Modern day Hinduism is derived from the Vedic religion of the Aryans. Many of the deities are still worshipped by Hindus in one form or another. The Vedic religion also has connections with Zoroastrianism, Iranian paganism, and even Greek and Norse mythology, if you know where to look. Almost all the Indo-European religions are basedContinue reading “The Vedic Pantheon compared to Indo-European religions”
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Hindi vs Urdu: What’s the difference?
There’s no difference at all between Hindi and Urdu? That’s… not true. Are they different languages? Well… not either. THEN WHAT ARE THEY?!? It’s actually kinda hard to classify what a language is, especially when there’s multiple things to consider like dialects, jargons, accents, standardizations, connotation, etc. Now, Hindi is the national language of India,Continue reading “Hindi vs Urdu: What’s the difference?”
Tamil: Mother of all languages?
Tamil is one of the oldest languages of India, rivalled only by Sanskrit. Even though it is quite old, there are many Tamil people who will misguidedly tell you that Tamil is the oldest language in the world, or that Tamil is the mother of all languages, or even that all humans came from anContinue reading “Tamil: Mother of all languages?”
Sanskrit Influence in South and Southeast Asia + Rise of the Chola Dynasty
Most of India was heavily Sanskritized by the 5th century BCE; even South India, where Dravidian language and culture held sway; Sanskrit words and rituals found themselves seeping into the local culture. As maritime trade flourished in Tamilakam, the lands of the Tamil people (modern day Tamil Nadu and Kerala), this sort of Sanskritization becameContinue reading “Sanskrit Influence in South and Southeast Asia + Rise of the Chola Dynasty”
Origins of Sanskrit + The Aryan Invasion Theory: Fact or Fiction?
Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages of the world, comparable to Ancient Egyptian and Chinese. Sanskrit also gave rise to most of the languages in Northern India, and it heavily influenced the languages and scripts of most of South and Southeast Asia. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, India’s predominant religion, and wasContinue reading “Origins of Sanskrit + The Aryan Invasion Theory: Fact or Fiction?”
Did the Ancient Greeks see Blue?
Many linguists and Youtubers will tell you something that may seem a bit out of the world. They will tell you that Ancient Greeks, and other ancient civilizations, could not see the color blue. or that they saw it as a shade of green or black. Parts of this is true, but it’s complicated. PeopleContinue reading “Did the Ancient Greeks see Blue?”
The Way of the Ninja – Myths vs Facts
Ninja are stock characters today as the masked spies of medieval Japan. While a lot of what people know about the ninja is true, there are a lot of misconceptions about these mysterious assassins. The ninja, or shinobi, was a spy or covert martial artist hired by daimyo (feudal lords) or samurai (warriors) to performContinue reading “The Way of the Ninja – Myths vs Facts”
Incident at Petrich
The Incident at Petrich is perhaps, one of the most ridiculous wars ever to have been fought, if you believe what people say. It is advised when reading about this incident to take all accounts with a grain of salt. Anyway, here goes. In 1925, there was a crisis between Greece and Bulgaria during whichContinue reading “Incident at Petrich”
Alcohol: Why humans and chimps love the liquid courage
Alcohol is a definite feature of the human race. We simply drink too much of it, we have huge industries producing bottles by the minute, we have so many different varieties of alcohol that it is just ingrained into our culture. Something most people don’t know about alcohol, though, is that our closest cousins, theContinue reading “Alcohol: Why humans and chimps love the liquid courage”
Dates of American colonizations
This is a list of the times people explored the Americas or made significant changes in travel or territory.
Anay Ganesh 