#South

True Indology

TIinExile

Bhagavata Purana(8.18.5) says Lord Vishnu took birth as Vamana on Shravana Dvadashi. This is exactly the time of Uthradom (Onam Eve). The Onam festival is celebrated for four days until

bearistotle

gnrosenberg

I'm going to say a bit more about this passage from @roddreher and how it illustrates that social conservatives are constantly *projecting* when they complain about the left "sexualizing children."

Fuzzy

coolieduppy

A snippet of Indo-Jamaican history: A Thread. Being born and raised in a Coolie Town/Hindu Town, the word Coolie confused me. We referred to ourselves as Coolies, but NEVER the

Brett Rushforth

brettrushforth

Every so often I like to celebrate my @UOregon_History colleagues' successes, partly because it's not a department filled with big egos and many of them won't announce their good news

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

As everyone remembers Jackie Robinson’s legacy today, don’t forget that if it wasn’t for racism, a hurt ankle and a world war, he may very well have done something that

Emilie Serralta

SerraltaEmilie

Remembering today the victims of the Kasika massacre (South Kivu - #DRC). @amnesty reported that on 24 August 1998 and for several days thereafter, RCD combatants killed more than 850

Nicolas VdL

nivdlind

In a recent narrative review, Scott & Scott concluded that on-site pill testing lacks evidence of efficacy and proposed a cut on public funding until efficacy is properly demonstrated. Here's

Frail & Pale

17electoralvote

missed his birthday, but Oct 21st is George McGovern Day. He would've been 98. Happy Birthday, king George McGovern helped found and served as the first director of Food

Pritesh

ThePritesh37

A Thread on today's new discoveries Newsletter learnings 1) @IndieHackers • Clubhouse coming soon as next month on Android• More details on its funding and planning ahead on

TJ

TJishsh

Constitutional Decay: The fundamental challenge to American democracy.Want to protect and defend the #Constitution? Then stop hoping to paper over its rot with amendments: the framework of our nation requires

(((Dominique Fisherwoman))) 💙

AbbakkaHypatia

dont read indian authors unless they are bahujan and/or their books are recommended by bahujans.https://twitter.com/kookykarthik/status/1199684562487394304 People who are asking me for reccos....I just started reading last year anyway here

Izzy Moir🌱

greenyizzy

I have submitted a motion to @YoungGreenParty Convention, alongside @itsellenparry @robertjnixon_ & @thomashazell1 - and @MartinOsborne_. This motion would create an independent role to work alongside/in EC, as a Welfare

Maximilian Friedrich

mfriedrichARK

Square's Cash App apparently is testing a lending product that enables users to borrow $20-200.So --- Borrowing 20 bucks from an app doesn't sound like a big deal?It does.Hint: The

klarameyer

KlaraCLST6

In his lecture for the ASCSA, “Ötzi and Modern Mummy Research” (a), Albert Zink discusses the discovery of 5300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman, Ötzi. He assesses the findings from this remarkably well-preserved

Omo kiikan 💙

OmoKiikan

Meet Your #BBnaija 2020 House mates.1. Eric.Eric Akhigbe (24) is a final year student at the University of Lagos and hails from Edo State. The bodybuilder is a confident hunk

Sean M Joyce

SeanMJoyce1

This thread will help dispel the myths/lies that Democrats teach about the past through their crony historians in an effort to blur the facts about their pathetic party and confuse