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When I learned about the Samavartana ceremony in ancient India while researching on India's educational heritage, I was simply mindblown by the verses from Shikshavalli in Taittiriya Upanishad that were chanted. And I thought why the hell are we not chanting these very verses when students graduate today? So... much meaning, so much depth! But then I realized this ceremony was designed for Brahmacharis who have led a life designed for learning deep truths. Imagine a graduation ceremony culminating in a sacred bath for the student! All the same it made me feel good to see IIT Delhi including these chants at their recent convocation. We are still far from decolonization but perhaps even the symbolism of a timeless ceremony should be appreciated. More than anything it is fun to see the leftists frothing at the mouth over the 'Hindu' chants at an IIT convocation.show more

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Balaji V Srinivasan (edu/acc)vor 2 Monaten

IIT Delhi has had these chants as part of their graduation ceremony at least for 18 years (I saw the ceremonyfirst in 2008). I just wish they would also change the robes, like other IITs.

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ಸಹೃದಯಿvor 2 Monaten

Entire text was part of non detailed Sanskrit text book in 90's in Karnataka. Chanting is taught to students in many RKM schools in Karnataka from very early times. In 1994, it was chanted during facilitation of SSLC rank holders by GoK in Gurunanak Bhavan, Vasantnagar, B'lore

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Saurav Anandvor 2 Monaten

I heard these versus in NPTEL lecture videos of IITs. Got curious, learnt a lesson on how to respect your roots and felt immensely proud!

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jaya_jaya_bharatham🙏🏼🏹🕉️🏹🙏🏼vor 2 Monaten

🙏🏼🌺🕉️🌺🙏🏼

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Sudhakar Kalluri ( కల్లూరి సుధాకర్ )vor 2 Monaten

And how ironic @singhsahana - that they are still wearing robes whose origin is from medieval Christian-Church-run University Convocations .

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Karuna Gopalvor 2 Monaten

What bothers me most is that western clothes such as long sleeve shirts, ties and suits are still being worn instead of the far more suited Indian clothes

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Srinivasvor 2 Monaten

@TVMohandasPai Ganapati Atharvashirsha.

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Santosh Gairolavor 2 Monaten

The chanting and the screenshot does not match.

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Sahana Singhvor 2 Monaten

I could not get the exact video. But the Shikshavalli was chanted, I believe.

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Pratibha Patilvor 2 Monaten

We r not chanting because of congress party inserted anti Hindu laws & articles in the name of secularism.Govt looting temples exploiting hindu religious and educational institutions while promoting and donating to the Minority institutions. Hindus don't have kshatriya spirit.

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Kumara Kantiravavor 2 Monaten

Thank you for Sharing this. Most Indians, including myself, have no idea about these things.

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Venkitaraman TRvor 2 Monaten

It is one most perfectly kept upanisad which we learn with swara. As for education, most appropriate of what to learn in sikshavali🙏

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वन्दे मातरम् -जय हिन्दvor 2 Monaten

Due credit to “Shri Prahlad Joshiji” and Modiji for making this happen🙏🙏

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Sankaranarayananvor 2 Monaten

One can't wear footwear amidst Vedic chants - that's a basic principle. Not done.

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Deshavarivor 2 Monaten

Which book

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Kartik Kamathvor 2 Monaten

Apparently this is a custom beyond his visit. But it reiterates for me, that the same theory/mantra/practice etc can be propped up and imposed as a matter of fanaticism and vehemence making it feel religious and the same can find full efficacy if transmitted in the right way.

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LivingOnAPrayervor 2 Monaten

Long tweets without knowledge shows who is frothing. Thank you.

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Yogesh Kulkarnivor 2 Monaten

Bachelor of Science सायन्स के ब्रह्मचारी !!

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Raghuveervor 2 Monaten

A great beginning Sahana ji. Gave a wonderful feeling. Slowly the change is happening. The resistance and the hostility towards anything connected with the Sanatana samskriti is deeply entrenched. But fortunately it is more in the open now. Easier to tackle and crush it.

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AntySkeptikvor 2 Monaten

Now just those ridiculous costume robes must go

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Lrnr_tnkrrvor 2 Monaten

The Vedic chanting at the graduating ceremony was so amazing !! Revival of the place of Nalanda, Takshashila and other universities that educated the world is in progress

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Kokki Kumaru 2vor 2 Monaten

Decolonisation is a leftist nonsense I don't know why Indian right wing is obsessed with it

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AAvor 2 Monaten

Utter nonsense. 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Satyameva Jayatevor 2 Monaten

Lefists of our time are a mere reflex of the foundling fathers of Indian Left Movement. These fellows neither have renunciation (goribi by left parlance) nor dedication for upliftment of masses. Even their old leaders are divided over what to take and what not to take from Indian society and culture. Indian spirituality is always taunted by these oxymorons.

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Kartik Kamathvor 2 Monaten

I too just discovered it and realised it's so beautiful! It seems to be saying the devatas manifest as different aspects of the body-mind are to be propiated so they don't put obstacles because it is against their interest for the individual to realise the ultimate truth 😁

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saumyavor 2 Monaten

@TVMohandasPai Thanks for this insight ! Thrilled to know about this .

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Angelina Jolie Has Finally Woken Up To The Fact The United Nations & Governments Are Run By Heartless Criminals There’s No Accountability For Crimes “If There’s A Business Interest Involved” “That is the biggest that is the most disheartening thing of I think we we or I thought at least even 20 years ago when I started to work internationally that there was this I in my head, some weird idea of good guys. You know? Some idea of those whether it be certain countries or certain people's maybe it was this holdover from World War 2 and this thought that this was, like so that the lines were clear and that there was going to be these human rights goals laid out and that there would be things stood up for, and that if these things weren't done, there would be pushback, and these were the and I really thought that's what it was. I even thought that's what the United Nations was… And I thought, okay. There's a there's some lines in the sand. There's some understanding. We're gonna grow and fight for improvements in these areas. And and to watch to watch and understand more and more how it's just simply that's not what it is. That's not the world. The world is not these are human rights. It is these are human rights sometimes for these people, maybe sometimes for these people, never for these people. Yeah. It's food aid, 6% for these people, 50% for these people, it's justice for these people, but not these people. Accountability for this crime, but not that crime if there's business interest. And this is truly the ugly state of of so much of the world that we are just becoming more and more aware of for just about every I mean, I don't know any countries that are are clean of it and, um, and willing to hold a line really consistently hand on behalf of the of human rights and laws”

Angelina Jolie Has Finally Woken Up To The Fact The United Nations & Governments Are Run By Heartless Criminals There’s No Accountability For Crimes “If There’s A Business Interest Involved” “That is the biggest that is the most disheartening thing of I think we we or I thought at least even 20 years ago when I started to work internationally that there was this I in my head, some weird idea of good guys. You know? Some idea of those whether it be certain countries or certain people's maybe it was this holdover from World War 2 and this thought that this was, like so that the lines were clear and that there was going to be these human rights goals laid out and that there would be things stood up for, and that if these things weren't done, there would be pushback, and these were the and I really thought that's what it was. I even thought that's what the United Nations was… And I thought, okay. There's a there's some lines in the sand. There's some understanding. We're gonna grow and fight for improvements in these areas. And and to watch to watch and understand more and more how it's just simply that's not what it is. That's not the world. The world is not these are human rights. It is these are human rights sometimes for these people, maybe sometimes for these people, never for these people. Yeah. It's food aid, 6% for these people, 50% for these people, it's justice for these people, but not these people. Accountability for this crime, but not that crime if there's business interest. And this is truly the ugly state of of so much of the world that we are just becoming more and more aware of for just about every I mean, I don't know any countries that are are clean of it and, um, and willing to hold a line really consistently hand on behalf of the of human rights and laws”

Wall Street Apes

658,860 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Rafa Nadal & Roger Federer were asked how they want to be remembered in a new campaign for Louis Vuitton Rafa: “At the end what will make me feel proud and happy is when I leave this world, if the tournament directors, the people who work at the tournaments, staff, ATP, say good things about who I was on the tour, or who I am as a person more than a tennis player. Because as a tennis player, at the end, we have the titles, we have the achievements and that's how it is. I achieved more than what I ever dreamed of. So for me at the end, the legacy in terms of a human being, after achieving all the things that we achieved, for me is the most important thing.” ❤️ Roger: “I hope if I'm remembered not only as a tennis player, but as a person behind what I gave to the game and what I represented to the game, and it was less about all my Wimbledon victories or whatever it was, that would mean a lot to me. If I can be remembered more as the personality rather than just a player, that would be great. And if I was a good role model for kids, that would make me happy too… And it would be nice, like Rafa said, if the people are happy to see us again. Not like ‘oh no, that guy again,’” 😂 These two. 🥹

Rafa Nadal & Roger Federer were asked how they want to be remembered in a new campaign for Louis Vuitton Rafa: “At the end what will make me feel proud and happy is when I leave this world, if the tournament directors, the people who work at the tournaments, staff, ATP, say good things about who I was on the tour, or who I am as a person more than a tennis player. Because as a tennis player, at the end, we have the titles, we have the achievements and that's how it is. I achieved more than what I ever dreamed of. So for me at the end, the legacy in terms of a human being, after achieving all the things that we achieved, for me is the most important thing.” ❤️ Roger: “I hope if I'm remembered not only as a tennis player, but as a person behind what I gave to the game and what I represented to the game, and it was less about all my Wimbledon victories or whatever it was, that would mean a lot to me. If I can be remembered more as the personality rather than just a player, that would be great. And if I was a good role model for kids, that would make me happy too… And it would be nice, like Rafa said, if the people are happy to see us again. Not like ‘oh no, that guy again,’” 😂 These two. 🥹

The Tennis Letter

525,931 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

JAKE MENT #제이크 #JAKE 🦮Just like what Ni-ki said, I don’t think these three shows have ever gone by this quickly. It was that fun, and I think we really enjoyed it so much. Did you all have fun too? 🦮As we were preparing for this tour, we really thought about a lot of things. The six of us put in a lot of thought, but in the end, we started with the idea that we wanted to create a concert stage together with ENGENE. I think that’s why we were able to have this much fun. 🦮More than anything, to all the ENGENEs in Korea who filled all three shows, thank you so, so much. We’ll go on the world tour safely and come back healthy, everyone. 🦮Until we see you again, please stay healthy, stay happy, don’t cry, and wait for us well. 🦮We love you so much. I love you guys. Let’s meet again next time.

JAKE MENT #제이크 #JAKE 🦮Just like what Ni-ki said, I don’t think these three shows have ever gone by this quickly. It was that fun, and I think we really enjoyed it so much. Did you all have fun too? 🦮As we were preparing for this tour, we really thought about a lot of things. The six of us put in a lot of thought, but in the end, we started with the idea that we wanted to create a concert stage together with ENGENE. I think that’s why we were able to have this much fun. 🦮More than anything, to all the ENGENEs in Korea who filled all three shows, thank you so, so much. We’ll go on the world tour safely and come back healthy, everyone. 🦮Until we see you again, please stay healthy, stay happy, don’t cry, and wait for us well. 🦮We love you so much. I love you guys. Let’s meet again next time.

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