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Pakistan’s genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh over 10 months resulted in slaughter of over 2.5 million Hindus, besides 1000s raped & 10 million Hindus forced to flee. Does this qualify as a Holocaust ? Let’s look at some evidence proving this was a planned genocide of Hindus.
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In 1971 Senator Ed Kennedy wrote in his official report to the US govt. that Hindus were marked like prey and slaughtered. Their homes were marked with big yellow “H”s to differentiate between them & Muslims so that Hindus could be specifically targeted for murder & torture.
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In 1972, Sydney Schanberg, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from NYT who witnessed the war, wrote in his column describing the atrocities that it was observed that Muslim soldiers painted Yellow “H”s on Hindu homes to ensure they were specifically targeted for execution.
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An analysis of official Bangladesh Census Data reveals a horror - that in 1974 after the war, there was a 3.58M shortfall in the population of Hindus. Of these 1.11M left as refugees, which means 2.47 Million Hindus were slaughtered. If this is not a Holocaust then what is?
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A country like Bangladesh which emerged from untold oppression & persecution in the name of language pursued blatant discrimination against Hindus. By prescribing & sanctioning Islamic bigotry, it is only a matter of few years before Hindus are forced into extinction there.

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In 2000, a Coiled copper-alloy wire necklace & steatite beads with traces of silk fibers inside were discovered at Harappa & Chanhi-Daro. These artifacts dated to 2600 BCE proved that Indians were producing silk at least a 100 years before China.
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Silk was considered the exclusive cultural heritage of China, since 1600 BC. Archaeologists puzzled over presence of silk in prehistoric sites in Europe, Mediterranean, Egypt & Central Asia. These findings were considered evidence of early contact between China & the West.
3/n But now we know it was probably India which was the source of that silk. In 2009, an Oxford University study found silk from 2 types of silk moth was utilized in these artifacts. Based on SEM image analysis they are from Antheraea sp. & Philosamia spp. (Eri silk).
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1/n An insidiously dangerous, false claim made by the anti-Hindu brigade is that Holi is a casteist festival, because it celebrates burning of Holika - who they claim was a Dalit woman & thus Holi is an upper caste conspiracy against Dalits. Nothing can be further from truth.
2/n The argument to prove Holika is a Dalit woman & Holi a “Brahmanical” conspiracy, is rooted in claim that all “Asuras” were Daasyus from the entirely debunked Aryan Invasion Theory. The agenda is to divide Hindu society by keeping Aryan/Dravidian & caste myths alive.
3/n In fact “Brahminism”, Yagna, Vedic mantras, etc. are absent in Holi celebrations. The Dahan fire ritual is rooted in the agricultural origin of the festival which heralds the new harvest. It is a festival where traditionally all castes mingled together to celebrate.
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1/n Samarangana Sutradhara by the brilliant Bhojadeva (10th c. CE) is an invaluable reference on Hindu engineering. Bhojadeva defeated the 1st wave of Turkish Islamic invaders, built massive civic projects, was an outstanding architect, poet, scientist - the list is endless.
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We know of only 84 Sanskrit books written by him but many more have been lost. The Samarangana Sutradhara in particular is fascinating because he has written in detail about a fascinating topic- Yantras. The variety of machinery he describes is mind-boggling.
3/n Interestingly automated mechanized Yantras were known to exist from earlier times as in the case of Ajatashatru who employed mechanical guards to defend Buddha’s remains. Chandragupta Maurya also solved the puzzle of a robotic lion in a cage with no doors.
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Chanakya aka Vishnugupta is identified as the author of the Panchatantra, the beloved collection of stories that Hindus have imbibed wisdom from through the ages. Amazingly, illustrated tales from Panchatantra were discovered on vases in Lothal (2200 BCE)

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The first Panchatantra story painted on a vase is that of the crow and cunning fox. The cunning fox sees a crow with food in his mouth and uses flattery to trick him into dropping the food. This story is beautifully decorated with leaf motifs and stylized figures.
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The second painted vase depicts a crow standing next to a pitcher with a deer looking back at it. This is instantly recognizable as the timeless tale of the thirsty crow in the Panchatantra who cleverly puts pebbles into the pot to raise the water level & quench his thirst.
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1/n Many critics mock Chanakya’s Arthashastra for some of the “bizarre” recipes described. And it’s a fact that some of the text was corrupted later. Yet it is amazing that modern science is only now beginning to discover what he knew thousands of years ago.
2/n A case in point is this recipe in Arthashastra which says that “The powder of a firefly mixed with mustard oil emits light at night.” He knew how to harness bioluminescence to enable night vision by creating ointment from the powder to be worn as kajal on eyes by spy soldiers
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In 2019, researchers at Syracuse University devised a method to merge nanoparticles with extracted enzymes from fireflies. Their findings could lead to a coat of paint that illuminates your bedroom or a flashlight that needs no battery.

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1/n It wasn’t just Mughals like Aurangzeb who enjoyed slaughtering Hindus & destroying temples to ensure a place in Jannat. “Minor” kings like Malwa's Sultan Mahmood Khilji of Mandu were no less. John Briggs translated Ferishta's account of his exploits in 1458 CE against Kafirs.
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