Vipin Aggrawal

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why wont you let me in @LinkedIn ?

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@chiragbarjatya PFC decal will be best 😊

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@elonmuskADO Twitter

[Novak Djokovic @DjokerNole]

Age is just a number. For us, that number is 1.

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

Project Tiger is now 51 years old.

Wild #tiger population in #India;

2006: 1411 tigers

2010: 1706 tigers

2014: 2226 tigers

2018: 2967 tigers

2022: 3682 tigers

Today #India is home to 70% wild tigers of the world. One of the most successful Conservation project on earth.

[NitinPrakashAgrawal @NitinPrakashA]

Excited to join the panel at the @thedigitalfifth’s Bharat Fintech Summit 2024: Creating Value, link by link: Amplifying rural India through integrated financing
#bfs2024 #fintech #ruralfintech #agritech #agrifintech #startup #startups #techstartups #fintechinnovation

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@chiragbarjatya Lahe Lahe Indiranagar

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[Matt Dursh @MattDursh]

wait till the end

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

'Fasting Buddha' a Gandharan masterpiece, one of most prominent statues in the world and a valued possession of the Lahore Museum since 1894 CE. It stands only 33 inches tall and is crafted out of grey Gandharan Schist stone. But the statue is more than its physical form; it represents a story of millions of people's search for spiritual enlightenment; a fantastic mystical journey.

Statue of Fasting Buddha is one of finest examples of Gandhara Art and one of most sought-after artefacts in Buddhism. Statue was discovered in 19th Century in Sikri, Gandhara region, and most likely comes from 2nd Century CE. Sculpture portrays heroism of Buddha in his battle to find a way to end to human suffering.

According to Buddhist tradition, this Buddha's holy form as 'Fasting Buddha' serves as a reminder and inspiration of Buddha's difficult journey to achieve enlightenment. Figure depicts strength Buddha’s desire to assist others while subjecting his body to extreme conditions to achieve enlightenment. Although it is believed that Buddha endured great agony because of prolonged fasting, he never gave up or used challenges to justify abandoning his spiritual pursuit.

For viewer, this significance of this message is immediately touching. “Its serenity is impeccable and aura around it sucks you into its core meaning,” Feica, a renowned Pakistani visual artist, sculptor and cartoonist said. “Statue is a representation of artist’s epic excellence.”

Although statue is popularly known as Fasting Buddha, there is an ongoing debate about whether statue should be called "Fasting Bodhisattva" or "Fasting Siddhartha," since it depicts an incident before Buddha's enlightenment. According to Buddhist tradition, Siddhartha Gautama experimented with numerous ascetic methods in his spiritual search. These methods including starving himself until he resembled a living skeleton.

In his spiritual search, Siddhartha realized that mental development and understanding, not physical hardships were the worthiest methods for achieving enlightenment. For millions of Buddhists, this sculpture embodies significance and struggle of being on spiritual path. People from around the world believe that possessing an image of Fasting Buddha, making offerings and praying to it will endow them the courage, diligence and mental strength necessary to overcome obstacles.

Indian subcontinent mingled with Hellenistic styles introduced to this region by Alexander the Great and his successors. There is a fascination with the human body in Hellenistic art, an Indian sculptural tradition and a close naturalistic investigation of human form. These traditions converged in Gandharan art to create a distinct, expressive style at the crossroads of East and West.

It is generally believed that artists responsible for Fasting Buddha figure were from Kushan Empire or earlier, which was strongly influenced by Hellenistic art. Greek descendants either settled in Gandhara region or local artisans there took up Hellenistic styles.

In some cases, artists may have combined Hellenistic art with local Indian sculpture. Humera Alam, former director of the Lahore Museum and an expert on Gandharan artefacts said the Fasting Buddha sculpture has a visible mix of these influences. “Anatomy is noticeably Hellenistic, and attire pattern completely represents local style found in our times,” she said. “This marvellous sculpture cannot be studied out of context.”

After starving himself, Buddha received an offering of rice milk by Sujata, after which he came to understand that certain realization could come from a simple shift of mind, at the right time and in right conditions. For adherents of Buddhism, this is a reminder that all beings who reached enlightenment need to go through such hardships. Difficulties push us to step out of our comfort zones to overcome ignorance and ego and realise the impermanence of things.

#archaeohistories

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@nitashashankar Point 5 does not apply on stray dogs.

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@nitashashankar Pount 1 is factually incorrect.

[Shreya @shreyamatsharma]

A slightly different quirk about #ICCWorldCup2023 today for you:

Do you know what these symbols mean during the visuals we see during world cup games?

There are 9 in total and you would have seen them use everywhere from scorecard visuals to logos to branding.

A thread 🧵

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@TCSWorld10K 38

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Nice lighting in this room. Pretty evenly spread.

[News Arena India @NewsArenaIndia]

PM Narendra Modi reviews progress of schemes he announced during his Independence Day speech.

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@hiren74 You are growing... um... whiter? 😋

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It takes incredible maturity and rationality to arrive at this clarity of thought.
It takes incredible courage to state this publicly.
More power to you Nas!

[Nuseir Yassin @nasdaily]

Personal Thoughts:
(not for everyone, feel free to skip)

For the longest time, I struggled with my identity.

A Palestinian kid born inside Israel. Like…wtf.

Many of my friends refuse to this day to say the word “Israel” and call themselves “Palestinian” only.

But since I was 12, that did not make sense to me.

So I decided to mix the two and become a “Palestinian-Israeli”

I thought this term reflected who I was.
Palestinian first. Israeli second.

But after recent events, I started to think.
And think.
And think.
And then my thoughts turned to anger.

I realized that if Israel were to be “invaded” like that again, we would not be safe. To a terrorist invading Israel, all citizens are targets.

900 Israelis died so far. More than 40 of them are Arabs. Killed by other Arabs. And even 2 Thai people died too.

And I do not want to live under a Palestinian government.

Which means I only have one home, even if I’m not Jewish:

Israel.

That’s where all my family lives. That’s where I grew up. That’s the country I want to see continue to exist so I can exist.

Palestine should exist too as an independent state. And I hope to see the country thrive and become less extreme and more prosperous. I love Palestine and have invested in Palestine.

But it’s not my home.

So from today forward,
I view myself as an “Israeli-Palestinian”.

Israeli first.
Palestinian second.

Sometimes it takes a shock like this to see so clearly.

[Vipin Aggrawal @vipin_a]

@chiragbarjatya No better sound than that. A regular stream of cha-ching. As a business owner, it’s the sweetest sound.