@theashramCH Thanks for your thoughts on Arthashashtra and beyond state craft, what it actually means to be. Highly relevant in modern times for a true welfare state. More such spaces will help us..๐
The 4,000-year-old Sinauli chariot, excavated in 2018 from the ancient burial site of Sinauli, stands among the most significant archaeological discoveries in recent decades.
Buried in a ceremonial grave and richly adorned with copper, the chariot reflects the sophistication of a warrior elite that flourished around 2000โ1900 BCE. Crafted from wood and sheathed in copper sheets, it features two solid wheels mounted on a fixed axle and connected to a yoke by a central shaft. The wheels are embellished with striking copper triangular inlays arranged in concentric circles, showcasing remarkable craftsmanship.
Its semi-circular seat is supported by a framework of copper pipes, while the front structure rises into a distinctive canopy-like form. Excavations at Sinauli also uncovered copper weapons, shields, helmets, and other elite grave goods, underscoring the site's importance as a ceremonial and martial center.
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For years, we were taught that India's Vedic civilisation came from somewhere else.
That Sanskrit was brought by the "Aryans". That the Vedic world and the Indus Valley Civilisation were separate stories.
But what if they were always the same? What if the Indus-Saraswati Civilisation was Vedic, an ancestor of all of us Indians.
Bharath Rao's decipherment of the Indus script suggests the language of the Harappan people may have been Sanskrit, which means our civilisational continuity runs far deeper than we've been told.
For 200 years, others told us who we were.
Now, the stones are speaking for themselves.
Every Indian should know what they have to say.