Our machinery was never primitive... Technology so advanced that it understood the material totally and used it rather than breaking the substance and making something else out of it which is dangerous for the environment.

Day 15. We are now well inside Omani waters, north of Sur. Winds are down and back to glassy seas. So close and yet immobile. Nonetheless, the main objective of the Kaundinya project now stands proved: we have demonstrated how ancient “stitched” ships from India could cross the

We credit Swami Vivekananda for India's spiritual renaissance but forget his contribution to our scientific renaissance. It was he who first proposed setting up of IISc and other science centres. May the man who inspired Nikola Tesla and SN Bose continue to inspire scientists.

🚨 BIGGEST LIE in Engineering Field ‘STEEL was Invented by the WEST’ Every schoolbook Tell us:- Stone Age → Bronze Age → Iron Age → Steel Age (Europe-led) Read Slowly Till end ….❗️

The Somnath Temple we see today wouldn’t have been a reality had it not been for the great Sardar Patel. A visit during Diwali time in 1947 moved him to the extent that he vowed to rebuild a grand temple there. When the Temple opened its doors in May 1951, Sardar Sahib wasn’t

How the Indian Wootz steel was renamed as Damascus steel, and how the ancient knowledge of making Wootz steel was destroyed by British industrial policies ~ 1/3 🧵 Today, when we talk about modern steel, superalloys, or military-grade metals, not many are aware that the

It is high time to make attempts to revive what we have lost, we may not revive all but at least some of it...

This is just one monolithic pillar. Look at the amount of work that has gone into it! Each of them must be weighing several tons! There are 100s of pillars like this in the temple corridors of Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram! Imagine the logistics involved in transporting

It took Italy 23 years, to unite 9 provinces. It took Germany 9 years, to amalgamate 23 provinces. But Sardar Patel integrated 565 princely states into one nation, in just 18 months. And the INC forgot Sardar Patel's contributions, waking up in 1991, after 44 years, to bestow the

There seems to be no end to loot in Hindu temples...

The Thirumayam fort in Tamil Nadu Revealed a secret door that was hidden by a plug made of rock in Tamil Nadu which only became exposed after an earthquake, inside is a statue of shiva. Mainstream accept this despite not knowing the age of the room or who carved it, but heaven

Unbelievable but true

Meenakshi ji's mentions pre-Ashoka pillars and Yupa in ancient India. 1⃣Yupa pillars were indeed so central to ancient Indian traditions, they spread to ancient Southeast Asia. As Hindu kingdoms formed in ancient Indonesia, Yupa pillars were foundation stones. Often with

Would you believe it if I told you that ancient cities had parks, gardens, ponds, bathing tanks, arenas and theatres apart from residences… Source: Ananda K Coomaraswamy These were an integral part of the city apart from houses, temples, palace etc.

The INSV Kaundinya, a full-scale reconstruction of a fifth-century Indian trading vessel, just embarked on its maiden voyage to Oman as a tribute to India’s rich maritime history.  The INSV Kaundinya is a nearly 65-foot-long, 21-foot-wide ship inspired by an ancient painting in

Aravalli Range, Present Continuous. They look permanent. They are not. Marble feels eternal because it is old. But extraction is young. Violent. Fast. One tonne of polished marble. Five to seven tonnes of waste. Powdered into dust. Dumped into valleys. Settled into lungs,

Impressive how our ancestors made efforts to safeguard our traditions & our temples

Albert Einstein is a household name. But do you know the Indian genius who made Einstein's work possible? 🇮🇳⚛️ Today, we celebrate the birth of Satyendra Nath Bose. The man who gave the world 'Bose-Einstein Statistics' and the 'Boson' particle. 1/3 #SatyendraNathBose #Science