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Dec 25, 2022 22 tweets 7 min read
Christmas Special: How Coca-Cola created Santa!

This thread explores how "Santa Claus" as we know him today was largely a creation of American commercial markets.
Most of today's "Christmas festivities" were created by western consumer markets of 19th & 20th centuries.
Thread🧵 Christians claim that Santa Claus is none other than a historical Christian Saint named Saint Nicholas.

But here is a small issue. Neither Saint Nicholas nor Santa Claus had absolutely ANYTHING to do with Christmas!

He was ARTIFICIALLY inserted into Christmas in 19th century!
Oct 24, 2022 41 tweets 12 min read
Dipavali & firecrackers

In this thread, I will debunk the MYTH that bursting firecrackers is a new innovation that was recently introduced into dīpāvali festivities.

It will be shown that bursting firecrackers has always been intergral and central part of dīpāvali .

[Thread] At the very core of this entire MYTH is the presumption that Gunpowder (cf. fireworks) was invented in China in 9th century and brought to India by Muslim rulers.

This THREAD debunks this widespread MYTH and throws light on the unknown/hidden history of dīpāvali & gunpowder.
Oct 9, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read
This Madrasa was once a Hindu temple.

A Persian Tyrant, Mahmud Gawan became Bahmani Prime minister. He urged the king to kiII Brahmins as an act of piety.He built this Madrasa after destroying temple.

The local Hindus never stopped their tradition of performing Puja every year. The Mahmud Gawan Madrasa is a majestic structure built in the Indo-Islamic architectural style of Deccan.

It was also on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites.

However, it has a very bloody history. More on this below.
Oct 7, 2022 16 tweets 6 min read
Cholas proudly declared they were descendants of Lord Rāma

Many Chola kings ruled according to Manusmriti.

In Chola rule,Cow Killing was capital punishment.

Cholas built 1000s of Hindu temples.

If Cholas are not Hindus,then who are Hindus?Fake Italian Janeudhari Brahmins?

🧵 The Chola king Elara Chola was known as "Manu Niti Cholan" because he followed Manumsriti.

He executed his own son who was found guilty of inadvertently killing a cow.

His was very famous for administering justice to everyone. Even the Simhalese Buddhists venerated this king.
Oct 4, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read
You are wrong.

Either you haven't read or haven't understood.

7.31 was clearly MENTIONED as the only instance in Uttarakanda where Ravana is shown worshiping Shiva.

You omitted that the same Uttarakanda shows him fighting in opposition to Shiva.

trueindologytwitter.wordpress.com/2020/04/06/rav… The only instance of Shiva Bhakti shown by Ravana in Valmiki Ramayana comes from Uttarakanda which is regarded by many Ramayana scholars/Indologists &some believing Hindus as interpolation.

Although this confirms my point,I am principally not in favor of interpolation arguments
Sep 25, 2022 15 tweets 7 min read
Do you know about Jallianwala Bagh of South?

In 1948,Nizam’s police made 200 Hindus stand in a line & sh0t them dead.

Their crime? Refusal to pay Jizya tax.

This happened in Bhairanpally.

While Jallianwala Bagh is taught in schools, Bhairanpally massacre is ignored.

Thread: Recently, a portrait of Nizam has been installed on pillars of the Hyderabad Metro rail.

Telangana CM has praised Nizam multiple times in his speeches.

He even credited Nizam for 'Telangana Development'

mirchi9.com/politics/nizam…

This thread intends to set this record straight.
Sep 17, 2022 13 tweets 6 min read
The Brutish British Museums: A legacy of slavery, loot & colonialism.

Western Museums are vestiges of colonialism. Many were founded by Slave traders.

This thread looks at "Indian artefacts" of these Museums.

Evidence shows British plundered most of these from Hindu temples Image British Museum was founded by Sir Hans Sloane.

A Physician,he was also a slave owner through his wife.

Their family business was capturing slaves from British colonies to work for their Sugar plantations in Jamaica.

1000s of African slaves were captured to work in their fields Image
Sep 11, 2022 13 tweets 5 min read
The blood jewelry

This is a thread about the Jewels worn by Queen Elizabeth II. They include the crown Jewels.

The queen owned 23,000 jewels of which more than 19,000 originate from India.

Thread Image Some context before we explore: The English royalty has world's greatest collection of Royal Jewelry.

Their clothes, costumes, ceremonial & coronational objects are adorned with a rich set of Jewels. The English Kings and Queens had a great fascination for Diamonds in particular Image
Sep 8, 2022 19 tweets 7 min read
Reclaiming Onam:

Marxist-Evangelist nexus has Hijacked the Onam narrative. They have declared that Onam is not Hindu festival.

In this thread, I explore the origins of Onam.

Evidence clearly shows that Onam is nothing but Vamana Jayanti celebrating the birth of God Vishnu Image Meaning & origin of word 'Oṇam':

'Oṇam' comes from Sanskrit śroṇā(श्रोण).

According to Hinduism, śroṇā/śravaṇā/(श्रोण/श्रवण) is birth Nakshatra of Vishnu(श्रोणम् > ओणम्)

Bhāgavata Purāṇa (8.18) says Vishnu took birth on Shravana Dvadashi.

This is exact date of Onam ImageImage