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[Parimal @Fintech03]

A cartoon being circulated on X says Indians should thank the British because James Prinsep deciphered the Brahmi script & helped recover our history. :))

Do you know before he became a so-called expert on our ancient scripts, Prinsep’s primary day job was serving as the Assay Master (chief metallurgist & currency controller) at the Banaras & Calcutta Mints. He was not an academic; he was an economic agent sent to fundamentally alter India's wealth distribution system.

Until the 1830s, India had a beautifully diverse, highly resilient decentralized currency system. Local kingdoms, merchant guilds & regional mints issued their own silver and gold coins. Local money-changers (Shroffs) evaluated coins based on pure metal weight. James Prinsep was the literal architect who destroyed this system.

Using his position as Assay Master, Prinsep spent yrs systematically studying the purity of native Indian coins. He did not do this out of cultural curiosity, he did it to calculate how the East India Company could completely monopolize India's money supply.

His efforts directly culminated in the Coinage Act of 1835: The Elimination of Indian Heritage: Prinsep spearheaded the policy that completely banned all local Indian regional coins & traditional designs. He personally oversaw the design of the new, uniform colonial Silver Rupee. He forced the removal of traditional Indian symbols, replacing them with the cold, imperial face of British King William IV.

What makes this a financial "thug" operation is how the transition was enforced on ordinary Indians. By passing laws that declared traditional regional currencies invalid for tax payments, the British forced Indian merchants, farmers & citizens to bring their centuries-old ancestral coins to Prinsep's mints. Under Prinsep's direct technical supervision, the British mints engaged in massive institutional exploitation:

- They took the pure, high-quality silver coins of Indian states.
- They melted them down in giant cauldrons.
- They charged the native Indians a heavy seigniorage (a minting fee/tax) just to exchange their own ancestral silver for the new British currency.

This artificial bottleneck triggered a massive shortage of circulating cash in rural India, causing local economies to crash while systematically vacuuming pure silver out of Indian hands & placing it directly under East India Company control. It was 1 of the largest state-sanctioned currency manipulation schemes in world history.

But what is often sold to us is the idea that Prinsep was a polymath who single-handedly deciphered our ancient scripts. Ask the same people who Rathnapala was & you are likely to be met with complete silence. :(

[Aditya @akmactom]

@Rouge_ENIN Best wishes sir 🎉

[Vivek Krishnan @Viv_Krishnan]

If you’ve seen this video on the @sssdefence Viper MK2, there’s mention of a new feature in there- an Arca Rail. It’s a mounting system that owes its origin to the camera world. The Precision Rifle Series (PRS) shooting circuit took a loving to it & it’s now very common to see top long distance shooters adapt their rifles for the Arca. In India, since RFP parameters cause builds, the 1913 pic rail still rules. But we decided to future proof our weapons & build for the best in class. The Arca takes convenience to a new level - adding & removing accessories is a frictionless process. Slide in the attachment to its place, tighten a screw & clamp it in. Remove as easily in reverse. Bipod or tripod, it fits easily.
Classic example of why it makes sense to be in control of your system. No waiting for a foreign OEM to adapt. In the precision world success or failure is determined by millimetres. The artist still pulls the trigger but the system counts. Here is where small things add incredible value

[Alisha Machani @AlishaMachani]

The @sssdefence sniper platforms are about to undergo a solid makeover, and we'll start with the reveal of the Viper Mach 2, as promised.

What a beauty, still on a high from the firing 🐍

[biased indian @RakeshK32229480]

Maybe we are blaming our municipalities and bureaucrats too much. Perhaps the fault lies within us as well

[ghatak @Neetivaan]

You know what's the most scary thing in all this fiasco?.

Not a single government employee of CBSE, NTA will be terminated, all will shift to other departments and things will go on as usual, this is the reason government employees are Grade A kaamchors (except a very few).

[Alpha Defense™🇮🇳 @alpha_defense]

Forest fire : Armed Forces.
Bridge collapse : Armed Forces.
Exam paper leak : Armed Forces.

At some point, serious questions need to be asked about the competence and accountability of civilian institutions. If every crisis ultimately needs military intervention, then perhaps mandatory national service should be part of the conversation.

[Mololuwa | Cybersecurity - (The God Complex) @cyber_rekk]

Osint is dangerous imagine being tracked from only one picture

[Spadex95 @spadex950]

#Thread | Every plate carrier (almost) used by the indian army
[1/30]

[Harshil (હર્ષિલ) @MehHarshil]

We used to build this. Now one storm and we start to cry.

[Elite Predators @elitepredatorss]

Pulwama attack mastermind, Hamza Burhan was shot dead by unknown men in POJK

[OpIndia.com @OpIndia_com]

Who is the kingpin of the lie about ‘Christian persecution in India? 🧵

#OpIndia is going to reveal the nefarious designs of a scam tainted Christian pastor funded by the international Church network, now under the ED scanner, to defame India and Hindus.

His name? Archbishop Joseph D’Souza - the man comparing Modi govt’s FCRA crackdown to Nazi persecution of Jews.

[Savitri Mumukshu - सावित्री मुमुक्षु @MumukshuSavitri]

Rammohun Roy the so called Sati reformer, hated the fact that his widowed mother Tarini Devi was a devout Hindu who contributed money for "idol worship" in Pujas. When he refused to pay his share from the family's land for contributions to Hindu ceremonies, his mother filed a case through his nephew, which Rammohun easily won due to his links with the British administrators. After winning the case against his mother, Rammohun took over all the property and kicked her out on the streets. His mother had to seek refuge in the temple of Jagannath Puri and died there in wretched conditions in 1822. When Roy's sister in law, Durga Devi also filed a case to recover back some money from family properties - Rammohun again ensured that his influence helped him win the case. He then forced his widowed sister-in-law out on the streets.

This is the man who is touted as the savior of widows - but himself ensured that the two widows in his own family were thrown out on the streets and forced to live in wretched poverty after taking over all their property - all in the name of his hatred against "idol worship".

[DD News @DDNewslive]

#InfiniteIndia | The Sati narrative was often distorted during colonial rule to malign India and its civilization. In the Ramayana and Mahabharata, countless women were widowed, yet widow burning was not the norm. Ancient Vedic traditions allowed widows to live with dignity and remarry, but selective interpretations were used by colonial Christian missionaries to defame India’s social heritage.

Watch the full program: https://t.co/x9tVol5pDc

@authoramish #IndianHistory #Sati #ColonialNarrative #InfiniteIndiaOnDD

[Dev @refocus21]

Meet Mohit Yodha :

> A YouTuber from Bhopal
> YouTube channel Comicverse and Mohitverse
> Has completed MBBS
> Served in the Indian Army as a doctor
> Later opened his own clinic
> Recently started a detailed Ramayan series
> Saw many creators
> Using Ramayan only for views and narratives
> Instead of reacting blindly
> He decided to read Ramayan himself
> Completed it properly
> Now uploads detailed videos
> With proper references and context
> In his latest video, he exposed
> Dhruv Rathee’s claim bhagwan ram consumed meat
> Explains verses with full context instead of half knowledge

His storytelling style keeps youngsters engaged throughout
Mixes facts, scriptures, logic, and modern explanations together
The series feels more like learning than preaching
Many people who never read Ramayan are now getting interested because of him
Every youngster should watch his Ramayan series once

[Aditya @akmactom]

@VishalMalvi_ Full context?

[Padmaja Joshi @PadmajaJoshi]

Across India, there are countless structures like the Bhojshala, which some believe to be a mosque while others call a temple.

Visited one such in Malda, called Adina Mosque. Locals call it an Adinath Temple.
These contrasting claims have existed for centuries, leading to several agitations.

After several such squabbles, all photography inside is prohibited by the ASI. (Pictures of the bell, lamp, lotus motifs on the walls are available online)

The question though is, with hundreds of such examples, where does the demand of reclamation stop?

https://t.co/vf4zI0EFvj

[Jai Anant Dehadrai @jai_a_dehadrai]

Sharad Pawar got medical treatment from the United States in the 1990’s.

Daughter, Supriya Sule, studied at Berkeley (United States).

Grandson, under graduation from the UK, post graduation from the United States.
Granddaughter also educated from the United Kingdom.

These so-called leaders have virtually zero skin in the game in improving India for Indians.. have ruled over Maharashtra and at the centre for decades - but do not consider Indian facilities good enough for themselves or their kin.

It is like this:

Politician : “send your children to government schools and colleges, they are very good!”

But the citizen asks: “but madam tell us, where do your kids study?”

Politician: “that is none of your business!”

Why don’t these people just shift abroad and perhaps contest elections there?

Sickening hypocrisy.

[Hindutva Knight @HPhobiaWatch]

Greedy women like her are the reason even the most genuine cases will face scrutiny

[Sandeep @SandeepUnnithan]

Apologies- the G72 is the 9 mm SMG (aka the MP5 South Delhi farmhouse dhanda killer). Here’s the M-G-P range :