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Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: WHEN GREECE RULED INDIA]1/89Some time in the 7th century AD, Sanskrit writer Bāṇabhaṭṭa did a biography on his patron, emperor Harshavardhana. It was titled Harṣacarīta and is said to

Jared Petty

pettycommajared

So I'm going to start this THREAD of my personal favorite games from every platform I can think of through history that I have experience with.These aren't necessarily the best

The Cosmist Insurrection, Inc. ™

yungneocon

Part of the problem with the way both political ideology & religion are discussed is that while both are clearly determined by social rules—we defend our ID’d ‘team’ for ex—when

Antonia

Flaminhaystack

Things women have invented In 1868, cotton mill worker Margaret Knight invented a machine make paper bags with a flat square bottomA man named Charles Annan saw her design and tried to

Amber

YAIndulgences

Target is having a Buy Two, Get One Free sale on books. I'm making a thread of books by Black YA authors Muted by @TamiWritesStuffhttps://www.target.com/p/muted---by--tami-charles--hardcover-/-/A-79785696I listened to the audiobook of

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: VALLEY OF FLOWERS, FLOWERS OF CARNAGE - I]1/162Isn't it ironic that when India officially acquired J&K in 1948, the very river it was named after no longer remained Indian?

charlotte

tambourine

1 like = 1 (made-up) much-buzzed about book 1. Egg Life: a novel. Stream-of-consciousness, from the perspective of a Tamagotchi (which can't be named for trademark reasons). Slowly starts to

Tony Tost

tonytost

I did an earlier very long thread telling the roundabout story about how I broke in as a TV writer at 35 while living in Seattle. I'll try to tell

Steve W

StevenW69808657

A @jeremycorbyn isn't just for Xmas, and given that the Centrists are re-writing history at a furious pace, @VersoBooks 40% off winter sale means it's a good time to get

Rebecca Coffindaffer

callmebecks

Good morning, lovelies! It's New Book Day!!!!Quick reminder: deep breath, unclench your jaw (that one's for me), clear some space on your shelves, and let's celebrate some book releases!#WeeklyBookRelease CAST

Eddie Du

Edourdoo

When “The Blue Lotus” appeared in 1936, Hergé was 29 years old and approaching the peak of his powers as an artist. “In terms of quality there is a before

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Bihar_ke_lala

A lot of my educated friends from other side of the political spectrum have started dissing Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a freedom fighter, taking cue from their leader Rahul Gandhi. This

Kevin Huang｜黃儀軒 😷

yskevinhuang

Live tweet thread:Day 1 of the Racial Equity & Justice in Philanthropy Funders' Summit is about to start! @Jen_Newsted and I will be live-tweeting (and attending different concurrent sessions). The

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

''If, in the highlands the people were trying to exist upon a diet of boiled grass and nettles, the case was even worse in the City wynds. Within a circle

Colin Marshall 콜린 마샬

colinmarshall

Alfred Hitchcock thread The Pleasure Garden: Though not regarded as thoroughly Hitchcockian, Hitchcock's first picture, as Dave Kehr has pointed out, is filled with signs of things to come. A

Omer Sayadi

MENAsymbolism

Like announced, I'll start a thread on the symbolism of the (in)famous black & white banner in #Islam. This comprehensive thread will explore its historical origins and cover a list

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