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Solid win by BJP in both UP and UKH and by Congress in Punjab.

I think gathbandan will perform the best While I am far removed from UP politics but here is my take. It seems how can farmers vote for BJP, given that msp was removed 2 years ago, how can workers living on daily wages vote for BJP as they are the hardest hit by demonetization and on top of...

Thanks Dr Rana as always. We should give some examples of how different groups in contemporary society had common origin in the past. Gotr origin is one way to do that, which got split over time and again and ended up as parts of different groups that we see now. I will try to provide few...

I think gotra is important but to find origins and early references is difficult and tedious work and it is a very good idea to discuss their history, which is much more than just their origin. A good example is what is provided by Laxman ji above. Lot of their origin may be same. There is a...

We have lot of retired and current military officers on this forum, some of whom are active. Does it make sense to have a seperate thread for international affairs and military. Recently Indian contingent, Grenadiers, participated in annual victory day parade in Moscow along with lot other...

Good reference. Maybe this is why Arya Samaj appeals to rural folks. In my household my mother will do most of the rituals herself, as having grown up in Arya Samaj tradition she knows most of the matr. For larger ceremonies like weddings or yearly havan, we often engage a Arya Samaji priest...

Dr Rana, once again thanks for providing good insight with clarity. It is refreshing to read it. I am likely to comment 'aur aan deyo isse isse ..' Going back to something that you wrote regarding Panini, where you remarked that his works carry great many names which will be very useful for...

I think this issue arose because of my initial reply which was reactive. I modified my post after it was pointed out, which I hope is fine and we can move on. I meant no disrespect to anybody. I agree that I am no expert but would like to see description of various parts of this flying device...

I hope that Dr Rana may provide some insight regarding this quote from Rigved, if he wants. The above translation does not seem to be correct and seems to be only a mythology allusion and not an actual device. Corrections made as expressed below.

This has been one of the most interesting threads after a long time with good information. Some observations - Todd's note 'translation of inscriptions, .... of the Takshak and the Jains,' is interesting in the sense that the language of most of Jain work prior to 6-7th century CE was prakrit...

Removing as the message is duplicated.

Dr Rana, thank you for that wonderful quote from Panini on gotra which is really like one of the pillars or foundations of our society. How does it differ from the another practice which stresses that gotra names have to originate only from 'Rishis', which never really made sense but is quoted...

Dr Rana, it is good to see you here again. I have followed this thread with lot of interest as there has been good exchange of valuable information. If I can be of any help here, I may try to answer your question above. If the inscription above mentions Jit invaders taking Parmaras as foe...

Quick question: There is an assertion that Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh gave land on which AMU sits. Is that really true? How much land did he provide and when? It seems that AMU was founded in 1877 and Raja was born in 1886, full 9 years after the institute came into existence. Further, he...

I voted for Dr Rajpal Singh to continue as moderator because last year during discussion on ancient history, I ended up on the opposite side of him during discussion and he did a good job at that time. At times, I got quite upset with his postings as well. Going back to that discussion, I must...