KISHORE MAHATO

Mirror of perspectives

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

Unsurprisingly, people are miffed by this. As always, it's about history, not your feelings. A quick follow-up...

Here's the key article: https://t.co/fHpkSr1UGk

I'm not sure most realize that some of this debate concerns phallic imagery, so gird your loins before reading.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

This isn't Shiva. It's more likely adapted from proto-Elamite iconography, showing an Eurasian deity "lord of animals."

Indian history is amazing, wonderful, and fantastic -- It's well worth getting it right.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@AnujSha27929766 The biggest Indus civilization cities were in the land now part of Pakistan.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@duke220502 The photo-elamite theory is a theory of influence, not origin. And it accommodates for adaptations to animals relevant to the Indus context.

Not everybody who sits cross-legged is doing yoga... Yoga emerges way later, like 1,500-2,000 years later, give or take.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@b_vidiot We know almost nothing about administration in the Indus Civilization. Their architecture was forgotten (as was the entire civilization, until re-discovery in the colonial period).

Cultural is hard to say... clear continuities are vanishingly rare.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@digital_bombay The manual scavenging point is clear from the archaeological record -- They had indoor bathrooms, many of which required cleaning (others emptied into the street).

Nobody said anything about caste.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@AnujSha27929766 I'm not familiar with a numbers-to-numbers comparison. But the big cities were definitely around the Indus River, in what's now Pakistan.

Is that inconvenient for Indian nationalism? Maybe, but that's not my problem.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@VinayakBagali I'm high on life and history.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

That's all for now. Thanks everyone for engaging!

I do wish I could do more, but I have to get back to work... I know y'all are deep in the Indus Civilization right now, but I'm deep in the Uzbek rebellion of the 1560s in northern India for my current book project.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

Alright folks, comments are open for Q and A. Subject -- Indus Civilization.

I will ignore any and all abusive comments; I'll answer what I can.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

I discuss this seal in my recent India book.

This includes its iconography, possible sources, local animals, etc. I also give reading suggestions.

I know some wish I would answer every point here, but I really do prefer scholarship. And you should too.

https://t.co/QJDM9YHGLi

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@BeYess I like Kenoyer's Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization; I'm not sure of its availability, however.

There is Possehl's Indus Civilization book, Joseph's Early Indians has a nice Indus Civilization chapter.

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

@olftilde Politics. It's based on a desire to see continuity between the Indus Civilization and later Vedic communities. In reality, these were separate phenomena.

[KISHORE MAHATO @kishorewisdom]

@MinOfCultureGoI @PMOIndia @PIB_India @gssjodhpur @Rao_InderjitS @mygovindia @AmritMahotsav @ASIGoI You'r real lioness, Speaking the true History. Indian Valley Civilisation is samyak Culture which ultimately transformed into Buddhist and Jain. Before Goutam Buddha there were 27 Buddha & before Mahavir Jain there were 23 tirthankar existed.#ivc @AudreyTruschke @MinOfCultureGoI

[KISHORE MAHATO @kishorewisdom]

You'r real lioness, Speaking the true History. Indian Valley Civilisation is samyak Culture which ultimately transformed into Buddhist and Jain. Before Goutam Buddha there were 27 Buddha & before Mahavir Jain there were 23 tirthankar existed.#ivc @AudreyTruschke @MinOfCultureGoI

[Audrey Truschke @AudreyTruschke]

This isn't Shiva. It's more likely adapted from proto-Elamite iconography, showing an Eurasian deity "lord of animals."

Indian history is amazing, wonderful, and fantastic -- It's well worth getting it right.

[Science Journey @ScienceJourney2]

आप कितने जातिवादी है, राष्ट्रवादी है या देशद्रोही, रेशनल थिंकिंग रखते है या अंधविश्वासी कर्मकांडी है ये आपके द्वारा चुनाव किए गए नायक से झलक जाती है।

[Kundan Pathak @manuvadikundan]

वाह! AC बिना बिजली चलेगा?

कल्पना करो...गर्मी का मौसम,
बिजली चली गई, लेकिन आपका घर, फ्रिज, कमरा — सब ठंडा-ठंडा है!
बिना एक यूनिट बिजली खर्च किए,
बिना बिल बढ़ाए!
ये कोई sci-fi फिल्म नहीं, बल्कि KAUST (सऊदी अरब) के वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा बनाई गई असली तकनीक है — NESCOD (No Electricity Sustainable Cooling On-Demand)।
कैसे काम करता है ये जादू?
साधारण अमोनियम नाइट्रेट
(वही जो खाद में इस्तेमाल होता है)
को पानी में घोलते ही आसपास की
सारी गर्मी सोख लेता है।
25°C का तापमान मात्र 20 मिनट में 3.6°C तक गिर जाता है!
सूरज की रोशनी से दोबारा चार्ज —
पूरी प्रक्रिया 100% बिजली-मुक्त!

ये AC से भी आगे की तकनीक है।
गांवों में, बिजली न पहुंची जगहों में,
या पैसे बचाने वाले हर घर के लिए गेम-चेंजर!
पर्यावरण के लिए भी कमाल —
कोई CFC, कोई बिजली, कोई प्रदूषण।
कहीं कुछ नहीं।
क्या लगता है?
ये तकनीक भारत में जल्द ही AC
की मार्किट खत्म कर देगी ?
अब गरीब भी AC की ठंडी हवा में
परिवार संग चैन की नींद ले सकेगा ?

कमेंट में बताओ — आप इसको
घर पर ट्राई करना चाहोगे?
#Nescod #ElectricityFreeAC

[Science Journey @ScienceJourney2]

बताओ @grok संलग्न पोस्ट वीडियो में बलि किस जानवर की और कौन सी जाति का व्यक्ति और क्यो दे रहा ही ? ये घटना कब की है और किस मंदिर की है ? सही से पता लगाकर फैक्ट चेकिंग करो।

[KISHORE MAHATO @kishorewisdom]

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh says when a culture adopts a new philosophical framework, it frequently incorporates the original technical vocabulary, which serves as a linguistic testament to the historical reach of Buddhist philosophy across Asia. Pali word Jhan = Gyan.
झान = ज्ञान

[KISHORE MAHATO @kishorewisdom]

डॉ. सिंह अंत में कहते हैं कि जब किसी संस्कृति में किसी नई चीज का अभाव होता है, तो वह शिक्षाओं के साथ-साथ उन तकनीकी शब्दों को भी उसी रूप में अपना लेती है। यही कारण है कि 'ध्यान' शब्द ने पूरे एशिया में बुद्धिज्म के विस्तार को एक नई पहचान दी।
#buddhism #meditation #asan #H