Akshay

Indic identity: Sāṃkhya-inclined non-theistic Shaiva

Interests: Memory device physics, South-Indian history, and more

[Sameer Rao @CivitasSameer]

Murugan and Skanda are meant to embody the civilisational unity of Bharat, yet we Hindus choose to quarrel over them. This deity represents two regional manifestations of the same sacred tradition: Skanda in the North and Murugan in the South, united by a shared object of devotion.

Devotees of Skanda in the North would journey to Tamil Nadu to worship at the ancient shrines of Murugan, while devotees of Murugan in the South would undertake pilgrimages to the northern centres of Skanda worship. This is the genius of Hinduism: it permits the localisation of the divine without fragmenting the underlying spiritual tradition. Every region is free to venerate the Divine in its own idiom while simultaneously recognising the legitimacy and sanctity of other manifestations.

Murugan may have occupied a central place in the religious imagination of ancient Tamilakam, but Skanda likewise possesses an ancient and independent place within the Sanskritic tradition. Over the centuries, these traditions were harmoniously syncretised, not through the erasure of one by the other, but through a process of mutual enrichment that remained faithful to Hinduism's enduring civilisational impulse to elevate local traditions into the broader sacred canon.

The Āṟupadai Veedu, the six sacred abodes of Murugan, were developed according to the Agamas (which themselves are of Kashmiri Shaivite origins) under the patronage of the Cholas, Pandyas, and Cheras, who also endowed brahmadeya settlements for Brahmins from the North in the Tamil heartland. This reflects not a civilisation divided between North and South, but one characterised by profound cultural and spiritual exchange.

This is the history of our civilisation: integration through spirituality rather than uniformity. It is unfortunate that we now reduce such a profound legacy to petty regional disputes.

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@NarutoUzmaki201 @vicky05440463 @TTHCollective My point in regards to Rayalaseema:
Language of the rulers always took precedence over the language of the land

But I would say Chittoor had more of a Tamil background

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@vicky05440463 @NarutoUzmaki201 @TTHCollective https://t.co/op2P5djTbh

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@naredalega @Srinandy https://t.co/MVWyRtbVIL
8th century, Kadapa District

https://t.co/5tGDMH47cq
(Footnote 2)

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@vicky05440463 @NarutoUzmaki201 @TTHCollective https://t.co/hSp0WA7H3t

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@naredalega @Srinandy https://t.co/tWQIREYGMZ

https://t.co/2ON7naCPPD
(page number 31)
8th century, Anantapur District

https://t.co/kAX5NWVNiv

https://t.co/0YkkU3RqA2
6th century, Kadapa District

https://t.co/HTEaYDQGbx
7th century, Kadapa District

[Sanjeev Newar | सञ्जीव नेवर @SanjeevSanskrit]

https://t.co/p9ay6mciP3

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@Srinandy @naredalega Bangalore has been cosmopolitan for the last 1000 years or so

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@naredalega @Srinandy https://t.co/MVWyRtbVIL
8th century, Kadapa District

https://t.co/5tGDMH47cq
(Footnote 2)

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@naredalega @Srinandy https://t.co/tWQIREYGMZ

https://t.co/2ON7naCPPD
(page number 31)
8th century, Anantapur District

https://t.co/kAX5NWVNiv

https://t.co/0YkkU3RqA2
6th century, Kadapa District

https://t.co/HTEaYDQGbx
7th century, Kadapa District

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@baghadharijaici Only proving my point

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@baghadharijaici Impressed by your delusional and ignorant outlook, keep going

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@ANONYMO52826141 @baghadharijaici Can’t get dumber than @baghadharijaici

[Aryamman Bhatia @aryamman_bhatia]

We fabricated and characterised our first semiconductor devices @hackerfabindia today- a PN junction(right) diode and a MOSCAP(left)- both using tools built entirely in house.

There’s obviously a lot of improvement to be made to our process, but it’s only upward from here!

[Matam Mayurnath @Mayurmatam]

In Telangana, Telugu gets seconds while Urdu gets minutes?

Dear @revanth_anumula and @Bhatti_Mallu why is the language spoken by the overwhelming majority of Telangana's people getting the least visibility on Hyderabad Metro displays?

Local transport should prioritize the local language.
#RespectTelugu #HyderabadMetro

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@ANONYMO52826141 @naredalega @anilkr75 @Indo_Rorschach @KNayakas https://t.co/s9mWu92Udb

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@ANONYMO52826141 @naredalega Exactly! By his logic he can even claim Telangana, language of the rulers always took precedence over the language of the land

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@cvkrishnan Same with the Semiconductor Process Technology Development and Equipment Manufacturing

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@Kannada_Pandita Nannayya is not the Telugu's Adikavi and early Telugu literature was largely composed under Chalukya's patronage

Your tone seems to suggest some sort of discomfort with that, shouldn't be a surprise considering the geography they ruled
@TeluguJambuDwip

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@TeluguJambuDwip @Goutham29R @santhoo9 @balaji25_t @TelanganaFirst_ @telugukootami @RayaIaseema @ballasatish @Mahatma_Kodiyar @maidros78 @VedicKarthik No reason for them to use Telugu in KA except occasionally since Kannada was the language of the land and the rulers themselves

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@TeluguJambuDwip @Goutham29R @santhoo9 @balaji25_t @TelanganaFirst_ @telugukootami @RayaIaseema @ballasatish @Mahatma_Kodiyar @maidros78 @VedicKarthik I wasn't referring to inscriptions by the way, just stated that Telugu started flourishing outside the traditional borders

Vijayanagara in KA, Nayaka rulers and Tyagaraja in TN form a significant corpus of Telugu literature

[Akshay @akshay_SiGe]

@Goutham29R @TeluguJambuDwip @santhoo9 @balaji25_t @TelanganaFirst_ @telugukootami @RayaIaseema @ballasatish @Mahatma_Kodiyar @maidros78 @VedicKarthik Ashtadiggajas in Krishnadevaraya's court: KA
Telugu literature composed during the Nayaka rule: TN