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World's first rappers were from India and rapped in Sanskrit 🗿 🇮🇳
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CERN shut its collider on June 29th. Four years of darkness. Official word: maintenance. The internet went mad anyway. Some blamed the occult. Some said beings are being summoned inside. Some connected it to Purnima. All wrong. Let them argue. The real mystery isn't trending. By design. Because some people don't want it discussed. There's a 2 metre bronze statue in CERN's courtyard. 800 kilos. Cast in Bharat. Shipped to Switzerland in 2004. His name is Nataraja. You know him as Shiva. Dancing. Not gently. One foot crushing a demon. A ring of fire around him. Why does an international science agency keep a Hindu god at its front door? CERN runs on contributions from 25 nations. Thousands of scientists. Thousands of engineers. Some of the sharpest minds alive, hunting the building blocks of reality. And at the center of that campus stands Shiva. Not in a museum. Not in a temple. At the heart of the most advanced machine humans ever built. Standing. Nobody there calls it controversial. Those who don't understand Bharat call it occult. Those who do, know exactly what they're looking at. Physicist Fritjof Capra saw it first. Wrote it down in 1975. Said CERN's particles perform Shiva's Tandava. Creation and destruction, on loop, faster than the eye catches. Rudra doesn't just destroy. He clears the field for what comes next. Nataraja's damaru, the drum, beats first sound into being. His agni, the fire, ends one cycle so another begins. This is Kalachakra. The wheel of time. Not myth. Particle mechanism. Under his foot lies a dwarf. Apasmara. His name means forgetting. Ignorance. Loss of awareness. Shiva doesn't kill him. He dances on him. Pinned, not destroyed. Ignorance never fully disappears. It stays underfoot, held by the rhythm of a god who sees both ends of existence. That's exactly what's at play at CERN. Ignorance of the universe, still there. Kept underfoot, while they chase its secrets. Then, in 2012, CERN found the Higgs boson. The particle that gives everything mass. They called it the God particle. Existence, born from a field always present, waiting to be disturbed. Vedic science had a word for that field before Geneva had a tunnel. Prakriti. The substrate beneath all form. Bharat wrote this in verse. The West needed a 27 km machine and 60 years to catch up. Now the punchline. Put Nataraja on a campus in Geneva, it's science, heritage, poetry. Put the same statue on an Indian university lawn, watch the noise start. Suddenly it's religious. Suddenly it's unconstitutional. Suddenly someone's shouting fascism. Ask yourself who's actually afraid of Bharat's own knowledge. A nation that forgets its Vedic science isn't secular. It's just empty. Democracy needs a civilization under it, not a vacuum born in 1947. Next time someone calls you a fascist for knowing your own gods, look closely at who's speaking. You'll surely be seeing a fascist, or an Apasmara.
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India set up a fully functional field hospital in earthquake-hit Venezuela, thousands of kilometres away, simply to help those in need. This won’t dominate timelines or rack up 50 million views. But let there be one racist post targeting Indians, and it spreads like wildfire. Humanitarian work rarely goes viral. Hate almost always does.
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She is going viral for three things she hates about Bharat ❤️❤️
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His name is Birdev Done. He was grazing sheep in the fields of Belagavi when his life changed. There was no phone in his hand, no television nearby, no crowd waiting for news. He was doing what his family had always done, walking with the flock under the open sky. A friend reached him and told him what had just appeared on a screen far away. He had cleared the toughest examination in the country. Birdev comes from Yamage, a small village in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. His family are shepherds. They survived on a single acre of land and the sheep and goats they reared. Money was always short. He studied in the local government school, in Marathi, and then somehow, against every odd that a poor village boy faces, he earned a degree in civil engineering from a respected college in Pune. After college he took a job as a postman. It was steady and it was secure. For a family like his, it should have been the finish line. He gave it up. In 2021 he resigned from the post office to prepare full time for the Civil Services Examination, with no safety net and no guarantee, carrying the hopes of a shepherd family on his shoulders. The exam did not give in easily. On his first attempt, he fell short by thirty marks. He went back and tried again. On his second attempt, he fell short by just three marks. Three marks between him and everything he was working for. Most people would have broken there. He sat down and prepared a third time. In 2024, he cleared it with an All India Rank of 551. When the result came, his family did not have a grand celebration hall. They wrapped a traditional shepherd’s turban around his head, right there among the flock, and marked the moment in the way their community has marked honour for generations. The photograph of that moment travelled across the country. His elder brother serves as a soldier in the Indian Army. Birdev now wants to serve as a police officer. The boy who heard he had cracked the exam while grazing sheep is going to wear the uniform of the state. Follow for stories India deserves to remember.
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Replying to @burhan_uddin_0
The difference between the two Kashmirs is clear: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: Enforced disappearances, torture, media censorship, brutal crackdowns, and heavy militarization — even in areas allegedly under dispute or external influence. Indian J&K: Constitutional rights, elections, free speech, and opportunities for development and growth. One side is described as suppressing its people, while the other is described as offering democratic participation and empowerment. Choose facts over propaganda. #PoJKExposed #NewKashmir #PoKIsNotPakistan #PakistanFailedState
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#Bharat_lok Here's an important message from a foreigner who appears to be more Indian than some of our own countrymen, addressed to those who are programmed to hate their country and culture. Bharat is not China or a European country—and she doesn't have to be. Bharat is unique in her history, culture, diversity, and institutions. There is no other civilization quite like ours. EMBRACE HER. RESPECT HER. CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING VALUABLE. AND FIX WHAT NEEDS FIXING—instead of blackpilling.🇮🇳🇮🇳 India is beautiful, but Elon's algorithm is busy pushing Old anti-India poverty and slum content.
Foreigners carrying more than $1 are enjoying the premium side of India, but Elon's algorithm seems busy pushing images of its old, poor, and slum areas.🇮🇳🇮🇳 #Bharat_lok @Bharatpolicies8
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Indian youth are being manipulated through the misinterpretation of Sanatan Dharma by the Left.
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En China, dos profesores enseñan la electricidad estática de una forma divertida
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Borivali West folks - please work your magic & support Mansukh Kaka🪄💖 Share for good karma 🙏 Clip Credit @/storiesbyaradhana on Instagram
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Rather long but I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did: I am an Indian, and everyone says I lack civic sense. They can burn streets, and vandalize a city after a championship game. I dance at an airport excited about my first foreign trip, and suddenly I am the face of poor civic sense. I am an Indian, and everyone says I steal jobs. They move factories across oceans, shift profits through tax havens. I study, compete, earn a visa, work 18 hours a day, sometimes multiple jobs and somehow I am the one stealing jobs and scamming the system. I am an Indian, and everyone says I am everywhere. I build your software, treat your illness, teach your children, drive your taxis, and open your stores. The world became a village, yet my presence remains a problem. I am an Indian, and everyone says I am too loud. The evening news screams outrage. The internet echoes with anger day and night. I celebrate a wedding, a festival, a victory, and I am told my joy is too loud. I am an Indian, and everyone says I smell of curry. The world smells of gunpowder, of hatred, of division, of endless arguments about race and religion. I carry the fragrance of spices from my grandmother's kitchen, and somehow that is what offends. I am an Indian, and everyone says I have no culture. I come from a civilization that counted the stars when much of the world was still learning maps. I speak languages older than nations. I celebrate hundreds of traditions, yet I am told I have no culture. I am an Indian, and everyone says I am backward. I send missions to the Moon. I build vaccines for millions. I run companies across continents. Yet a viral video of one fool becomes evidence against a billion people. I am an Indian. I celebrate my favorite actor's success with flowers, music, and a few glasses of milk. Others worship influencers who sell outrage, turn every disagreement into a battlefield, and every opinion into a war. Yet my celebration is the one that makes headlines. I am an Indian, and everyone says I gather in crowds. We walk together in processions, celebrating our faith, our culture, our traditions. Everyone is welcome. No shops are looted. No neighborhoods are burned. No one is threatened for thinking differently. We sing. We dance. We pray. And somehow our gathering becomes the problem. I am an Indian, and everyone says I bring my culture everywhere. I light a lamp in a foreign land. I wear a saree in the snow. I teach my children the language of their grandparents. Others build walls between neighbors, argue endlessly over identity, and forget where they came from. Yet I am told I should leave my culture behind. I am an Indian, and everyone says I live in the past. But my past gave me yoga, mathematics, philosophy, meditation, and the idea that the world is one family. The future keeps borrowing from my past, while telling me to be embarrassed by it. I am an Indian, and everyone says I should be ashamed. Ashamed of my accent. Ashamed of my food. Ashamed of my festivals. Ashamed of my traditions. Ashamed of existing. But I am not ashamed. I am the child of farmers and philosophers, scientists and saints, workers and dreamers. *I come from a land that taught the world that truth can be many-sided, that all paths deserve respect, and that the entire world is one family.* *Yes, we have flaws. Every nation does.* *But judge me by my actions, not by your stereotypes.* For I am an Indian. *And before you tell me what is wrong with me, look honestly at what you have normalized in yourself.* For I am an Indian. The world may mock my accent, question my customs, laugh at my celebrations, and judge me through a thousand stereotypes. *Yet I stand tall. For I belong to a civilization older than empires, a culture richer than prejudice, and a people whose spirit refuses to bend.* For I am an Indian.
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**The Indian Whom Japan Reveres, But Most Indians Have Never Heard Of** In Tokyo, Japan, there is a statue of an Indian. Japanese students learn about him in their schools. Yet, sadly, most Indians do not even know his name. This is the story of **Justice Dr. Radhabinod Pal**, a man who stood for justice when the entire world chose a different path. The date was November 12, 1948. The Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal* was hearing the cases of Japanese leaders, including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, following Japan's defeat in World War II. Twenty-eight defendants had been classified as Class-A war criminals, and if found guilty, the punishment could only be death. Eleven judges from different countries sat on the tribunal. Ten judges agreed that the accused were guilty. Then came one powerful dissenting voice: "Not Guilty." That voice belonged to an Indian judge—Justice Radhabinod Pal. Born on January 27, 1886, in what is now Bangladesh, Pal came from a humble background. His mother supported the family by managing their home and cattle. As a young boy, he often sat outside a village school while grazing cows, listening to lessons through the classroom window. One day, during a school inspection, when students could not answer the inspector's questions, a voice came from outside the window. "I know the answers." The inspector was astonished as the boy answered every question correctly. "Which class do you study in?" he asked. The boy replied, "I do not study here. I am grazing cows." Impressed by his brilliance, the inspector arranged for his admission and scholarship. Thus began the educational journey of Radhabinod Pal. He later topped his district, studied at Presidency College, earned an M.Sc. in Mathematics, pursued law, and eventually obtained a doctorate. He once remarked: *"Law and Mathematics are not as different as they seem."* Years later, at the Tokyo Tribunal, Justice Pal submitted a monumental **1,235-page judgment**. He argued that international law should be applied impartially and that the victorious Allied powers could not be exempt from scrutiny. He questioned actions such as the atomic bombings and maintained that the tribunal was applying justice selectively. Although his opinion remained a dissent, it became one of the most discussed legal opinions in the history of international law. Japan never forgot him. In 1966, Emperor Hirohito awarded him one of Japan's highest civilian honors. Memorials and statues dedicated to him exist in Japan, including one at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. His legal writings and judgments continue to be studied, and he remains a respected figure in Japan's legal and historical circles. Former Japanese Prime Minister **Shinzo Abe** also expressed admiration for Justice Pal and met members of his family during a visit to India. Despite receiving immense respect abroad, Justice Radhabinod Pal remains largely unknown in his own country. He was a scholar, jurist, author, and a fearless defender of independent thought. Whether one agrees with his judgment or not, his courage to stand alone against overwhelming global opinion remains extraordinary. Do you think Justice Radhabinod Pal deserves greater recognition in India, perhaps even the Bharat Ratna? #RadhabinodPal #UnsungHero #IndianHistory #TokyoTrial #IndiaJapanRelations #Justice #HistoryMatters #InspiringIndians #BharatRatna #KnowYourHistory
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Why much of the rightwing hand-wringing over the Mohenjo Daro seal stems from under-appreciation of the historical process and context: The Vedic period begins AFTER the Harappan Civilization started declining and after the arrival of the Indo-European language-speaking pastoral tribes from the Eurasian Steppe. Therefore, any Harappan deity identified IS a pre-Vedic one. In the centuries that followed, as the incoming culture mixed with the existing culture, there were adaptations and borrowings. Some Harappan customs and practices continued as folk traditions and found their way into later Sanskrit texts. The sacredness of the peepul tree, or designs and motifs in jewellery and pottery, games of dice... This is to expected and is the natural result of mass migrations. Excerpt from Early Indians paperback edition, Pages 203 to 205: "Remnants of a civilization The Vedic corpus was composed over many centuries, and it is important to remember that the discrepancy between it and the Harappan Civilization reduces over time. The later the Vedic text, the more the likelihood of finding connections to the Harappan cultural heritage. If the Rigveda was antagonistic to, and disdainful of, ‘shishna-deva’, by the time of the Upanishads, composed between 500 BCE and 100 BCE, this was no longer the case. The number of borrowed words from Dravidian languages is also higher in the later Vedic texts than in the earlier ones. There are many Harappan seals, sealings and terracotta figurines that remind one of yoga, but there are no clear references to yoga in the Rigveda. But by the time of the Katha Upanishad, there are explicit references to it. A Harappan seal shows a figure wearing a horned headdress sitting in a yoga-like posture surrounded by animals, and it has been interpreted by some as an early depiction of Siva. Many historians and archaeologists reject this interpretation on the grounds that this is projecting later-day concepts into the distant past. While that may be so, it still leaves open the possibility of a convergence between later-day ideas of an ascetic Siva and the seal images, beliefs and myths of the Harappans. This is not surprising because over time incoming cultures often do adopt, adapt to and intermingle with existing cultures, and the Arya and the Harappans may have done the same to varying degrees across cultural domains and geographic regions. And, of course, a lot of the cultural continuity from the Harappan Civilization is reflected in popular practices rather than in the Vedic corpus. The way houses are built around courtyards; the bullock carts; the importance of bangles and the way they are worn; the manner in which trees are worshipped and the sacredness of the peepul tree in particular; the ubiquitous Indian cooking pot and the kulladh; the cultic significance of the buff alo; designs and motifs in jewellery, pottery and seals; games of dice and an early form of chess (dice and chess-like boards have been found at multiple Harappan sites); the humble lota which is used to wash up even today; and even the practice of applying sindoor and some measurement systems – the ways in which we carry on the traditions of the Harappan Civilization are too many to count. A vase discovered at the Harappan site of Lothal in Gujarat has a painting that shows a crow standing next to a pitcher with a deer looking back at it, seemingly depicting the tale of the thirsty crow in the Panchatantra. So some of the tales we tell our children may have been the same ones told by the Harappans to their own children. What ended around 1900 BCE, therefore, was the power structure that had kept the civilization going for over seven centuries, and with it went the script, the seals, the standardized bricks and some of the ideology as well – such as the unicorn. But many other things that are part and parcel of the common man’s life continued, along with some of the philosophical and cultural underpinnings of south Asia’s first civilization..."
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