Vedic scholar Michel Danino had the best comment on this lack of images of horses. He wrote 'As there are no depictions of the cow in contrast to the pictures of the bull, which are abundant should we conclude that Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro had only bulls?'
We can't base theories on absence of depictions. We do have drawings of horses in palaeolithic caves, horse remains in sites going back to around 6500 BC and a terracotta horse, part of a chess set found in Lothal.
1/ Did India’s Indus-Sarasvati region indirectly lead to the creation of Pharaonic Egypt?
The Indus-Sarasvati’s economic power was crucial to Sumeria. Uruk, one of its powerful city-states, invaded Egypt starting Pharaonic Egypt, as celebrated on the Narmer Palette.
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Corruption
Crime
Casteism
Cronyism
Communalism
These 5 cancers of society are all increasing rapidly in Modi’s rule.
Bhakts might keep denying it, but Citizens feel the truth.
Modi now survives only because of Vote Chori, Godi Media and unlimited money!
The end of the Kaliyuga as per the Bauddha Kālacakra-tantra
According to the prophecy of the Kālacakra, at the end of the Kaliyuga, a great turning point will arrive. Raudra Cakri — “the Wrathful One with the Wheel” — will ascend the lion throne of Śambhala. He will the last of the 25 Kalkin-s:
1. Vāgmin Yaśas; 2. Puṇḍarika; 3. Bhadra; 4. Vijaya; 5. Sumitra; 6. Raktapāṇi; 7. Viṣṇugupta; 8. Arkakīrti; 9. Subhadra; 10. Samudravijaya; 11. Aja; 12. Sūrya; 13. Viśvarūpa; 14. Śaśiprabha; 15. Ananta; 16. Mahipāla; 17. Śripāla; 18. Hari; 19. Vikrama; 20. Mahābala; 21. Aniruddha; 22. Narasiṃha; 23. Maheśvara; 24. Anantavijaya; 25. Raudra Cakri.
The first of the Kalkin-s Vāgmin Yaśas will unify all varṇa-s into a single “kalka(!)” that will not be brāhmaṇa:
vāgmi vajrakule yena tena vajrakuli yaśaḥ ।
catur-varnaika-kalkena kalki brahma-kulena na ॥
Vāgmin Yaśas, of the Vajra family, will become Kalkin by making the four varṇa into one kalka (?) within the Vajra family, not by making them into a brāhmaṇa family
For nearly fifty years, this final Kalkin King (seen by the Bauddha-s as an incarnation of Mañjuśrī) will teach the Bauddhadharma, spreading wisdom and discipline. But soon after, the final conflict will begin to take shape.
By that time, the southern half of Jambudvīpa, the region south of the Śīta River, will have fallen into the hands of a mleccha emperor named Kṛṇmati (the throat-slitting worshippers of Viśvavimla = Bismilla; i.e., mahāmada suratrāṇa). His seat of power will be centered in Dili (Delhi) in western India. From there, Kṛṇmati and his allies/vassals will turn towards the sacred kingdom of Śambhala, intent on its conquest.
Sensing the gathering threat, Raudra Cakri will enter a deep and unwavering meditative trance known as “The Samādhi of the Supreme Horse.” While he remains absorbed in this exalted state, a massive army will assemble under his banner — an army unlike any the world has seen. Raudra Cakri and his two mighty generals, Hanumān and Rudra, will command this immense force. It will consist of:
*Ninety million cavalry, mounted on horses as swift as the wind,
*Four hundred thousand elephants, crazed and intoxicated for battle,
*Five hundred thousand golden chariots,
*And countless infantry, all splendidly armored and radiant in appearance.
This army will be arranged in six divisions and led by the ninety-six governors of Śambhala. The dānava-s will join forces with the mleccha-s, bringing with them otherworldly darkness. But Raudra Cakri, too, will have celestial allies. Standing by his side will be the twelve great gods:
Hari (Viṣṇu), Nirṛti, Vāyu, Yama, Agni, Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda), Kubera, Śakra (Indra), Brahmā, Rudra (Śiva), Varuṇa (Samudra in text), and Gaṇeśa.
From the sacred city of Kalāpa, the army of Śambhala will march southward, crossing the Shīta River into India. There, upon the battlefield, a titanic battle will erupt. Raudra Cakri himself will strike down Kṛṇmati, while Hanumān and Rudra defeat the mleccha commanders. The heroic archers of Śambhala will decimate the enemy infantry. The 96 governors will slay the mleccha leaders. Śambhala’s horses will rout the enemy cavalry, and its elephants will crush the mleccha war-elephants in a thunderous clash. The twelve gods will personally combat the asura-s siding with the mleccha-s — and in the end, their evil forces will be utterly annihilated.
Having destroyed the mleccha-s and their demonic allies, Raudra Cakri and his divine host will return in glory to Kalāpa, the city upon Mount Kailāsa, created by the gods themselves.
No. But I'm happy to explain.
(1) First, you assume incorrectly that America is a valuable economy that everyone wants to get into, when it's unfortunately more like a bankrupt country that the smart money is rapidly getting out of. That's why BTC has appreciated by >100,000,000X against USD, why gold is at record highs, why yields are soaring, and why the DXY is crashing. I take no pleasure in pointing this out, but I do have to point it out.
(2) Second, you assume incorrectly that airgapping is censorship when it's actually more like digital borders. If X wants to retain both its American and Indian users, it might try to recommend American posts to Americans and Indian posts to Indians, rather than fomenting conflict where there was none before.
(3) Third, you assume incorrectly that airgapping is bad for getting your voice out there as an American. But recall that there are only 77M MAGA but 1.4B from India. In the absence of airgapping, you will eventually be overwhelmed on every thread by English-speaking Indians, who will soon represent the majority of English speakers online (if they aren't already). That will be extremely painful, for you.
(4) Fourth, you assume incorrectly that I'm advocating for continued immigration of tech to the US, when I actually tell global technologists to stop coming to the West and instead decentralize abroad because the system is about to go supernova.
(5) Fifth, you assume incorrectly that every Indian is dependent on the H-1B. But the H-1B is about as central to Indian talent today as the American market is to Chinese trade. That is: it's not so important that it can't be done without.
As context, after the start of the trade war in 2017, China rerouted most of its trade over the last 10 years to other markets, such that it only gets ~15% of revenue from the US. Like it or not, that means China is essentially indifferent to the 2025 tariffs.
Indians are similarly already rerouting talent flows to places like Dubai in the UAE, which has a higher GDP-per-capita and millionaire density than the US...and is rolling out golden visas even as the US is cutting back on H-1Bs. South Asians are >50% of the UAE, so Dubai is friendly to Indians in a way the US increasingly isn't.
That is happening simultaneously with the growth of the Indian home market. You might not know this, but India was the fastest growing economy in the world over the last 10 years, even ahead of China:
Finally, and most importantly, because Indians now have the TCP/IP visa, they don't really need the H-1B visa. An Indian engineer may be a second class citizen in America, but they are a first class citizen on the global Internet, and that's all they need.
Anyway: in the long run, I do think Americans and Indians will get along again. But for the foreseeable future I advise Indians to (a) not come to America, (b) not inadvertently boost anti-Indian threads, (c) build themselves up economically in India, in the UAE, and on the Internet, and (d) generally reduce their dependence on the US in every possible respect, especially with respect to the US financial system.
That's what airgapping means.
1/ The world’s first maritime trade network emerged from India’s Indus-Sarasvati civilisation, the most economically productive region before 3500 BC.
Lothal, a key port, accommodated 30 ships, each carrying 60 tons, facilitating extensive trade.
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I have seen some really dumb correlations, but this twt by far is the dumbest. Set aside ego and learn what a reproductive bottleneck is. Look into data, not clickbait sentences.
An IITian snd a Marathi from UK writes,
“Mindblowing Proofs of Ramayana and Mahabharata.
If you Google "Y Chromosome Bottleneck" today, you will learn about a mysterious phenomenon that occurred on Earth around 7,000 years ago. During this event, a large number of men were wiped out, leaving a ratio of approximately five women for every man. The epicenter of this mega event was in India (South Asia). I have attached a research paper explaining this occurrence.
Now, consider the date of the great Mahabharata war—5561 BC. During the war, the entire 18 Akshauhini army was wiped out from both sides, resulting in around 2 million men dead.
Think about other world wars: they did not alter the male-to-female ratio, as none of them were ‘Dharmayuddha’. In the Mahabharata, the war was fought under prescribed conditions and only involved men. Modern research is increasingly recognizing the historical significance of our great epics like the Mahabharata.
Source: https://t.co/lERvCHWZry
Credit: Nilesh Oak”
induction cooktop is really underrated.
- thermal efficiency is 85–90% (gas: 35–40%)
- higher cost efficiency
- zero indoor air pollution
- precise temperature control
- safer than gas
we all should move on from gas cooking.
Some people do things just because of their religion. It's a simple fact that escapes notice.
When I saw the pigheaded vehemence of Hepatic Lunatic I surmised that the underlying reason is not science or rationalism but religion.
I am paranoid as I see RoP/RoL everywhere.
When Rajiv Gandhi brought computers to India the first thing he did was change "command prompt" to "high command prompt".
The $ which indicates that it is waiting for a response is deliberately symbolic of how the Idea of India still works: no response until $ is shown.
Ok fuck it, I'll spill — All my friends still single in their 30s? They're hunting unicorns. Somewhere along the way, a man stopped being just a man. Now he's supposed to be your therapist, best friend, passionate lover, future father of the year, financial provider & probably a mind reader too. All wrapped up in one devastatingly handsome package.
We grew up on a steady diet of perfect men who could do it all, and now we're shocked—shocked!—to discover that actual humans come with flaws.
Men seem to get this. They prioritize & put up with a lot more shit overall. Meanwhile, women are out here with spreadsheets of required qualities, then wonder why they're perpetually disappointed.
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