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Vajra, Ayasam vajram, 'metal weapon' (RV 10.48.3), a metaphor for...
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/pq62w8rIt appears that the orthographic shapes chosen during the Bronze Age to denote a metallic thunderbolt weapon use the wavy lines or streaks of lightning as a metaphor....
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Nepal quake shifted Mt. Everest by 3 centimetres. Similar seismotectonics of...
Published: June 16, 2015 16:08 IST | Updated: June 16, 2015 16:11 IST Beijing, June 16, 2015Nepal quake shifted Mount Everest by 3 centimetresIANSAPDuring the past decade, Mount Everest moved 40 cm to...
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Tvaṣṭr̥ is a metaphor for veneration of metalwork artificers, Bhāratam Janam,...
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/nvushq3This veneration finds expression in the contributions made by metalcaster folk -- Bhāratam Janam -- during the Bronze Age of Sarasvati-Sindhu (Hindu) Civilization....
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Tvaṣṭā metal artificer was a Meluhha (mleccha) who mispronounced indra-śatro...
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/phmmt74There are intimations in the Rigveda about Tvaṣṭā as a metalsmith producing weapons. These are ancient indicators of archaeometallurgical, historical events hazily...
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Tvaṣṭr̥, Meluhha of Bhāratam Janam (Rigveda) is Tuisto, divine ancestor of...
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/ousoon5This can be seen as a pilgrimage, a journey of Meluhha artisans/sea-faring merchants in Eurasia, during the Bronze Age, along the Maritime Tin Road from Hanoi,...
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Tvaṣṭṛ as Viśvákarma, kāru 'smith', cire perdue metalcaster, revealer of...
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/oh6s7nlRole of scribes, architects in Hindu civilization is a saga of unparalleled splendor in the history of civilizations. Many scribes and silpi or sthapati are unnamed...
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An archaeological history of Indian Buddhism -- A new book by Lars Fogelin
https://www.academia.edu/10942119/An_Archaeological_History_of_Indian_Buddhism This is an introduction to the book.Bhaja 1st cent. BCE Rock cut monasteryRelief from North gate, Sanchi.Gandhara...
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Tvaṣṭṛ as Viśvákarma, kāru 'smith', cire perdue metalcaster. Continuing...
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/nqmhvw7The Hindu tradition of creating metal (pancaloha) utsava bera (images taken in processions on festival days from temples) continues -- a tradition that dates back to...
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Yes! Pakistanis practise yoga too. Rest assured, Allah is NOT swapped for Om.
From: Aslam Durani <aslamdurrrani@gmail.com>Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 9:28 AMSubject: Yes! Pakistanis practise yoga tooTo: Aslam Durani <aslamdurrrani@gmail.com>Yes! Pakistanis practise...
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Ancient weapons and soldiers of Bharatam -- a tribute to Tvaṣṭṛ त्वष्टृ
Shanmukha (Karthikeya) on a peacockNote that the name of the sculptor Mab-sanmab has been carved at the baseDarasuram temple. Joined animals, a tribute to Tvaṣṭṛ (Sanmskritam: त्वष्टृ) Elephant-bull...
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RAILYATRI PAKHWADA 26.05.15 to 09.06.15A historical Passenger Outreach Event by Indian RailwaysShri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India has outlined a vision for fast tracking country’s economic...
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Tvaṣṭṛ is takṣa 'engraver, cire perdue sculptor' He makes weapons and tools...
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/p77t4f7Tvaṣṭṛ takṣa 'engraver' is creator of takṣat vAk 'engraved speech'. Takṣa has made a significant contribution to the abhyudayam, 'welfare' of people: by creating a...
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Ramayana is real, say experts -- Amar Tejaswi
See: Ramayana not a work of fiction -- Kumar Chedllappan. Kudos to Gyaneshwer Chaubey's and Saroj Bala's team and the reaffirmation through genetic and literary studies...
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Ramachandra Guha's Jinnah worship in NCERT XII textbook. Demand withdrawal of...
NCERT Class XII Textbook: A Case Study of Progressive History WritingShould we still carry on with such substandard textbooks and teach distorted history to our children?Saradindu MukherjiJune 21,...
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Only performance can change perceptions -- Madhav Nalapat. NaMo, perform,...
ROOTS OF POWERMADHAV NALAPATwww.sunday-guardian.com/profile/madhav-nalapat June 21, 2015M.D Nalapat is the Editorial Director of The Sunday Guardian.Only performance can change perceptionsThe increase...
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Yoga Pics from Around Half the World. The other half is waking up: June 21,...
BY ARIEL BOGLEAustralia4 hours agoIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lies down on a mat as he performs yoga along with thousands of Indians on Rajpath, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 21,...
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International Yoga Day, Solstice 2015, 21 June 2015 celebrates 5000 year-old...
International Yoga Day - by numbersAs India celebrates its first International Day of Yoga, we look at some of the key facts and figures surrounding the ancient Hindu disciplineBy Joe Daunt, and Myles...
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Bharhut reliefs with Indus Script hieroglyphs signify Meluhha metalwork
Mirror: http://tinyurl.com/nr3jjelSee: http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2015/02/a-critique-of-general-theory-of-images.htmlhttp://ignca.nic.in/jatak.htm Recounts Jataka tales to explain the semantics...
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Sun's rays at sunrise fell directly on the divinity in Konarak temple on 31...
A rare photo of ruins of the Surya Temple at Martand was taken by John Burke in 1868. The Martand Sun Temple was a Kashmiri Hindu temple dedicated to Surya (the chief solar deity in Hinduism) and built...
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Overcome intellectual paranoia to harness heritage of intellectual...
Harnessing heritageBy Amita Sharma Jun 22 2015Tags: THE SandHI SERIES, Indian Knowledge seriesIntegrating traditional knowledge systems into mainstream education will help us discover and interpret our...
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