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A proud Indian; RTs are not endorsements.
Aug 10, 2018 12 tweets 3 min read
This pic is of Tilu Rauteli of Uttarakhand- yesterday was her 357th birth- she was born on 8th August 1661 in Pauri’s Gurad village. Her father’s name was Bhoot Singh Gorla. Her father was the Thokdar (in charge of a group of villages) of Chaundkot region. Tilu had 2 brothers-Bhagtu & Parthva & was engaged at 15 to Village Idaa’s (Patti Mondasyun) Bhuppa Negi.Those were the days when Katyuri dynasty was trying to wrest Garhwal and used to frequently attack the region with all their might. Her father was martyred in one such attack
Aug 5, 2018 5 tweets 3 min read
This state has temples dedicated to everyone one can think of- from Kauravas to Pandavas besides our PanchBadri, PanchKedar, PanchPrayag, Ganga ji, Yamuna ji, Navagraha- every place fills u with a never felt before feeling of divine and spirituality following u- it is #Devbhumi Shiva & Shakti overlooks you from every hill, Nagaraja of Danda ka Nagaraja or SemMukhem take care of their devotees, Vishnu and Lakshmi sits at Badrikashram, divinity of Narsingh at Joshimath or Karthik Swamy in Rudraprayag fill you with divine... #Devbhumi #Uttarakhand
Jun 25, 2018 12 tweets 7 min read
Dear @Ram_Guha : I don’t expect u to reply to me simply because u won’t-
If u r honest, then correct me if I am wrong- “in Nov 1962, Dharampal was arrested along with two co signatories (Narendra Dutta and Roop Narayan) 4 writing a letter to Nehru demanding his resignation 1/2 And @Ram_Guha : all 3 were released from jail after few months and on the intervention of LBS- then HM and JP; if u have little honesty then prove me wrong on this -else stop peddling ur lies on Nehru- I am talking FACT here & not creating scenario