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Jun 18 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
Toxic food & sedentary life in North America & urban India causes obesity & related diseases
We all know about coke, candy & chips being bad but you’ll be shocked how junk is masked in regular everyday eatables
Don’t miss this thread if value your health & want practical tips
Seed oils - This one is a killer that hardly anyone is aware
Did you know that till few decades ago vegetable oils that today is commonly used in home and restaurant cooking was considered industrial waste?
Jun 13 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
Dire civilizational warning - if you read one thread today let it be this one. Your future is on the line & honestly it doesn’t look too bullish for Hindus in India.
Using a real life anecdote from today I’ll show you how situation is no different from elections of British India in 1937 & 1946
Save this tweet for 2029
A childhood friend who’s now a successful businessman was in town & we met for a quick 20 mins
He’s very involved with BJP & close to one candidate who had been given an MP ticket as he had a good track record of winning MLA seats. This particular MP constituency had approx 5 MLA constituencies with one M majority area.
Jun 12 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
This thread is unique & different from our regular ones
A list of existential questions. Would appreciate if you can provide a logical, spiritual, faith based (any faith) or scientific answers to these
If possible please keep answer simple enough for avg brain to process
If there is a creator then who created the creator?
If someone fled then where does chain end?
If no one did then how does creator exist?
Jun 3 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Every Hindu who thinks you'll automatically survive forever just because your dharma is "sanatan" (timeless) should read this unmissable thread
A brief history of Parsis (Zoroastrians) who once held sway over an area almost as big as India but near extinct today
Learning lesson
1700 BCE: Origins - Zathurashtra (founder and prophet of Parsis) imparts the principles of Zoroastrianism in Central Asia, believed to have occurred between 1700 and 1000 BCE.
May 24 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
1/14 What's the fundamental difference in organized Abrahamic faiths vs Hinduism?
Why did Hindus lose 50% land & mind share but didn't die out?
Don't miss this thread that combines history, human psychology and philosophy to answer basic civilizational questions
2/14 Most influencers, handles or narratives present a unidimensional view of history and human interactions i.e. the group they identify with is all good and adversarial groups are all bad.
But in reality history is multi-layered & humans are multidimensional
May 22 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
Why did Marathas & Sikhs not join hands against Afghans & British?
History is shockingly complicated - Don't miss this thread
Mughal empire was demolished by 1717
By 1750 Marathas ruled India & Sikh misls controlled Punjab.
Why didn't they join hands?
Mughals were Maratha vassals but still retained revenue rights over Delhi
There was a Mughal governor called Adina Beg who was struggling against invading Afghans under Ahmedshah Abdali
We think of Sikhs Marathas as mortal enemies of Mughals but truth has layers and nuances
May 19 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Did you know about this unbelievable battle of Cajamarca in 1532 between 80,000 Incas under Atahualpa vs just 168 Spaniards under Francisco Pizzaro in Peru?
The Spanish were outnumbered 650:1 and they WON
Don't miss this one - read on to know why technology matters
The Spanish force consisted of around 168 soldiers, including 62 cavalrymen.
In contrast, the Incas, led by Emperor Atahualpa, had around 80,000 warriors.
The Spaniards' advanced weaponry and tactics would play a crucial role.
May 14 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Did you know about the dark & disgusting truth of the brutal slave trade of Hindus by Islamist invaders for over 1000 years?
Many time worse that the inhuman transatlantic Slave trade of Africans
Enslaved as labor, artisans & worse - SEX SLAVES
Read on to be SHOCKED
Starting 750 CE, India experienced waves of invasions by various Islamic dynasties, like Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Delhi Sultanate, and Mughals.
These resulted in the subjugation of Hindu kingdoms and the enslavement of captured individuals, among other consequences.
May 12 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
An unmissable visual story thread of Maharana Pratap's fight against Mughal tyrant Akbar as a tribute on his birthday May 9th
Bollywood has produced many Mughal- e- azams but never anything on Rana but we promise you that by this year end we'll have a short movie on him
Read on
The story starts in the year 1540, a baby was born to King Udai Singh II and Queen Jaiwanta Bai in Mewar.
This baby was named Pratap Singh.
He would go on to be India's greatest heroes and would embody courage and conviction against all odds
May 5 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
Did you know the dark secrets of the Ottomans ?
The Ottoman empire 1481-1914 evoked the loyalty of Indian Muslims that they revolted for its caliphate in 1921
Journalists like Rana Ayyub relate more to TV serials Ertugrul not Shivaji
But there was a diabolical side. Read on.
The Ottoman Empire's expansionist policies often resulted in brutal conquests and mass atrocities.
The siege of Constantinople in 1453 culminated in widespread slaughter, pillaging, and the enslavement of thousands, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire.
May 1 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Do you know what is Jal Jauhar?
Paid German propagandists claim that targeted sexual assaults is WhatsApp university lie
But barely 75 years ago kuffr women had to drown themselves to escape Jihadist sexual violence
A thread about a poignant chapter of history!
In 1946 the Jihadists of the subcontinent voted overwhelmingly in favor of Jinnah & partition
Soon after they also started large scale riots to enforce it and exterminate non-believers
Jihadist rape gangs roamed all over Punjab & Bengal picking up Hindu-Sikh women of any age
Apr 30 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Did you know that Kung Fu was invented & perfected by an Indian Prince & not by Chinese?
Don’t miss this thread on the incredible story of a 6th century Tamil prince turned Buddhist monk turned martial arts champion – Bodhidharma
In the 6th Century, nestled within the kingdom of Pallavas in Kanchipuram, lived a prince named Bodhidharma.
Despite his royal status, he felt a calling beyond the realm of politics.
Apr 27 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
1/6 Dive into the forgotten saga of Sadhu bravery!
In the vibrant festivities of Holi, Feb 1757, Mathura and Vrindavan trembled under Ahmad Shah Abdali's Afghan onslaught.
Chaos reigned as locals and pilgrims faced the wrath, sparing no man woman or kid.
It was a genocide2/6 Temple upon temple was attacked.
Everything in sight was destroyed.
Streets were filled with blood of the innocents.
Afghans were going all out with a take no prisoners kill 'em all strategy
Apr 21 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Those that tell stories rule the world- Top 10 epics in human history
The ancients did not have WhatsApp TikTok or Insta
Their stories, life lessons and morality were passed on via Epics with 100s of characters, complex plots & subplots
Unmissable thread of best epics
1/10: "The Epic of Gilgamesh" - An ancient Mesopotamia around 2100 BCE.
Gilgamesh, the tyrannical king of Uruk, embarks on a quest for immortality after the death of his friend Enkidu. Its importance lies in its reflection of Mesopotamian values & mortality
Apr 17 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Thread on Champa - Hindu-Buddhist kingdom from 2nd-17th century Vietnam
Indians obsess with Pakistan when they should be focusing on South East Asian civilizational allies
Continuing our series with Vietnam after Cambodia and Philippines.
Its Indo-sphere not Sino-Sphere
To give a geographical context here is a map of the kingdoms around Champa. The yellow portion is Champa
Notice how the names of towns in the entire region was all Hindu
Apr 12 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
You must have heard of Cebu city in the Philippines -now a 100% Catholic country
But how many of you knew that it was ruled by Hindu Chola Rajas for centuries before Ferdinand Magellan landed in 1521?
Thread on kingdom started by Half Chola Half Malay Sri Lumay in 1400 CE
Historical records reveal that the prince, known as Sri Lumay or Rajamuda Lumaya, arrived in the Philippines from Sumatra, bringing with him the rich cultural heritage of the Chola dynasty and Malay archipelago.
His vision laid the foundation for a Hindu kingdom in Cebu
Apr 11 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
An unmissable thread on the story of an Indian merchant who married a Cambodian princess and founded an empire
People assume that Indian history is limited to the geographical limits of post 1947 India but in reality
civilizational Indo-sphere is Afghanistan to South East Asia
Legend goes that, once upon a time, in 1st century C.E India, there lived a young man named Kaundinya.
He set off to South East Asia on a merchant ship and was attacked by forces belonging to Princess Soma
Apr 7 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
An unmissable thread on top ten Sanskrit plays
India has a very rich body of literature because of being an old and multi layered civilization
Unfortunately most Indians are not taught this as a part of their mainstream education that misses out on the classical part
Read on.
1/10: Shakuntala by Kalidasa: A timeless tale of love and separation, Shakuntala is a foundling raised by sage Kanva. She falls in love with King Dushyanta, but a curse causes him to forget her. Their journey to reunite amidst trials is a captivating exploration of love's power.
Mar 29 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
A thread on busting the lie that Savarkar didn't participate in struggle post jail
Material by @rwmaharashtra - we fine tuned & did wordsmithing
Savarkar was in jail from 1910-24 (Kaalapaani + Ratnagiri) & confined to Ratnagiri till 1937
Read on to know what he did after that
In 1937, after 27 long years in confinement, he finally got his freedom. And guess what he did next? He wrote a letter to the President of America - FDR, asking for help to free India from the British rule.
Would a British stooge ever do that? Ask yourself.
Mar 27 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Nehruvian lies on Savarkar 2
Today's topics – British Stooge post Kaalapaani | Why recruit for WW2 | Why oppose Quit India movement
Quit India Movement is sold to you as non-violent elixir that got freedom But look at Dr. Ambedkar's statement on the movement
Shocked? Read on..
Myth - "Savarkar was a stooge after Kaalapaani."
Basic fact you don't know - Savarkar was in Ratnagiri jail 1921-24. From 1924-37 the British took away his livelihood & confined him inside Ratnagiri
They gave pension of 60 rupees while other revolutionaries got 100
Mar 26 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
An unmissable 2 thread series busting Hinduphobic lies on Savarkar | Part 1 - Mercy Petitions and Casteism
The canards about Savarkar will be repeated often so bookmark this thread.
It has verifiable proofs & sources to silence Nehruvians/Jihadists in a succinct manner
Mafiveer - Mercy & clemency petitions were extremely common. Guess who else wrote them?
Jawaharlal Nehru when he once was locked in jail in Aabha. Mercy petition within 3 weeks. Screen shot from his own autobiography attached