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Aug 5 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
India 2000 years ago

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A Compilation of threads
Today, we compile our past threads on diverse topics such as urban planning and agriculture in Mauryan times, the origins of Yoga, Diwali, the history of paper, etc.
1. The story of Lake Sudarshan -

Emperor Chandragupta Maurya constructed an irrigation lake 2300 years ago. It irrigated Junagadh (Gujarat) region for almost 800 years.

Later, Emperor Ashoka, King Rudradaman, & Emperor Skandagupta all repaired it.

2. Did you know that the Mauryan administration classified lands for agriculture and revenue purposes and even suggested what to harvest in each category?

3. Diwali is the living tradition of joy. It has a great place of importance in most Indian religious traditions.

The history of Diwali goes back more than 2000 years. This thread enlists the 5 oldest references of Diwali.

4. The discovery of the inscriptions of Samrat Ashoka unlocked several aspects of Indian history which were forgotten for a while.

This thread compiles the 14 edicts of Ashoka.

P.S. The Pique in the title should read Peek.

5. Paper is an underrated catalyst of human evolution. What is even more underrated is the history of Paper in India.

6. The history and origins of Yoga

In the first century CE, the first known logical compilation of Yoga - Patanjali's Yoga Sutra - had come into existence. The practice and the philosophy go back much further.

The reason to compile these threads is to collect diverse glimpses of the Indian society 2000 years ago.

As we celebrate 75 years of independence in 10 days, we are trying to gather traces of what has made us who we are as India.

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