Unpopular opinion - Amish Tripathi started this trend of dumbing down our Puranas to appeal to "current generation". His Meluha series was decent, but the Ramayana one was unbearable. On top of it he adds a whole lot of pseudo science in his novels making it even worse.
Yeah I know the Amish Tripathi fan club here will get offended, not that I care. But that guy honestly is plain overrated. His "intellectual" takes are cringe worthy max. Ashwin Sanghi is any day a better writer than him.
A narrow mountain pass n the Arravallis located around 40 Km from Udaipur, connecting the districts of Rajsamand and Pali, it is believed to have got it’s name from the turmeric colored soil here.
Thread on the epic battle fought here on June 18, 1576.
While Haldighati is rightly remembered for of Maharana Pratap, there were many other heroes in this epic battle too, Ram Singh Tomar, Jhala Mansingh, Hakim Khan Sur, the Bhil chieftain Rao Poonja, Ramdas Rathore(son of Jaimal), minister Bhama Shah.
Akbar had captured Chittorgarh in 1568 after a long siege, that saw the massacre of it's inhabitants. It's ruler Udai Singh had fled from the fort, and founded a new capital at Udaipur. The siege was noted for the heroic defense of Jaimal and Patta.
You want to create an ecosystem with talent less hacks, flop artistes, directors, copy cats, whose only talent is posting "By the grace of Great Leader" stuff, you will be having more #AdipurushDisaster to be coming soon.
You sideline and ignore real good talents just because they don't fit in with your political agenda , its obvious your ecosystem can only come up with an #AdipurushDisaster or mediocre writers whose books are utter junk.
No we are not obliged to support those stupid movies you make or equally junk books you write in the name of some vague "Civilizational War". You guys are just a bunch of Dhandho merchants trying to encash in on popular sentiments. #AdipurushDisaster
Map of Research institutes in India, there are 216 institues in various categories, though the majority are in Agriculture(66). As one can see from the map, the bulk of Research Institutes are primarily located in South and Maharashtra, apart from Delhi.
Cities with the largest number of research institutions in India
Delhi-48
Hyderabad-48
Bangalore-41
Chennai-27
Kolkata-27
Pune-24
Thiruvananthapuram-24
High number of research institutions in South and Maharashtra is due to the main research hubs being there, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram which together account for around 140 of the 260 institutions we have.
Prafulla Chandra Ray, aka P.C.Ray. The father of modern Indian Chemistry, the first Indian to set up a pharma company, and a pioneer of modern chemical industries in India.
Thread on his death anniversary today.
But Ray was more than just a mere chemist, he worked actively in the fields of education reforms, employment generation, political advancement too. He was a social reformer, fought against casteism, advocated the use of mother tongue as medium of instruction
He was elected as President of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, for his contribution to Bengali language. A man of simplicity who had no worldly possesions, lived in a single room all his life at the University College of Science in Kolkata.
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin. Darjeeling Tea was the 1st GI tagged product in India. Thread on GI tagged products of Andhra Pradesh.
Srikalahasti Kalamkari, one of the 2 Kalamkari forms in AP, along with the Machilipatnam one. Dating back to Vijayanagara Era, this style uses the pen here, while the Machilipatnam one uses block printing. Mostly designs, themes from the Puranas are depicted.
Kondapalli Toys, the famous wooden toys made at Kondapalli near Vijayawada, a 400 yr old tradition, made by the Aryakshatriyas who are believed to have migrated from Rajasthan.