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Nov 28, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read
Spitzer's manuscript -

Let's talk about the Spitzer manuscript, which is falsely claimed to be a Sanskrit manuscript related to Hinduism. First, let's discuss the period attributed to the Spitzer manuscript. It is considered to belong to the Kushan era, between 80 & 230 CE. Image The language used in it is Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Now, what is Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit? We'll explore that further. And which religious tradition is this manuscript related to? It is associated with the Mahayana branch of Buddhism.
Sep 22, 2023 16 tweets 4 min read
Who was Pushyamitra Shunga? Did he really destroy Buddhism?

In our country, there have been many kings and emperors, but none of them has identified themselves as a follower of the Vedic, Sanatan, or Hindu religion. No king has stated this in any inscription. Image Some Savarna historians have credited Shunga with the establishment of Hinduism, which is a baseless claim as there is no evidence of any king named Pushyamitra Shunga. No historical record of the Shunga dynasty has been found. This claim by Savarna historians is utterly foolish.
Sep 2, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
15 questions from Periyar to God -:

1. Are you a coward? Always hiding, never appearing before anyone?

2. Are you a sycophant? Making people worship and pray to you day and night?

3. Are you always hungry? Taking sweets, milk, ghee, etc., from people all the time? Image 4. Are you a carnivore? Demanding the sacrifice of weak animals from people?

5. Are you a gold merchant? Storing tons of gold in temples?

6. Are you a womaniser? Keeping devadasis in temples?

7. Are you weak? Unable to stop daily occurrences of rape?
Feb 18, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Hindu Code bill.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the key architects of the Hindu Code Bill, which aimed to reform Hindu personal laws, including marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance, in India. Dr. Ambedkar firmly believed in the need for social reform to uplift the marginalized sections of Indian society, including women and lower castes. He said " I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women has acheived."
Feb 16, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
As we all know, Buddha's Dhamma was started by Gautam Buddha, but if we dive deep into Buddhism and read Buddhist texts, we will find that there were 27 buddhas before Gautam Buddha. Image These 28 Buddhas are Taṇhaṅkara Buddha, Medhaṅkara Buddha, Saraṇkara Buddha, Dīpankara Buddha, Koṇdañña Buddha, Maṅgala Buddha, Sumana Buddha, Revata Buddha, Sobhita Buddha, Anomadassi Buddha, Paduma Buddha, Nārada Buddha, Padumuttara Buddha, Sumedha Buddha, Sujāta Buddha, Image
Feb 2, 2023 36 tweets 11 min read
Harappan Civilization

It was British India in 1850, Charles Mason, an employee of the British East India Company, informed the authority about the mound he found around the Indus river, and over the next few decades, more odds stone seals and sculptures kept popping up. Image It baffled everyone with its inscription and was never seen in written language. The founder of the Archaeological Survey of India, Alexander Cunningham, started excavating from 1853 to 1873. and it was soon discovered as a 4500-year-old civilization
Jan 25, 2023 30 tweets 7 min read
Dhamma or Dharma - a brief thread

What is 'Dhamma'? Is 'Dhamma' of Buddh today's 'Dharma'? Or is 'Dharma' created by 'Dhamma' or 'Dhamma' created 'Dharma'?
Let's dive in to know the truth. The definition of 'Dhamma' is a topic of debate in India by many Indian historians( particularly UC historians); they claim 'Dhamma' is Dharma. So 'Dhamma' has the same definition as 'Dhamma,' and the myth starts here.
Jan 11, 2023 32 tweets 8 min read
Phoolan devi: A forgotten revolutionary Bahujan woman

If I am granted one wish, I want to be a kid again, I want to live a new life, I don't want to be Phoolan Devi, and what happened with Phoolan Devi should never happen to any woman of this country." Image This is the wish of women who dared to stand against patriarchy, casteism and feudalism all at once and was successful in fighting against all odds, but even today, she remains sore in the eyes of the upper caste community of India.
Jan 6, 2023 26 tweets 6 min read
A brief thread on life of great bahujan hero Periyar Lalai Singh Yadav.

Because of the hierarchical caste system practiced in India, the history of the oppressed people of India is being suppressed by the upper caste community of India. Image Bahujans of India, who is 85% of the population, have been withheld from knowing about their great leaders and activists. Among one the Bahujan figures are Periyar Lalai Singh Yadav.
Born in a small village Kathara of Kanpur Dehat in U.P.
Jan 1, 2023 21 tweets 6 min read
On the 205th anniversary of #shauryadiwas, a brief thread on the battle of Bhima Koregaon.

Bhima Koregaon is a village situated at the Bhima river in the Pune district of Maharashtra. This village is called Bhima Koregaon because of this. Many of you watched the movie 300 about the 300 Spartans warriors going against thousands of Persian armies. But you may never be heard about the greatest battle in Indian history when only 500 of the Mahar soldier fought and won against the force of 28000 Peshwas.
Dec 30, 2022 38 tweets 9 min read
A brief thread on the life of Manyavar Sahab Kanshiram.

One of the greatest Bahujan leaders in history, Sahab Kanshiram, also known as Bahujan Nayak, changed the face of Bahujan politics in the U.P and worked his whole life for the social transformation of Bahujan in India. He was born on 15th March 1934 in the Pirthipur Bunga Sahib district of Ropar, Punjab. He belongs to the village of Khuaspur, Ropar(now Roopnagar), Punjab. His father, Hari Singh, and mother, Bishan Kaur, belong to the Ramdasi community of Punjab. Ramdasis are majorly from chamar
Dec 25, 2022 14 tweets 5 min read
For some in India, today is Christmas day, and for a few, it's tulsi poojan, which, of course, has a very bogus religious logic. But for us, this is #Manusmritidahandiwas. On this day in 1927, #BabaSaheb and his companions burned Manu smriti during the days of #mahadsatyagarha. This is one of the main events of the fight of dalit struggle against the evil brahminical system. Let's remember this event proudly.
Upper caste savarana made all effort so that Dr. Ambedkar would not get land for the event. But a Muslim gentleman named
Dec 24, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
The revolutionary ideas of great Bahujan social reformer and Bahujan hero #periyar_ramaswami had shaken the root of Brahminism in south India. But Periyar's words could not reach north India as they should have.
It was because of the hard work of Lalai Singh Yadav Ji the work of Periyar reached north India. Attacking the caste system and Brahminism, Periyar said, " The brahmin fools you in the name of the God and prepares you to believe in superstition and himself lead a comfortable life, condemns you by calling you an untouchable. Preying on the deities
Dec 24, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
महान बहुजन समाज सुधारक व बहुजन नायक #पेरियाररामास्वामी जी के क्रांतिकारी विचारों ने ब्राह्मणवाद की जड़ों को हिला दिया था दक्षिण भारत में। लेकिन उत्तर भारत तक पेरियार जी की बातें उस तरह पहुंच नही पाई जिस तरह उसको पहुंचना चाहिए था। ललई सिंह यादव जी की मेहनत से पेरियार जी उत्तर भारत तक पहुंच पाए। जाति व्यवस्था और ब्राह्मणवाद पे वार करते हुए पेरियार जी कहते है "ब्राह्मण आपको भगवान के नाम पर मूर्ख बनाकर अंधविश्वास में निष्ठा रखने के लिए तैयार करता है और स्वयं आरामदायक जीवन जी रहा है, तुम्हें अछूत कहकर तुम्हारी निंदा करता है. देवता की प्रार्थना करने के लिए
Dec 23, 2022 17 tweets 4 min read
The concept of Karma in Buddhism is always a topic of debate. Baba saheb said, "Ignorant Hindus, out of sheer want of understanding, say by comparing merely the similarity of words that Buddhism is the same as Brahminism or Hinduism."
Baba saheb cleared this doubt in his book Image 'Buddha and his Dhamma.' A thread on the clarity of 'Karma' in Buddhism.

1. IS THE BUDDHIST DOCTRINE OF KARMA THE SAME AS THE BRAHMINIC DOCTRINE?

-There is no doctrine in Buddha's Dhamma which has created as much confusion as the doctrine of 'Karma.'