33 Vedic Gods of India

You've probably heard the phrase "33 koti devata" and assumed it means 33 crore gods but in early Vedic Sanskrit, koti doesn't only mean crore but also "class" or "type."

The 33 Vedic gods are classified as
8 Vasus + 12 Adityas + 11 Rudras + 2 Ashvins = 33 divine pillars of Vedas. The four categories at a glance

Vasus: Deities of Material Elements
The primordial forces that shape reality: matter, space, light, and time itself.

Adityas: Personified Solar Deities
A luminous lineage that upholds ṛta (cosmic order), protects oaths, and channels prosperity.

Rudras: Storm Deities
Fierce winds that carry the breath of life, stirring prana through all living beings.

Ashvins: The Twin Healers
Dawn-riding physicians who rescue the lost and restore youth, sight, and vitality.

As India prepares to welcome Maa Durga this year, sharing some of my favorite iconic renditions of Maa as imagined through the eyes of Bengal

1/10: Pointillism/Neo-impressionism - the surface is made of thousands of tiny chalks; image formed by “dots” of color and texture. 2/10: Hyperrealism: lifelike face, couture-level sari detailing, and cinematic lighting aiming for photo-realism

The Rigveda comprises 1,028 hymns organized into 10 books. Scholarly consensus holds that these books were not composed in their current numerical sequence.

In this thread, we explore the chronology proposed by Shrikant Talageri for the 10 Mandalas of the Rigveda. Dr. Talageri proposes that chronologically based on internal structure and geneologic data, the temporal order for the mandalas is

6→3→7→4→2→5→8→9→10, with Book 1 containing material from multiple periods.

Who supported whom in the Mahabharata War?
We mapped every kingdom mentioned in the Mahabharata based on ancient texts and modern scholarship to answer one burning question:

Did your ancestors fight for the Pandavas or the Kauravas? [Thread] The Mahabharata wasn’t just a family feud.

It was a pan-Indian conflict, drawing in tribes from Persia to Assam, Sri Lanka to the Himalayas. This war was for all purpose and intents a world war of that time. ⚔️🌏

How is Ganesha represented in countries beyond India - a thread According to Adi Shankaracharya, like the Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta tradition in India, there also was a Ganapatya tradition. In this branch of Hinduism, people knew God through Ganesha.

Let's discuss how the infamous Lollypop Lagelu lady impacted widespread regions of Bihar and some districts of neighbouring UP and Jharkhand to sway and shake. As we all know, the region most impacted was Aarah - which isn't technically a district. It is part of the Bhojpur district.

As the line goes - तू लगवेलु जब लिपिस्टिक लगवेलु हिलेला आरा डिस्टिक, the region is said to 'shake' when the lady applies lipstick.

The mysterious NW-SE line that shows up in the most unexpected places in iip maps

1. In political preferences 2. In societal structures

The average size of an Indian household

It's that time of the year again. Which ones have you tried yet?

#Mango [a thread] There are over 1000 varieties of mangoes in India. Less than 20 are grown commercially. The World's 36% of mangoes are produced in India [18 million tonnes]. Second, on the list, China only produces 4 million tonnes.

Rabindranath Tagore's poems have a unique way of capturing emotions so deep and profound that they often defy description.

To celebrate his birthday, let's embark on a journey to visualize seven of his works with the help of AI. 🎨 1. Megh Boleche Jabo Jabo

"Megh Boleche Jabo Jabo" is a contemplative poem that explores the various aspects of life, such as the passage of time, love, and death, while reflecting on the choices and possibilities each aspect presents

The Stereotype Content Model applied to the majoritarian Indian worldview The stereotype content model (SCM) was proposed in 2002 which hypothesises that we judge strangers along two dimensions - warmth and competence.

Warmth determines if they are friendly or not. Competence determines their capacity to act on that perceived intention.

Excited to share an infographic showcasing milk cooperative societies from different states of India! 🤔 Wondering what a milk cooperative is? Milk cooperatives are organizations owned and operated by farmers, who work together to process, market, and distribute their dairy products. They play a pivotal role in empowering farmers and ensuring fair prices for their produce. 🐄

How are LGBTQIA+ individuals treated all around the world? 🏳️‍🌈

#samesexmarriage In a few countries, mostly Muslim nations - homosexuality is still punishable by death. These countries include Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, and parts of Nigeria and Somalia. This world has a long way to go for LGBTQIA+ rights.

Most teachings about God’s personality refer to Him as the Supreme Being. It is difficult to feel related to such a personality.

In the Hindu philosophy, your relationship with your God is a personal path in which you are free to personalise, experiment and improvise. Presenting here are the 5 standard types of love that devotees generally tend to have for Krishna, these are - Shanta, Dasya, Sakhya, Vatsalya, and Madhurya. Each path has its own special quality of intimacy.

I love the fact that programmers work so hard to make themselves redundant.

I built a 100k YouTube channel with bar chart racing videos, 1 year later, open sourced the code.

Made a 100k Twitter page with maps about India, 2 years later, I've given the power to everyone. All artists I admire take the road nobody else does. They find a dense forest, tame the animals, light a fire, build a tent, grow some crips and then invite society to come join them.

Exciting maps made today in iipmaps [15 Feb]

1/n: Percentage of Hindus in districts of Haryana by Pratham Sharma
iipmaps.com/view/hinduism+… Per capita income of European countries by Ruhaan
iipmaps.com/view/per+capit…

Tools like iipmaps will not somehow automate data visualization. If anything they will only open more avenues by making the field more accessible to more people. Canva did not make graphic design redundant, it made it more democratic. At the core of iipmaps is a determination to empower the people and businesses of India to tell our own stories with the same finesse that only a few privileged organisations in the West have enjoyed so far.

iipmaps.com is live 🥳

What have people made so far? [Thread] Indian diaspora in Europe.

Made by @Arpit_Vns, remixed by Mridushyamal Barman

All districts south of India ranked by per capita income (annual) (2019-20)

Top 18 Rank 19 - 36

Per Capita Income of the Districts of Telangana for the year 2020-21

P.S. This map is not comparable with similar maps we have made for other states as it is from 2020-21, not from 2019-20. Please see the next map for the back extrapolated data that is comparable. Back extrapolated data for Telangana for the year 2019-20.

State PCI in 2019-20: 2.26 L
State PCI in 2021-22: 2.79 L

GDP Per Capita of the Districts of Gujarat (2019-20) ગુજરાતના જિલ્લાઓના માથાદીઠ GDP (2019-20)

When do states in India celebrate their birthdays and how old are they today?

On #NationalUnityDay2022, let's take a moment to take a trip across different states and observe how did they come into existence.

A thread 🧵 (1/16) Different states of India celebrate their birthdays (technically called foundation days) differently. Some celebrate it on their statehood day - i.e. the day they became a state, for example, the southern states all celebrate their birthdays on 1st November. (2/16)