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Rani Abbakka Chowta - The fearless queen
There were at least two queens named Abbakka Chowta who ruled over the small kingdom of Ullal in India. Both fought against the Portuguese during the 16th and 17th century and held them at bay. They are remembered in legend as the same character: “Abhaya rani”, the fearless queen, and considered as the first Indian women freedom fighters against European colonialism.
These queens belonged to the Chowta dynasty, ruling Ullal, a port on coastal Canara. Power was passed through the female line in this dynasty, the son of the ruler’s sister becoming the next king. Since king Thirumala Raya III had no nephew, he gave his niece Abbakka an education usually reserved to male heirs. She learnt military science, sword fighting and archery. Local legends paint her as a visionary child, gifted in art and science. At that time, the Portuguese dominated the trade in the Indian Ocean and had installed a string of forts on the West coast of India. In 1526, the Portuguese took possession of a port close to Ullal.
A marriage was arranged for her, but as Abbakka kept living in her own home with her husband visiting her occasionally. She gave birth to three children who all stayed with her. Legends say that Abbakka parted with her husband because of her desire to fight off the Portuguese. She reportedly sent back him her wedding jewelry, which resulted in a divorce.
This Abbakka is believed to have ruled from 1544 to 1582. She refused to accept the Portuguese embargo on her ships and to pay the tribute they demanded. In 1555, the Portuguese sent an admiral against Ullal, but Abbakka fought back and the battle ended in a truce. In 1567, the Portuguese army attacked Ullal again. They managed to capture the city, but the queen hid in a mosque. She led 200 soldiers in a night attack, which resulted in the Portuguese general as well as 70 of their men. The invaders retreated to their ships, but she followed them and killed their admiral.
In 1581, Ullal faced another attack by a grand armada. The queen led her soldiers from the front, exhorting them to fight for their land. She, however, died during the invasion.
Another queen named Abbakka succeeded her and won a decisive victory by attacking and burning the Portuguese fleet in 1618. When the Portuguese captured one of her rich ships, she had her soldiers sneak into their boats and burn them, inflicting heavy losses. Her fame spread across the Indian Ocean. Italian traveler Pietro della Valle met her, noting the simplicity of her retinue as well as her dedication to her work. He gave the following description of her:
“Her complexion was that of a natural Ethiopian(…) She was girded at the waist, with a plain piece of white cotton and barefoot (…) From the waist upward the queen was naked. In brief, her aspect and habit represented rather a dirty Kitchen wench, or Laundress, than a delicate and noble Queen; (…)Yet the Queen shew’d her quality much more in speaking than by her presence; for her voice was very graceful in comparison with her Person, and she spoke like a prudent and judicious Woman. I imagine she was handsome in her Youth; and, indeed, the Report is that she hath been much of a Lady, of majestic beauty, though stern rather than gentle.”
For other valiant Indian queens who fought against colonialism, you can read about Rani Velu Nachiyar, Rani Avantibai and Rani Lakshmibai
Bibliography:
Gupta Archana Garodia, The women who ruled India, leaders, warriors, icons
Pal Sanchari, “The Forgotten Story of Rani Abbakka Chowta, the Fearless Warrior Queen of Tulu Nadu”
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What motivates the Abrahamic white man to buy these at auctions after getting it stolen from out Temples?
They buy these as antiques and probably break arm arm or damage them to increase their value as antiques. As for Hindus these become "bhinna" not fit for worship.
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The mystery of Hinduism lies in its temple structures
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The mystery of Hinduism lies in its temple structures
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One day a very reputed Geologist happened to visit Kanchipuram to have darshan of Mahaswamigal. After enquiring about his family Swamigal asked him if he would do Him a favour. The geologist was overcome as he wondered what it was that he, a mere mortal could help the Saakshaat Deivam with. He immediately agreed. Mahaperiya asked him if he knew about Kaladi. The geologist replied that even a young child knew that it was the birth place of Adi Shankaracharyar. Periyava then told him that the river Purna ran through that place and that Shankarar's mother used to bathe in it every day. He then requested him to arrange for a diver to dive and take out sand from two different locations of the River Purna (presently called River Periyar).
One location, He said, should be where the River Purna enters Kerala before it diverts into entering Kaladi and the other location should be at Kaladi, where the river makes a small U-turn and reaches Shankarar's home itself. Swamigal asked him to use the technique of carbon dating to ascertain the age of the sand at these two locations. The geologist promised to return with the results at the earliest overjoyed that he could actually carry out the wishes of Mahaperiya himself.
The geologist performed the exercise as instructed by Swamigal and returned to the mattum. Periyava was waiting for him with a beatific smile on his face. He asked him about the results. The geologist presented the reports and said that the sand taken from the first location (where Purna enters Kerala) yielded an age of being more than 100,000 years whereas the sand from the second location in Kaladi (near Adi Shankarar's home) was close to about 2500 years!
Periyava explained the results - He said that Adi Shankara’s mother would bathe in the river every day. However, once, due to her infirmities, she fainted on the way home. Shankarar asked her to bathe henceforth in the water from their well, but she declined. Shankarar, unable to convince His mother, entreated Goddess Ganga through a song and requested her to follow His footsteps (Kal Adi) and flow near His ancestral house. No sooner did He do this than the Purna changed her course and started flowing just by His dwelling!! His mother was overjoyed and continued her ablutions by the river for the rest of her life on earth.
Periyava explained that this was the reason behind the differences in the carbon dating results. The river entering Kerala is about 100,000 years old, but the change in course at Kaladi happened only after Adi Shankarar's intervention.
Thus this confirmed that Adi Shankara was indeed born in the year 509 BC, which is 2500 years back!
Jaya Jaya Shankara, Hara Hara Shankara!!
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Time Capsule
The time capsule buried by Mrs Indira Gandhl's government outside the Red Fort on August 15, 1973 was dug out on December 8, 1977. The capsule, buried at a depth of 32 feet, contains a 10,000-word document recording the history of India since Independence.
The Nehru Gandhi Family had been found to be power hungry. They wanted to be in Power after the British left. Professing democracy, yet, soliciting favours from Mahatma Gandhi he managed to get to the post of the First Prime Minister without getting voted!
Nehru also wanted the British to present him an award of the Nobel Peace Prize, but the British, though said to have promised did not prefer to keep up with that part of the promise.
Sardar Patel who had rallied the 600 states to align with the Indian State was popular and got the maximum votes!
Indians at that time, had started to rule themselves after almost a 700 years, on their own, were very earnest and did it with a spirit of service.
The Nehru Gandhi dynasty is reality were more inclined to ‘die nasty’ than honorably. Nehru died of venereal disease.
Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own security guards.
Her son Sanjeev Gandhi was killed in an aeroplane accident.
Her son Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a terrorist, during a political inauguration in Sriperumbudur.
These historical details aside, it is a fact that leaders were wont to be remembered long after they are gone, and as such erect statues of their own images in principal street corners, so that they will be remembered.
But in the Nehru Gandhi Dynasty the urge to be remembered for posterity remained uppermost, albeit not doing enough to deserve it.
The Time Capsule - Materials
The Time Capsule is made up of a stable Metal that does not corrode, like an Alloy, Polymer or the Pyrex Glass in which acids are stored. It must serve the purpose of preserving the materials that contain the News of the happenings of this country in this timeline, such that 1000 years hence, someone accidentally or otherwise unravels it, they will come to know that almost a 1000 years back, a lady Prime Minister lived and took the country forward.
This is the intention of sending a Time Capsule, deep down in the earth.
To meet this condition. it must be in Vacuum or Hermetically Sealed with Inert Gas, as any trace of Oxygen might mean growth of Fungi in the Capsule which might not serve any purpose. It must take shocks, heat, without burning, and help preserve its nature.
the Time Capsule might look like this.
This should be able to sustain, survive under the technology available in the period of 1970 s.
However, what’s really of utmost importance in this discussion, is not the sophistication of the container itself (we shall leave it to our engineering friends to marvel at its wonder), but actually the contents placed inside the time capsule container. For example, one can place certain documents pertaining to the current leader, into such container and bury them deep into the earth, so that thousands of years later, when future archaeologists excavate the same, then they would become aware of the leader of that era.
Since this container acts like a capsule carrying information from one time-frame to another, it is called “Time Capsule”. If the information in the time capsule placed by the predecessors is a genuine account of the leader, then the future historians will be enriched with true history. But if the information is propagandic & that of false self-glorification, then future historians will be misled into believing a white-washed (distorted) version of the history. It was precisely this concept which Indira Gandhi tried to exploit. Let’s find out what exactly happened.
By the early 1970s, with some of the most boldest decisions like Land Reforms, Abolition of Privy Purses, Nationalization of Banks, and most importantly, the roaring victory against Pakistan in 1971 war, Indira Gandhi had single-handedly struck a chord with the masses. She had undeniably become a larger than life figure, and quotes like “India is Indira, Indira is India” (coined by her sycophants) had become common slogans across the nation, cutting across class, creed, caste, religion etc. Almost every Indian was in awe of Indira Gandhi, and the opposition was literally biting dust.
The facts of the history disputed by members of the Janata Government had become controversial. It was not properly revealed to the opposition, the Janata Party.
Normally such events are managed in accordance to the majority in the Parliament, especially when there are an educated community. The intentions were not honorable and at the very outset, it was clear that the reins of Power of the State must be under one Dynastic Rule.
As this attitude forebodes not good for the Country, a rather unruly Prime Minister proceeded with the help of the Security.
Not to be outdone, the Janata Government, when it assumed power in four years time, got it dug out on December 8, 1977. The capsule, buried at a that depth. The 10,000-word document recording the history of India was not made public, as promised. The capsule was dug out in the presence of Union Education Minister, P.C. Chunder.
The capsule was dug out in the presence of Union Education Minister, P.C. Chunder, among other politicians and officials. But it was not clarified if the contents of the document, to be placed in Parliament, will be made public.
There was a possible tip-off, that the contents of the Time Capsule was in favor of the Ruling Congress Party, much against the Principles of Truth and the Democratic Principles.
The entire exercise was a financial fiasco, clumsily managed.
Leaders are generally motivated by the fact that their works must be remembered for all time.
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Social media, necessitates support at any cost, irrespective of their allegiance to the cause, which might tilt the balance either way.
Popularity in Social Media must not be taken up as the right in the democratic spirit and decided upon. The flaw in the system martyrs the last man.
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Maitreya
Maitreya originates from the Sirius star system; he established a mystery school in Lemuria and after the destruction and sinking of that continent he continued on the etheric plane to teach the mystic learnings. Maitreya returned to teach Jesus of Nazareth and Kuthumi. He is linked to the Himalayas and Tientsin, China. His mission is to free humanity from delusions, confusion and problems and to bring in the golden age when the Light will rule. For this purpose he seeks to cleanse humans of all impurities, clear their mind and align them with their divinity. Maitreya works on opening the heart and mind of people to greater realities and the blessings that await us once we will be able to change our limited perspectives and overcome our inner darkness, let go of judgements and start giving freely and wholeheartedly.
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π as stated is in irrational number and cannot be expressed in decimals, as it keeps recurring. We used it as π=3.142 corrected to 3 decimals only.
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π has been known in India as the ratio of circumference to diameter since over thousands of years. The intricate pillars in the Temples supporting the humongous structures would not exist otherwise.
Emma Haruka Iwao smashes pi world record with Google help
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Pictures from the Indian Independence movement in the Country in 1947 onwards
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NATIONAL HERALD
those who ought to be behind jail are negotiating their representation in the parliament in India !
This is a black and white case of creating a shell company to steal assets worth thousands of crores, by blatantly disregarding the laws of the land. In one stroke of pen, this move wiped out several shareholders' stocks in the company Associated Journals Limited (AJL). Money Laundering, Tax Evasion and Illegal capture of prime real estate done by the ruling family with impunity, all done in plain sight.
Now, having been caught with their hand in the cookie jar, the Gandhi family and the Congress Party put on a drama of witch hunt and all they want to do is delay, delay, delay. From the first summons in 2014, which the family dragged all the way to the Supreme Court and back, to now, this book documents all the twists and turns that they tried to escape from the criminal case brought on them by Subramanian Swamy. No stone left upturned, no avenues unexplored to try and escape the long arm of the law.
The Indian Government has a dubious reputation of shelving the issue in the Courts below the Carpet, compromised as they become over the years in power due to other interests or powerful lobbying. This seems to have happened.
Wonder if this is becoming History.
This Book is available both in its Print and Kindle version.
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In a Country which saw the King cut off the hands of the Skilled Workers', so that such excellence must not be found in any part of the World, the Country also witnessed the Leader partaking his lunch with the workers during the Launch of the recent Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor Celebrations which has been planned to stretch for a month.
The Kashi Vishwanath Temple Gopura.
An aerial view
The view at night.
Amid the pandemic the work hasn't stopped.
Contrasting this withe the Taj Mahal, said to be a mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of the Mughal ruler Shah Jehan, the Dynastic Muslim Ruler of the Mughals. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.
The edifice built in 14 centuy
All the contradictory opinions about taj mahal being a symbol of love or there is nothing romantic about the story of Shahjahan and Mumtaz apart from a plan to bury one of the women in his harem. One cannot refute the documentary findings stating this.
Taj Mahal, was hyped up as a monument of eternal love. It was built with very skillful workers with marbles brought from Central West Asia.
Patterns distinctly are muslim, esp the panels and screens.
The Skilled Workers' hands cut off to ensure such a work must not be seen in any part of the world.
The workers were Indian. But it must be admitted that the hype has carried on that the Taj Mahal was a lover's dream.
It might take a generation for the hype to turn to myth, and then wear off over a period of time.
But those who prefer to have this as a lover's dream, can always have it so. 😁😁
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