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Dec 21 • 24 tweets • 15 min read
With due respect to your content and contentions @devduttmyth sir, India has been progressive and safe for women before the series of invasions happened.
I will try to provide you proofs you may have missed in this #thread

#1
Indian #woman were cultivators, astrologers, mothers, artisans, since beginning of civilization untill 2nd millennium bce (the archaeological records are missing for next 1.5k years for unknown reasons)
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#2
The earliest God was a female in Indian civilization. Karai Devi or Kali Mata has been revered for 11000 years in India.
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#3
In this 4500 years old harappan seal you will notice a female deity and seven sub deity.
Yes, females have been revered for ages in Indian civilization
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#4
Female enjoyed more than equal rights in Harappan civilization
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#5
Woman were cultivators and farmers. While there is no record of man's profession 4500 years before . They could have been stray as they seem today.
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#6
Woman were exporters and they settled abroad in UR in trading colonies alongwith their children. Again no trace of males in these colonies 4000 years before.
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#7
Woman were already covered (reason you may know better) by 700 bce elsewhere in Phoenician region by so called moollaas ( i decided not to cover moollaas philosophy and history it will bring more shame )
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#8
Magathenese in his travelogues noted the freedom Indian woman enjoyed like no one can ever think of.
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#9
I already challenged for a parallel example of woman freedom other than India. Look at these bare chested females enjoying their lives peacefully 2200 years ago
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#10
Hinduism Buddhist sect curtailed some rights of woman. Though, they tried to balance out by other means.
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#11
Do you see any oppression by Hindu King Ashoka on this woman?

#12
Do you notice any inhibition, lajja, haya, fear on female in this couple from 2200 years old sculpture ?
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#13
Indian woman held more rights than their male counterparts. They roamed upper bared without fear of their chastity being razed untill 1000 ce.
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#14
This woman one from 5the century ce. Do you see any oppression by Hindu kings?
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#15
Look at these Indian girls wrestling in 10th century. Any oppression by Hindu kings?

#16
This one is my favourite. The kiIIer machine is an Indian woman from 1000 years before.
@devduttmyth #Archaeolog

#17
Indian woman at the same time worked on beauty cosmetics without inhibition
@devduttmyth #Archaeology


#18
In this thread you will find when and why Parda pratha became custom in India
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#19
Nath, fingure rings, saree, are shackles Indian woman happily wore.
I am sure they will wear it consciously
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#20
Despite my days effort, i couldn't find your claim of Mahant restricting Indian woman's choice to dress. Please share any link so we can address it accordingly.
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

#21
This startling and contrasting pic may throw some light on status of Indian woman in Hindu vs Moollaa reign

1st pic during Hindu rulers, 2nd pic after series of invasions

#22
Last but not the least don't block me. Let us debate on issues relating to our matri and matribhumi. Let's work together on nation building leaving aside our differences 🙏
Hope you will find above information in right spirit
@devduttmyth #Archaeology

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Earliest evidence of sporting event 'Bull leaping' is from India.
In this #Thread we see where else it was enjoyed as a Sporting event.
In this #Harappan seal #H312 Man can be seen Bull Leaping. The Seal dates c.2600-1900 BCE. This is earliest of known records
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2nd earliest evidence of Bull Leaping is in this #Harappan seal #B335 where 'daring' Indian #Woman are enjoying the sport
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#THREAD fictional story about a 'NANGELI' woman's sacrifice used by media-houses (ref 1971 book), (ref T Murali)

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Mulakaram and Tulakaran were tax for attaining working age (NOT Breast TAX)
The only mention in antiquity of a breast chopped off was for not paying TAX 👇 (published in 1937)
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'@TheHindu' quoted 'Our Desathinte Katha" Sugathan, (1971) an 'event' happened in 1802.
There is no mention of such incidence in state records. Media rode on a fictional story and clubbed "Cloth controversy", "Mulakaram", "Nangeli Sacrifice" to form a story.

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Harshat Mata temple
Abhaneri, Dausa, Rajasthan India
ca 800-825 CE
The temple was ravaged by Muhammad Gazni when he invaded India during the 10th Century.
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Harshat Mata temple
Abhaneri, Dausa, Rajasthan India
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Dec 18
'Hindu Marriage' carved on a Turtle shell
c.200 bce, Chandraketugarh, W. Bengal, India
#Archaeology

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It starts from a Princess probably enjoying on a swing 'झूला' with her friends.
#Archaeology

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The next prominent scene is application of turmeric or 'उबटन' to the bride.

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Dec 18
Thread on BREAST CLOTH Controversy and MULAKKAM in Travancore conveniently combined and projected as BREAST-TAX.

Surprisingly, breast-tax find earliest mention only 48 years ago. However, there are no such records whatsoever in 300 years old history.

#1
Mentions of Breast-Tax in chronology
1972 Book by TKRavi.
1973 Book by TKRavi.
2000 Book by SN Sadesivan
2011 Book by A. Raju
2016 BBC
2017 Indiatimes,Scroll,theHindu
2018 Deccanchronical,Indiatoday.,Movie by Pagare
2019 books by Menon, Emmanuel T, Subhrashis, S pillai

#2
Surprising to see sudden spurt in a story being pushed as an EVIL collectively by several people. Books are being written on a fake story.

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Dec 18
#THREAD TAXATION/oppression on NADARs & Poors during beginning of 19th century.
The Whole Taxation system was arbitary and barberous in Travancore. The taxes were mainly on unpriviledged Class.

1/15
Not only the tax was arbitarily collected from subdued Nadars also 20% of tax sp collected by officers was not deposited to Govt Cofers.

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#1 POLLTAX was a capitation tax imposed in 1754, on the Nadars and the Ezhavas by Marthanda Varma to fill the state exchequers.

Nadars staying in Travancore were liable to pay tax for their dead and migrated members as well.
Convert Christians were EXEMPT from POLL TAX.

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