime and nostalgic music. Great Morricone!!!
Win with grace, lose with dignity!
One won with grace, the other lost with dignity! Class all the way by these two champions!
Gukesh has the potential to be the best Chess Ambassador ever! Professional, mature, humble, classy, charismatic, well spoken, and well mannered!
@FIDE_chess@aicfchess
@Chopsyturvey@shreyadhoundial “If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out the f*&king window and find out which is true.”
Old journalism maxim, sir.
And truth is truth, there are no versions!