ಪವನ (Pavan)

ನನ್ನ ಭಾಷೆ ಕನ್ನಡ. ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಿಷಯಗಳು. Student of Physics. I love literature.

[Tech with Mak @techNmak]

you don't hate math. you just never saw it like this.

[Jijith Nadumuri Ravi @Jijith_NR]

Archaeology dropped a bombshell!

OCP Copper Hoard weapon revealed something explosive: it contains up to 30% iron and belongs to around 2000 BCE. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

In addition we have real iron smelting technology at Gufkal near Varanasi as early as 2000 BCE! Similar sites in similar period are there in Rajasthan & Kashmir.

This single finding overturns decades of textbook claims about when iron use began in India.

For years we were told that Indo Gangatic plains only entered the Iron Age around 1000 BCE and that all Vedic references to iron must be late.

But this darker, copper–iron alloyed weapon, different from the typical reddish hue of pure copper, fits astonishingly well with the metallurgical vocabulary of the later Vedic texts.

The Yajurveda and Atharvaveda repeatedly speak of Kṛṣṇa Ayas and Śyāma Ayas, terms meaning dark, blackened, or dusky metal.

Scholars struggled to explain these references under the old 1000 BCE Iron Age model, but the OCP weapon’s composition finally resolves the puzzle.

A copper–iron alloy with about 30% iron naturally produces a darker, harder metal, precisely matching the textual descriptions.

Even in Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata, the weapons described as dark or blackened never aligned well with the narrative of a late-arriving Iron Age.

Now, with actual artefacts reflecting this alloy at 2000 BCE, the material record and the textual record are unmistakably aligned.

Ṛgveda, in contrast, mostly uses the simple term Ayas meaning “metal”, which in early contexts overwhelmingly refers to copper - Loha - or Lohita - the red metal.

This is exactly what one expects from a text whose composition ends before widespread copper–iron alloying, that is, by around 1900 BCE during the final phase of the Sarasvatī civilisation.

Later Vedic texts describing darker metals fit chronologically after 2000 BCE, while the Ṛgvedic use of generic Ayas fits a copper-dominant world.

This single discovery collapses the long-held assumption that iron in North India appears only after 1000 BCE.

With directly dated alloyed weapons from 2000 BCE, and with Vedic literature already distinguishing between reddish copper (Ayas) and darker copper–iron alloys (Kṛṣṇa Ayas, Śyāma Ayas), the entire colonial chronology begins to melt.

The archaeological record is now catching up with what the texts had always preserved.

What do you have to say about this?🔥

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[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

ANGRY RAJDEEP : Every citizen has a right to vote

SIDDHARTH ZARABI 🔥🔥: "Who decides that?

GAURAV SAWANT ⚡⚡ : Bangladeshi citizens also have a right to vote in India?

RAJDEEP (CLUELESS) : "Haan Haan What kind of logic is this?" 😂

[The Indian Index @IndianIndex]

India’s estimated share in global GDP (%):🇮🇳

1600: 22.4%
1700: 24.6%
1820: 16.1%
1870: 12.2%
1947: 3.8%
2014: 2.6%
2022: 3.5%

(Maddison’s calculations and other sources)

[Team Hindu United @TeamHinduUnited]

Secular Hindus rushed to lower loudspeaker volume during Ganesh Chaturthi.

The same people didn’t dare say a word when Muslims blasted songs at high volume on loudspeakers.

Selective secularism.

[Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal]

Gulbarga Tur Dal heads to the Maldives.

1 MT of the GI-tagged premium pulse from Karnataka, known for its exceptional taste, has been exported to the Maldives.

The farmers who have made this possible with their hard work get over 30% higher prices for their produce in international markets.

[Shakunthala Nataraj @ShakunthalaHS]

ಬೊಕ್ಕಸಕ್ಕೆ ಬರ ಬಂದಿರೋವಾಗ ಜನರ ಬರದ ಬವಣೆ ಕೇಳೋರು ಯಾರು?🙄

[Facts @BefittingFacts]

Pappu Yadav wants to hang Gyanesh Kumar on electric pole but wont resign from his Lok Sabha seat to support his claim of election fraud.

[The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome @TheMossadIL]

We were surprised one representative from the Islamic Republic of Iran stayed behind for Netanyahu's speech.

[OpIndia.com @OpIndia_com]

A woman has approached Delhi Police alleging that her photograph was morphed into an obscene and derogatory image and displayed during the CJP’s Jantar Mantar protest.

The complaint names CJP organisers Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh, alleging unauthorised use and public display of her photograph.

The FIR comes amid allegations that the morphed image was circulated online after being displayed on banners at the protest.

https://t.co/AKX2x2SrN4

[Sonam Mahajan @AsYouNotWish]

‘Free Tibet, Free Hong Kong, Free Uyghurs’ slogans raised outside the White House during Xi Jinping’s visit.

Protesters roughed up by CCP operatives.

[Rahul Shivshankar @RShivshankar]

HAD ISRAEL CARRIED OUT THESE AIRSTRIKES, THE WORLD WOULD HAVE CRIED “GENOCIDE”.
But these are videos of Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, with Afghan authorities reporting civilian casualties in refugee shelters set up to house Afghans kicked out of Pakistan.
The irony? The strikes come hours before PM Shehbaz Sharif is expected to lecture the world on Kashmir "situation" and Gaza.
CNN NEWS18's Manoj Gupta and @shawansen accesses FOOTAGE FROM AFGHAN REFUGEE CAMPS, AS PAK-AFGHAN TENSIONS ESCALATE.

[Mossad Commentary @MOSSADil]

🇨🇴🇮🇷 COLOMBIA BREAKS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH IRAN

President Abelardo de la Espriella’s government has formally severed diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Colombia cited alleged Iranian links to terrorist groups, human-rights violations, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and obstruction of IAEA nuclear verification.

The break took effect September 19. Consular relations remain in place.

[Ratan Sharda 🇮🇳 रतन शारदा @RatanSharda55]

Burqa/ Hijab is a choice? Indeed. 🙄

[Rishi Bagree @rishibagree]

Talking about the Muslim Brotherhood:

Gaza shares a border with Egypt.

To keep Gazans out, Egypt built massive parallel walls and a super-strong steel underground wall that extends 18 metres below the surface.

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

Israeli delegation walked around the UN hall to check which delegations had left during Netanyahu’s speech 😅😂

[Megh Updates 🚨™ @MeghUpdates]

A "Peaceful" in a saffron scarf was allegedly STALKING college girls and ATTEMPTING to snatch their phones before the Hindu girls CAUGHT him RED-HANDED and BEAT him up. 👏

[Baba Banaras™ @RealBababanaras]

Intel Input Submitted by Israel to the USA: Iran is planning to target the US mainland in the next phase of the conflict.

(The Islamic regime has the intention but does not have the capabilities. They may likely use their assets inside the US for sabotage.)

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

CAB DRIVER : Hey.. What are you doing? You can't light a cigarette.

MAN : I have booked this cab. I am paying for this ride 😳

CAB DRIVER : Smoking is not allowed in my car. Do you understand?

MAN : I will cancel this ride immediately. Then, you will be in loss.

CAB DRIVER 🔥 : I will cancel this ride myself. I don't need your money. You get out of my car. I am a taxi driver, not your servant.

[Cyrus Dhabhar @CyrusDhabhar]

The absolute levels of shamelessness some people have. Disgusting. First spat huge fountains of paan straight out of the window. Then opened the door and didn’t same WHILE MOVING. Then did this…. Disgusting. The sticker on the car says it all.

Yuck @BJP4Mumbai - YUCK! 🤡