Researchers at Fudan University carefully extracted DNA from Li Dan's tooth. It highlights the long-standing cultural connections between India and China.
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Kasthuri Shankar had made the remarks at a rally against alleged persecution of Brahmins. She later clarified on X that her words had been taken out of context, and issued an apology.
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Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
“Brahmin”? The print does not fail to disappoint me again. How is caste being read here, because Brahmin is very much a caste identity and not an occupational one. The politics of this and how it is percieved by anyone who reads this is going to be muddy. This article leads people to believe that a) Buddhism is a part of Hinduism because Brahmins are a casteist identity and most people in our country perceive it to be a “Hindu Identity” (but it absolutely isn’t) b) Li Dan? How do you know he was a Brahmin c) inaccuracy of the photos so again, hindu consciousness by false news.
Give Tibet back to the Tibetians and let ALL of Tibet be free from China too… only then can relations between India & China be (re)established… AS SIMPLE AS THAT…!!!
The answer & solution to restoration of trust & harmony between India & China lies in the giving full freedom to Tibetians and of Tibet from China. Onky after this has been done, can “nomal” relations between China , India be (re)established. AS SIMPLE AS THAT…
“Brahmin”? The print does not fail to disappoint me again. How is caste being read here, because Brahmin is very much a caste identity and not an occupational one. The politics of this and how it is percieved by anyone who reads this is going to be muddy. This article leads people to believe that a) Buddhism is a part of Hinduism because Brahmins are a casteist identity and most people in our country perceive it to be a “Hindu Identity” (but it absolutely isn’t) b) Li Dan? How do you know he was a Brahmin c) inaccuracy of the photos so again, hindu consciousness by false news.
I don’t think the writer is a trained journalist.
Stfu ricebag. Hindu identity is more real than your fake religion.
THe attached photo is not the tomb of li dan but of Tomb of Wirkak, please correct it
Give Tibet back to the Tibetians and let ALL of Tibet be free from China too… only then can relations between India & China be (re)established… AS SIMPLE AS THAT…!!!
The answer & solution to restoration of trust & harmony between India & China lies in the giving full freedom to Tibetians and of Tibet from China. Onky after this has been done, can “nomal” relations between China , India be (re)established. AS SIMPLE AS THAT…