Assorted tweets:
Extended version of my review of Catherine Nixey's "The Darkening Age" comparing the aspects of Iconoclasm, Cultural Appropriation and Legal subjugation against the Pagans as carried out in Classical Rome and 16th Century Goa:
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https://twitter.com/aurvabhrg/status/1050064817032052738?s=19
Off late there is a whole genre of fiction that's based on portraying the aitihAsika and paurANika material within a "realistic framework". Authors use various tropes to explain away the fantastical/magical/divine episodes from itihAsas and purANAs 1/
https://twitter.com/aurvabhrg/status/1149655131366948864?s=19
This is perhaps not a very new genre. Stalwarts such as K M Munshi, S L Bhyrappa, Narendra Kohli, who have dabbled with this genre. K M Munshi's Krishnavatara series tells the story of a brave cowherd who realizes his potential and decides to fight the ... 2/
However, interpreting them within a realistic framework appears to have come to vogue after colonization. What was it that separated the previous generations who had no problems accepting an ape-like mighty being who could converse with humans, and fly long distances .. 5/
... the contemporary work is very very modern. The characters speak of egalitarianism, freedom and rights, which is really projecting the prevalent modernity into the past where it didn't exist, nor did it have an obligation to exist. 9/
This is how we got some gems such as the concept of a "Lakshmanarekha" (No, it is not a part of Valmiki Ramayana). However, if we are retelling these stories by stripping them off their very essence, then are we even retelling the same thing? 14/
By merely retaining the names of the characters, their relationships and the places they roamed around in, if we insert our own words into their mouths, are we not merely using them for the purpose of propaganda? What end is this genre serving then? /END
https://twitter.com/aurvabhrg/status/1149655158038511618?s=19
Hindu civilization is the tired and exhausted survivor of two determined attacks which were intended to be deadly: the Islamic invasion and the European invasion ~ Koenraad Elst
https://twitter.com/mnshzz/status/1149417552776519680?s=19
No one cares about your plagiarism spiel. Indian humanities has not come up with fresh ideas since Kosambi. All you guys do is low intensity plagiarism only! https://t.co/hJrOTrMpK2
https://twitter.com/SooltanMehmet/status/1149736170693124097?s=19
Even though the Pāṇḍavas were secure, several heroes on their side also lost their lives; a huge part of their army was destroyed.
Mahābhārata – Episode 74 – The Invincible Bhīṣma https://t.co/81u2P3Bb1J
https://twitter.com/prekshaajournal/status/1149729051742859265?s=19
As long as I am on the battlefield, you cannot win.
Mahābhārata – Episode 74 – The Invincible Bhīṣma https://t.co/81u2P3Bb1J
Every Hindu child must be made to MEMORIZE the verses in Mudrarakshasa that bring out Chanakya's character so powerfully. These childhood lessons will act as a great bulwark against any challenges in life.
--- Sandeep Balakrishna @dharmadispatch
#quote https://t.co/Ag39uFq2BS
https://twitter.com/_Bhaarat_/status/1149562667515826176?s=19
There's a reason our ancestors said that tradition is precious and should be preserved. Waiting for a Kannada music director who can compose 0.0000000001% of this.
Raag Pahadi. Lyrics: Kuvempu CC: Kannada warriors
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https://twitter.com/dharmadispatch/status/1149740827746299908?s=19
It's the same tradition that uses the same Pahadi Raga & in the hands of Ilaiyaraja becomes this song. Lyrics: Venturi
https://t.co/rmQbzr3y7R
https://twitter.com/dharmadispatch/status/1149743654128381952?s=19
And the same Pahadi Raga takes a romantic tinge in the talented strings of Pandits Shiv-Hari. https://t.co/OpKGw0der9
https://twitter.com/dharmadispatch/status/1149744957512491008?s=19
Shubhomita.. Jagjit... https://t.co/NvGN3S3qnl
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Shubhomita .... Lata... https://t.co/55RdtZ8eNS
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Watch "Nigaahen na phero chale jaayenge ham" on YouTube https://t.co/8Vy4d2LObH
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1148613054831058945?s=19
The song is set in raaga Bhimpalashi.
Karvan guzar gaya https://t.co/aEBj0HMbMR
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1149368736769429504?s=19
Watch "Tere Husn Ki Kya Tarif Karu - Leader" on YouTube https://t.co/wyQFOSSL4N
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1148266331231309824?s=19
Immortal creation of Roshan
Watch "Jo Baat Tujhmein Hai Full Song With Lyrics | Mohammed Rafi | Taj Mahal 1963 Songs | Pradeep Kumar" on YouTube https://t.co/q02upv793Q
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1148473494738370560?s=19
I hope it will maintain some balance n what Arnold calls "disinterestedness".
https://twitter.com/GoutamGhosal2/status/1149344157049077760?s=19
'Black Prince' was never made. Music by Dulal Sen. So different, outlandish tune. This song is also by Suman Kalyanpur. Sen is just another unheralded talent like G S Kohli, S Mohinder, C Arjun, Iqbal Qureshi, Ramlal & a few others..
https://twitter.com/Suranjan56/status/1148756502196310016?s=19
Indian Islamic “scholars” consciously provided the ideological core of modern jihad and “Arabism” that helped shaped last 200 years of Saudi Islam. One can say the revival of jihadi ideology as core of Islam was from Indian ulema (and all claiming Sufi lineage too).
https://twitter.com/dikgaj/status/1149653630531731456?s=19
Amish Tripathys ignorance of Indian Muslim scholarships shaping of middle east jihad wants ppl to not even see the elephant in the room by turning the lights off but to block their noses so they can’t smell it either.
This is a replug of an old article by @dikgaj @sarkar_swati @DrlathaC and me on how Gandhi and the Nehrus destroyed peasant movement in Awadh in collusion with the British and the Islamists [Khilafatists]. (part 1). https://t.co/QE2sUFlOKX
https://twitter.com/maidros78/status/1149618333949390849?s=19
I meet so many women these days who say 'fuck marriage.' We are done with baby-sitting adult men. No one wants to tend to the house, family after a long day at work.
It is men who benefit the most from the institution of marriage yet they love playing the martyr.
https://twitter.com/Purba_Ray/status/1149204279997001728?s=19
Dear young men and women,
Please don't fall for such narratives and gender wars.
Marriage is a two way street built upon love, kindness,mutual respect and affection. You care for others in certain ways and are in return cared for in different ways. https://t.co/9EIwnVhOgR
https://twitter.com/sabdavidya/status/1149624861049778177?s=19
Why Smriti Irani deserves our respect for Child Pornography Bill
An excellent write-up by @ashish40411 https://t.co/sxzEBkpDb1
https://twitter.com/UnSubtleDesi/status/1149650902988414977?s=19
#EndChildSexualAbuse but #DeathPenalty is not the answer. So many voices saying this. But law makers are listening to only the bloodthirsty! @HAQCRC @RAHI_Foundation @aarambhindia https://t.co/o60k4X2DNc
https://twitter.com/enakshihaq/status/1149683826450321408?s=19
"I grew up in Kerala cadre where every Hindu eats beef, every single Nair, every single Brahmin eats beef. I am a great believer in everybody doing according to their wish and will” - Amitabh Kant https://t.co/O7ptIe4J64
https://twitter.com/Cawnporiaah/status/1149737074867621888?s=19
Not in favour of banning beef exports: Amitabh Kant https://t.co/qYrQ8LojKl
The main reason that arguing about day-to-day politics is lame is that you're accepting their frame.
If you want to win, you have to be able to undermine their entire basis for believing what they do: and better, convincing your allies that the enemy is arguing too shallowly.
https://twitter.com/17cShyteposter/status/1149609283941572608?s=19
Alexander made a rousing speech to rally his troops but to no avail. His troops had been on the march for many years, longed for home and didn't want to fight the army that waited in the Northern plains of India.
Alexander gave orders to for retracing their steps homewards.
https://twitter.com/Kishkinda2/status/1149606261710659586?s=19
Story doesn't end here, Alexander would defeat many tribes in Punjab and Sindh before departing but this is taking a bit too long, I will finish this during the weekend.
https://twitter.com/Kishkinda2/status/1149606613893783554?s=19
The Speech of Alexander to his troops in India
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https://twitter.com/PrasunNagar/status/1149621168300625920?s=19
“There is no insurmountable solitude. All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are."
On Neruda's birthday, his beautiful and humanistic Nobel Prize acceptance speech: https://t.co/GVGbW9lxi8
https://twitter.com/brainpicker/status/1149725873500803072?s=19
“We hear and apprehend only what we already half know.”
Thoreau—one of the deepest, furthest seers our civilization has produced, born 202 years ago today—on seeing vs. knowing and what it takes to really apprehend reality unblinded by our preconceptions https://t.co/71DJWFpH0s
https://twitter.com/brainpicker/status/1149717307767365633?s=19
“In the street and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life is unspeakably mean.”
Thoreau, born 202 years ago today, on nature as prayer: https://t.co/h7fLc3iq45
https://twitter.com/brainpicker/status/1149709753318301696?s=19
https://twitter.com/DiscoverMag/status/1149770770777825280?s=19
Memes, tweets and bots have taken over our democratic discourse, writes Nathan Gardels https://t.co/oEgsC3f91s
https://twitter.com/TheWorldPost/status/1149728388090908673?s=19
Don't police our emotions - climate despair is inviting people back to life #deepadaptation https://t.co/yhGpaQgPCK
https://twitter.com/jembendell/status/1149746445345525760?s=19
Important piece on climate, emotions and the limitations of expertise. Must read. https://t.co/pXMxMNKNmF
https://twitter.com/GhoshAmitav/status/1149752691259772937?s=19
"The creation of Bangladesh is evidence of the failure of the two-nation theory which could not accommodate the cultural and political complexities experienced by Bengalis. Bengaliness or ethnolinguistic nationalism held more influence over people than did religious nationalism+
https://twitter.com/ArunudoyB/status/1149744287199838208?s=19
I understand, my comment on formation of Bangladesh will trigger barge of comments, however, do also look at the second point:
"Why ethnolinguistic characteristics of various people in India still remain the most important factor defining their identity in many Indian states".
https://twitter.com/ArunudoyB/status/1149749375062593536?s=19
Jain Museum in Pratap Nagari village in Cuttack Sadar is a classic example of how ancient sculptures can be protected in an organized manner. During the excavation work of Puri Main Canal, these beautiful & rare Jain murtis were found. https://t.co/eQPSQt63Ov #Jain_Museum_Pratap_Nagari
https://twitter.com/kalingaheritage/status/1111921161246404609?s=19
Love these pictures from somewhere in Kashmir. An Indian Army soldier with local Kashmiri kids at an interior village. This is the reality of the valley which media often doesn't highlight. Love for the security forces and their passion to secure every Indian whatever it takes. https://t.co/PEG4Tu0OQq
https://twitter.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/1149711528276312066?s=19
The quintessential Indian thali is a cultural exploration on a plate. Time to go on an adventure! #FoodSecrets #MustRead
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https://twitter.com/thebetterindia/status/1149728878568435712?s=19
Did you know that one of Uttar Pradesh’s best-kept secrets is a ‘gulab jamun highway’? Find out more as we unravel the tale of how this sweet became an inseparable part of Indian lives. #MustRead #FoodSecrets #TalesToTell
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https://twitter.com/thebetterindia/status/1149717556401283073?s=19
'70 Years of Secularism' written by Sandeep Balakrishna @dharmadispatch is a volume of remarkable essays which document the cultural genocide that the Nehruvian-Marxist alliance wrought on India over the last seventy years! Now at Garuda - https://t.co/DZiZrQSL3R
https://twitter.com/GarudaPrakashan/status/1075711832504053760?s=19
A Cultural Survey of the Economy | OPEN Magazine https://t.co/H0lJPzeTgQ
https://twitter.com/bibekdebroy/status/1149716553677471744?s=19
A cultural survey of the economy: Are we finally going beyond Kautilya in our economic thinking?, asks @bibekdebroy, #Budget2019, #TheEconomyIssue2019 https://t.co/c2moIUDPtS https://t.co/Xd5NkyaUJv
https://twitter.com/Openthemag/status/1149626218783768576?s=19
Nobody is a machine.. It's just a phase or state of mind when one is psychologically and physically at the top of their game. Otherwise the likes of borgs, mcenroes, lendls, beckers, samprases, navratilovas, grafs, william sisters would have never faltered ever.. https://t.co/VkenRXWhbp
https://twitter.com/coolfunnytshirt/status/1149746218324516864?s=19
"The world of spirituality is very wide and there is no need to set up an artificial division between ‘non-theistic’ and ‘theistic’ practices." A wonderfully thoughtful, illuminating and wise interview with @peterheehs by @Getafix2012 - https://t.co/mUrNkRGYO2
https://twitter.com/ranjithoskote/status/1146129189659004928?s=19
Big difference between 15C Vijayanagara and 21C Miss India contest https://t.co/4m8DN3rRfQ https://t.co/uwIwUtMxhN
https://twitter.com/peterheehs/status/1134785474252353536?s=19
Someone should organize an Actual Indian Woman beauty contest - any Indian street in any Indian town could supply all the contestants needed.
https://twitter.com/peterheehs/status/1135074847569076224?s=19
Aurora Mirabilis: Nobody has been to the Premodern India https://t.co/Qc3YoPbUyU @NathTusar, Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF), Shipra Riviera, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad - 201014 (U.P.). #FiveDreams #WorldUnion
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
https://twitter.com/SavitriEraParty/status/1149744173349605376?s=19
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