I am a Bishnupriya Manipuri. I trace ancestry to Babruvahana, the son of Arjuna-Chitrangada. My Kuldevta is Apokpa, the sixth in lineage from Babruvahana. I am a VICTIM of EXODUS from MANIPUR due to Burmese attacks. Thread1 #ManipurViolence, #ManipuriExodus, #BishnupriyaManipuri. There are two sects of Manipuris - Meitei Manipuri and Bishnupriya Manipuri. The Burmese attacked Manipur several times from medieval era to 1826. Burmese occupation of parts of Manipur lasted only for a short period each time as ...Thread2 #MeiteiManipuri, #ManipurRiots,

Thread on the history of Jauhar:
This day, the 26th of August in 1303, Rani Padmini of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan along with 1000s of Rajputanis committed Jauhar to save their honor from Alauddin Khilji and his forces.

Earliest incidence of Jauhar was witnessed in Sindh, Thread1 then the kingdom of Raja Dahir, a Brahmin. It was the year 712 CE. One of Dahir's qeen Rani Bai challenged Muhammad bin Qasim’s troops for a battle. It was through treachery that Qasim entered her fort with his forces. Rani Bai, along with other ladies, arranged a huge - Thread2

Cruelty of British n their Baptism Tactics

She is Gouramma, daughter of Chikka Virarajendra, last ruler of Coorg. British, by deceit, annexed many kingdoms into their dominion. They deposed Virarajendra, took him political prisoner in Benares in 1834, confiscated his wealth #T1 Later the king demanded for his wealth from the East India Company in a court in England in 1852, but in vain. When in England, Queen Victoria took Gouramma, then aged 11, under her care and baptized her, converting her to Christianity. #Thread2

Netflix’s Hinduphobic web series ‘Krishna and His Leela’ insults Shri Krishna n Hinduism. It has become fashion for web series/shows n Bollywood to be in competition in depicting Hindu deities in bad light. And who r d directors/producers who release such? Mostly Hindus! #Thread1 Can same producers/directors dare to broadcast hateful content pertaining to Gods of other religions? No!

‘Krishna and his Leela’ depicts Krishna having sexual encounters with many women, 1 being Radha. Netflix's 'Bulbul' by Anushka Sharma (notice the dialogue in
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Have you heard about ‘Bhaat’ also called ‘Pothi’? Many can connect to this listing of ‘Vangshavali’. This system of recording names of family members of a particular lineage/family/community - generation after generation has been continuing since antiquity. #Thread1 This is how historical lineage of many a dynasty could be traced. Me and my Maa-in-law Sudha (double postgraduate in Sanskrit/Hindi; read Vedas and sev ancient scriptures) often used to discuss about many things related to our glorious past including current affairs, #Thread2

Hindu Genocide of 1757 during Holi

28 Feb 1757. Jat prince Jawahar Singh with 5000 men offered resistance against Ahmad Shah Abdali's forces near Mathura fr 9 hrs, but in vain. What followed was genocide of 1000s of devotees who assembled in Mathura/Vrindavan 2 celebrate Holi 👇 Source: 'Ahmad Shah Durrani, Father Of Modern Afghanistan', by Ganda Singh, Asia Publishing House, 1959. Amidst celebrations we also must know what happened to our ancestors in the past as a result of religious intolerance. We need to remember them and pray for their Shanti.

It has been rightly said history repeats itself. My post here is in context of how events have been described in mainstream narratives over decades/centuries. Since last 1000+ years, it has been the same. The perpetrators find a place, a major place in these narratives. #Thread1 That's how over years we hve read in detail abt Mahmud of Ghazni, Mohd Ghori, Qutb-uddin-Aibak, Taimur, Babur, Bakhtiyar Khilji, Akbar, Aurangzeb, Robert Clive, Lord Dalhousie; list on. They dominate narratives in history textbooks; every school child bound to read this. #Thread2

'Your Story' featured Avantika Khanna, 17-year-old who developed 'India Story app' that highlights past of India. App describes, it was the role of 'rulers of the SULTANATE, the MUGHALS, the BRITISH and all those that have left an indelible mark in its history.' #Thread1 No mention of India's past of great dynasties like Cholas, Cheras, Mauryas, Vijayanagara kings, Ganga, Palas, Ahoms, Mewari Rajputs (forts/temples built by them r evidences) or archaeological sites that tell antiquity of Bharat dating back to 1000s of yrs in description #Thread2

Lala Lajpat Rai, also called Punjab Kesari, was born this day (28 Jan) in 1865. He played a key role in India's freedom struggle. He was deported to Mandalay in Burma in May 1907 without trial for his freedom struggle activities in Punjab. Later he was allowed to return. #Thread1 He was again imprisoned frm 1921 to 1923 for his lead participation in non-cooperation movement.

Lala lajpat Rai gave a 32-page petition to Senate of American Parliament, describing British brutality n seeking support of international community for the freedom of India. #Thread2

Attached is painting of a 3-mast sail ship on wall of Ajanta Cave No 2. While researchers dated this painting 2 around 1700 years back, it is actually much older if we take into account real chronological history of India. What is the antiquity of naval history of India? #Thread1 The history of Indian maritime dates back to 1000s of years, as early as pre-Rigveda period. The Rigveda finds mention of Varun, the God of water and the celestial ocean, as having knowledge of sea routes. Sanskrit terminologies like Navadhyaksha, Nava Dvipantaragamanam, #Thread2

Nearly 2000 yr old Gupta-era iron clamps at foundation ruins, Dashavatar temples, Deogarh, UP. Rust-resistant despite under open sky bearing all weather conditions! Site originally had 9 temples with Garuda stand; main shrine stands tall in ruins. Vandalized by Islamic invaders. According 2 distorted chronological narratives we have been fed since decades, Gupta era flourished around 4th-6th century CE. According to book 'Chronology of India' by Vedveer Arya, Guptas flourished around 250 years before BCE. Going by this, clamps/temples here 2000+ yrs old.

How old is our civilization? While historians give diverse views with many not going beyond 5000 years of evidenced history, what do the following evidences prove? 19000 years? 35000 years? 75000 years? Or beyond this? #Thread1 Irony that West and even Wikipedia shows 1500 BCE as start of Vedic era! And they don’t consider Ramayana and Mahabharata events as History!

Going by a mix of literary, epigraphical, inscriptional, astronomical calculations from the scriptures and epics... #Thread2

Demographics of Assam with a Historical Background

Kamrupa (ancient name of Assam) was the place where Mahadev burnt Kamdev to ashes for interrupting his meditation. This was also the place where battle between Kamrupa king Narakasura and Krishna took place. #Thread1 Kamrupa king Banasur’s daughter Usha was married to Krishna’s grandson Anniruddha.

When did Muslim settlements in Assam really begin? It was the year 1206 when Bakhtiyar Khilji attaked Assam with a huge army. He was badly defeated by the ruler of Assam Raja Prithu. #Thread2

I am from Assam. Things have taken a different turn with CAB. Why is Assam protesting?

Assam has been bearing the brunt of Bangladeshi immigrants from 1951 or to be precise even before that. The key facilitator being Assam sharing 263 km of border with Bangladesh. #Thread1 An unusual rise in voters was witnessed in 1979 in Mangaldoi Lok Sabha bypoll. This was because illegal Bangladeshi immigrants filled up space; were given voting rights. This led to massive agitation by Assamese for 6+ yrs leading to death of 885 people, mostly students. #Thread2