tag > India
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Water conservationist S.Vishwanath (@zenrainman) on how to solve the groundwater crisis in India
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Kondana Caves - located about 30km from the city of Lonavala in India. The group of 16 caves is believed to have been created by hand using a primitive tool & from scratch.
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Panini was a Sanskrit philologist, grammarian, and revered scholar in ancient India (4th century BCE)
Read more: Pāṇini and Bharata on Grammar and Art - Pāṇini, Xuanzang, and Tolkāppiyaṉ: Some legends and history - A 21 year old’s appreciation post on Panini’s Astadhyayi
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Charaka and Suśruta replaces the Hippocratic oath in India
National medical commission on India has given orders to Medical Colleges in India to replace the Hippocratic oath with "Maharishi Charaka shapath". Now Modern Medicine Doctors will be taking the oath in the name of the Father of Ayurveda. Additionally, Students face "compulsory 10 days of yoga for one hour per day" and Yoga is going to help allay depression and suicidal tendencies.
Comment by Joe Agneya: Charaka & Suśruta has direct contributions to modern medicine-Variolation, Cataract extraction etc Charaka was translated & studied in Arabic & Latin. Why must Indians honor Hippocrates? Decolonization needs change of heroes & scientific independence.
Comment by Vakibs: Charaka Samhita is also the first clear formulation of the scientific method, anywhere in the world. One cannot get a better antecedent to “evidence based medicine”. [...] The first clear enunciation of scientific method was in Ayurvedic texts: termed as "Yukti". It is a better formulation as it takes care of the bias from language. Europe just copied wholesale a lot of science & maths from India. Bullshit about inventing the "scientific method"
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Kurukulla is a goddess of tribal origins, initially venerated as a protector by various nomadic clans who related her to fertility and material affairs, yet also considered her dangerous and fearsome. Progressively, the goddess was incorporated into the Buddhist pantheon, and during this process, Kurukulla acquired some different roles and lost others. Many practices were developed related to issues such as protection against animals and certain diseases, obtaining influential positions in society, love affairs, and even getting rid of one’s enemies. Kurukulla is a deity considered the goddess of eroticism, the mistress of enchantments and bewitchment, who uses desire as a weapon for transcendence. Practicing with Kurukulla allows us to reach our true nature by making our daily life, our fears and weaknesses, the very source of liberation.
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The World of Rhythm Called Rituals - Book by Jayant Burde
When someone mentions rituals we usually think of religious rituals such as prayer, puja, marriage ceremonies, sermons and so on. However, if we introspect a little, we realize that we spend most of our life in performing rituals of one type or another. Most of our activities from morning till night are ritualistic. This book explains how rituals are closely connected with verse, music and dance. It asserts that like music and dance rituals belong to the world of rhythm. By ritual we mean any stylized behaviour that recurs. Rituals abound in all walks of life: social intercourse, military affairs, law and politics, education and so forth. In most rituals rhythm is manifest and loud. In a few rituals which have a slow tempo, some analysis is necessary to detect rhythmic patterns. The author beautifully portrays the types of rituals and the rhythms they generate from the babbling of a child to a band parade or the chanting of a mantra. He explains the initiation and completion of patterns that form the rhythm.
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Flower of Life: Pattern that can be extended indefinitely
Shri Yantra: mystical diagram (yantra) used in the Shri Vidya school of Hinduism.
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Regeneration Rising
- China Pledges to Plant Forests of Trees Equal to the Size of Belgium – For Each of the Next 5 Years Straight
- China 'Modified' the Weather To Create Clear Skies For Political Celebration, Study Finds
- India this year reached its 2030 goal of having 40% of its energy come from renewable sources - 9y ahead
- Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel
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The Buddhist Stupa: From the Microcosm to the Macrocosm
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Disgusting Colonial Mentality, illustrated with Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
#Comment: If one pays close attention, it is evident that the UK and many of the other "former" colonial powers are still run by such deeply hateful, disgusting madmen up to this day.
