India: From the Year 1.4 Million BCE to the Year 1818 CE

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A Compilation of our 20 threads from 2022 covering India's History, Literature, Philosophy, and Culture.

1. 5 Unique Archaeological Sites of India

A Thread that covers the prehistory of India

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2. The Overview and Expanse of the Rigveda

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3. The amazing history of the ancient port of Lothal

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4. The geography of India as described in the Shatapatha Brahmana Grantha of Yajurveda

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5. The Essence of “Dharma”, and its evolution from the Vedic ages

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6. The Upanishadic philosophy on fear and death

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7. The imprints of the Ramayana across Asia

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8. Governance and Fiscal Management in Mahabharata as told in the Shanti Parvan

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9. Five Hallmarks of a Great Leader as per Mahabharata

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10. The 14 Edicts of Samrat Ashoka

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11. History of Paper in India

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12. The Ancient Origins of Yoga

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13. The three faculties of Learning according to Darshanas

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14. The Global spread of Ayurveda

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15. Arikamedu – The Ancient Global City of India

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16. The sources on the life of Shri Adi Shankaracharya

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17. Did you know that we can trace back Idli to at least the 9th century?

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18. While the history of Rasayana goes back to the Vedic ages, Rasopnishad was perhaps the most complete treatise on the subject.

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19. Buddhism was a pivotal factor in taking Indian ideas to faraway lands. Siberia was one of them.

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20. The story of how the Maratha empire conquered most of modern India in a century

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