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Clio is the muse of history who is responsible for preserving memory & knowledge that comes from discoveries of past. Follow @clio_store
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A Thread On The Founding Father of Surgery Sushruta lived in India sometime between 600 to 1000 BC. His Sushruta Samhita is one of the most outstanding treatises in Indian medical literature, describes the ancient tradition of surgery in India. #NationalDoctorsDay
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Narasimha slaying Hiranyakashipu Kalighat painting, c.1910
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Aryabhata wrote the Aryabhatiya, a 121-verse Sanskrit text, in the fifth century CE. Those verses contain an idea that turned the universe on its head. Aryabhata stated that the Earth rotates on its own axis. To explain this, he used a simple example: "Just as a man in a boat
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They say Arjuna did penance here. So intense, even stone remembered. His penance is still frozen mid motion on a granite canvas.
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The Treaty of Sugauli: How the British Drew a Line Between India and Nepal For centuries, India and Nepal were not divided by hard borders. Pilgrims walked freely, traders transported salt and wool across the passes and kings ruled territories that connected Kumaon and Garhwal
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It was supposed to be a routine Monday. Payroll was looming but a wire transfer had finally come through… relief. But the next morning, the cash was gone. The CEO called me, panicked. Turns out it was a bank processing glitch. But for 3 hours, our hearts were in our
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From a Fisherman Idol to Mumbai’s King: The Story of Lalbaugcha Raja In 1934, Lalbaug’s mill workers & Koli fishermen lost their market. They prayed to Ganpati with a navas (vow) and Soon new land was allotted. Out of gratitude they installed Lalbaugcha Raja as a humble
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Strategy meets craftsmanship. This isn’t just a foldable chessboard, it’s a story carved in wood. Handmade with precision, polished with heritage. A timeless piece for battles of the mind. Shop Now! Shipping Globally 🌎 Link: https://t.co/29e8o3LoDG
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Once the second largest city in the world. Hampi was Vijayanagara’s heart. a beating center of trade, knowledge and sacred power. Even in ruin, it radiates order.
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Inside Elephanta Caves, the dance of creation echoes. Mahesh, Vishnu, Brahma in one face. One form. One mountain that became scripture. #SacredIndia
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Here, the goddess wears lotus and thunder, Her laughter echoes through towers of a thousand eyes. Madurai blooms with divine geometry.
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The entire universe was within His mouth, yet in Yashoda’s lap He remained a child. Shubh Krishna #Janmashtami ❤️
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Krishnakrida – The Eternal Play This Janmashtami, we look back at Raja Ravi Varma’s 1896 painting Krishnakrida, a beautiful scene of Krishna’s childhood and a mother’s love. Here, Bal Krishna sits on Maa Yashoda’s lap, reaching out playfully to a calf while a cow stands close
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Every home deserves a touch of divinity✨ This hand carved wooden Bal Krishna idol from Andhra carries the joy of Krishna & devotion of artisans who’ve preserved this craft for generations. Own a piece of living heritage. Order Now! Full details & shop link in the next tweet.
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India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe’s languages. She was the mother of our philosophy, of much of our mathematics, of the ideals embodied in Christianity, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of us all.
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Kanaklata Barua — The 17 year old Freedom Fighter Who Refused to Lower the Tricolour When Gandhi gave the Quit India call, Assam’s Mrityu Bahini (“Death Battalion”) planned to hoist the tricolour at Gohpur police station, defying British orders. Kanaklata, the youngest member,
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A thousand years, not a single inch bowed Chola’s vision still echoes in stone.
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Five chariots. Each from a single rock. Named after the Pandavas but made by Pallava hands. Mahabalipuram’s monoliths defy time and gravity.
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Inside Jaisalmer’s walls, even silence is carved. From the ornate jharokhas to the sandstone lace of Patwon Ki Haveli, every inch whispers the artisan’s devotion. Stone never felt so alive.
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Stone wheels that turn time, chariots that chase dawn, Konark is the silence between shadow and sun.
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Where granite dreams stand tall in ruin, and every breeze remembers an empire's hymn, Hampi is not lost, it is paused in prayer. #IncredibleIndia
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India’s wood carving traditions go back to the Mauryan empire. From temple doors to spice boxes, our artisans carry forward this 2000 year old craft using nothing but chisels, mallets and love..❤️ #ClioStories
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