1/n I had a fact check for @sumanthraman , couldn't respond for lack of time. Some clarity in this thread or his allegations that Marathas destroyed Shringeri.

He may respond should he have enough substance. @ShivaniGupta_5 tagging you as you were the anchor.
2/n This all story majorly got popularized after the mockery of History that BN Pande did. I'm sure @sumanthraman is aware whom I'm talking about. If not, I'll supply details for that too (check his paper AUrangzeb and Tipu Sultan)

Anyways let's bust your myth.
Read on.
3/n They were the Pindaris, mercenaries who had devastated Shringeri. They were freebooters.
In fact as per the primary sources Peshwa Madhawaro was badly anguished.
4/n According to Dr. A. K.Shastry,the editor of The Records of the Sringeri Dharmasamsthana:

"However Peshwa Madhavrao Narayan conducted an enquiry & ordered Parasuram Bhau to give compensation & return the looted articles to the Matha."

What next?
5/n Parasuram replied positively.

The Peshwa's letters reveal that he was deeply interested in giving compensation to the Matt. (Dr Sastry Paraphrased)
6/n Dr Sastry quoted:

"The positive reply from Parasuram Bhau to the Peshwa would form an impression that the foolish plunder of Sringeri was not due to any deliberate intention on his part, but a result of the predatory habits of the Pindaris in his contingent."
7/n Dear @sumanthraman pleas check

"The Records of the Sringeri Dharmasamsthana, pages 171-72"

I can go on to write and write but am in lack of time right now. Perhaps someday I can tell you complete story of how myth of Tipu the freedom fighter etc was created.
Shubhratri!

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14 Dec
My opinion with @ShivaniGupta_5 on @CNNnews18
Crux: a)By logic of “True Secularism”of Luther,Hindus need to ensure non-Hinduness is controlled

b)If equity is case,then better don’t abuse Savarkar. His Constitution & not current treated all with equity.
I am wondering how PM taking part in #KashiVishwanathCorridor can ever be questioned?

Who is he PM of? He is PM of country that is defined by article-1, "India, that is Bharat".

& what is Bharat? it is the Civilizational State of which Kashi is pivot.
If you question PM @narendramodi taking part in it grandly, you certainly are also mocking the constitution makers who refrained from inserting "Secular"as they thought Bharat's culture has it by default.
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People want to compare Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy Temple, Yadadri with Kashi Vishwanath Corridor.

It is a futile & baseless effort.

The old pictures of both & history for past 5 centuries would tell people why I’m saying so.
It is also important to understand Mandir Architecture of different parts of north too has many variants, & to compare it with the style we know & are aware of is injustice to grandness of subject.
Hindus didn’t built only for grandeur but it was more about science, humility of spaces.

That’s the reason why although to many the Roman & Greek Architecture would look better but still smallest of Shikhar in Hampi has lot to offer as architecture brilliance.
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4 Dec
1/n Important Thread! Circulate max!
A person needs approximately 9 sqft ( < 1 sqm) space to offer Namaz.

As per 2011 census, 40,567 Muslims are there in Gurugram. Assuming 50% to be male, approx 20,000 would be needed t offer Namaz.

Hence a total area of 20,000X9=1,80,000 sqft
2/n The Waqf Board owns a total of around 233 acres of land (details in attachment haryanawaqfboard.com/index.php/site… )

1 acre can house a total of around 4840 people for Namaz.
3/n Hence The Waqf board's total land can house approximately 11,27,720.

This is almost 28 times the Muslim Population of Gurugram.

Now for the sake of argument assume that all these 233 acres site are constructed.
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2 Dec
Reason why Hindu Civilisation survived despite the places like Persia being islamised at so much ease?

It is because Persian Royalty accepted the Christianity of Lakhmids which was different from that Byzantine supported.
Persian King was quite happy that Lakhmids & Eastern Church had turned religious enemy of Byzantine on the matter of Jesus being seen as Human & not son of god.

Nestorians were on rise.
To supersede the Byzantines, the cross culture between Sassanids & Lakhmids led to arrival/ creation of Islam.

In no time the Persians became Muslims. All historical accounts support this.
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It should be written as "Hindutva", not "Hindustava".

What is "your" minister? Get some sanity when you wish to deal with history.
Ambedkar saw "CONGRESS & GANDHI" as root supporter of Untouchability that is why wrote the book framing them & not RSS, HM or Savarkar.
Well @lovekeshchandra , yes Ambedkar chose to walk in "Buddha Panth" but his reason as political person were GANDHI & CONGRESS. They failed to do anything for Dalits, rather they intensified problems.

He put it openly in his book.
You keep blaming Hindutva & Savarkar @lovekeshchandra for untoucability. While Gandhi kept talking lofty he wanted a Dalit to remain Shudra by profession forever Savarkar was practically making things happen through intercaste dining, patitpawan mandir.
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Absolutely bunkum @thewire_in

Jha ji cites, Romila Thapar & Shokoohy to claim that Arabs defended Somnath.

Truth is that the primary source , Al-Biruni doesn’t talks about such incidence.

Both Thapar & Shokoohy have just fabricated a story.

I dare any historian to prove it
Dear @thewire_in , in this review of of Romila Thapar’s
"Somanatha, The Many Voices of a History" #MeenakshiJain ji destroys the propaganda so well.

The same book is one of the source of Prem Shankar Jha in this non-scholarly article.
web.archive.org/web/2014121804…
Interestingly, author Jha, claims in the article that Kathak & Khayal Gayaki were born in period of Amir Khusraw.

What a joke.
The roots of Kathak is found in "Natya Shastra". Even the conservative Marxist historians place this text 3-4 centuries before so called birth of Jesus
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