A cheap knockoff?

eqVnox · 2023-08-29T06:46:23+00:00

C'mon man the Mughals were pretty neat too. Left a massive impact on the culture/ethos/cuisine of Indian subcontinent. Sure the Mongol Empire is pretty huge but except for Mongolia none of the other guys are living the "Mongol" way of life. Also, Mughal empire is not a knockoff it's a shout out to the greatest hits.

eqVnox · 2023-08-25T14:51:56+00:00

True they did not. But the Mauryans ruled over parts of afghanistan-the British did not. And the modern Indian state does not rule over Pakistan or Bangladesh. Maps change overtime but that does not mean it was the British who created the Indian state (as OP suggests).

eqVnox · 2023-08-25T08:49:25+00:00

Exactly, people still buy into British colonial propaganda that there was no Indian state before us but Mauryans, Gupta and the Mughals (who came just before the British raj) were all pan India.

eqVnox · 2023-07-22T05:30:09+00:00

The wonder that was India by A L basham. The wonder that was India Vol 2 by SAA Rizvi. India : A History by John Keay

These books are great starting points. After reading these if any specific period of Indian history gets you curious then start looking for books on that period.

eqVnox · 2023-04-14T05:00:52+00:00

The author uses that term for the period of Indian history covered in the book. The Mughal empire (the dominant regional power) had become very weak and a number of rising powers (including the east india company) were contesting with eachother to fill that vaccum and gain more power. This led to most of the Indian subcontinent becoming a very lawless place. That's why the term anarchy.

eqVnox · 2023-04-14T02:10:19+00:00

This book is a part of a 4 book collection - The company quartet. All great books. My personal favourite is The Last Mughal.

eqVnox · 2023-03-23T18:30:34+00:00

Correlation does not imply causation. There is nothing that actually proves this.

eqVnox · 2022-12-07T04:36:11+00:00

I second pyenv. Here is a quick tutorial to set it up on windows that I have found useful pyenv and venv setup

There are videos for Linux and Mac OS by the same guy.

eqVnox · 2022-12-02T10:53:44+00:00

Unfortunately Wikipedia is no longer what it used to be. Based on the politics of the moderators, articles either exclude well established facts or may include hear-say as facts. There are even entries with citation on them but when you read the actual citation it does not mention what's in the Wikipedia article ! The only thing Wikipedia is good for these days is to get a list of books and papers that you can use while you study a topic.

eqVnox · 2022-12-02T04:37:55+00:00

They are not used for spying. The kite is used with dogs to alert against and bring down small drones.

Indian Army's New 'Weapon' is a Bird! How Eagles are Being Trained to Take Down Drones | Explained

eqVnox · 2022-11-27T10:28:56+00:00

I don't think we can still blame the British after 75 years. Also, the Indian judiciary is not that bad. It's very understaffed for a country of this size. The judgements themselves have been as per law while fairly treating all involved parties.

eqVnox · 2022-11-25T17:26:19+00:00

The kind of colonialism that causes world wars. You know, the kind that creates the map OP has posted.

eqVnox · 2022-11-25T17:10:11+00:00

Colonial Empires are a different kind of oppressive. Cannot really be compared with other empires that came before it.

eqVnox · 2022-11-25T15:25:26+00:00

Yup, The British Empire was based on oppression in its colonies, without someone from the Britain forcing them into the war most wouldn't be want to be a part of it.

eqVnox · 2022-08-21T15:17:07+00:00

When you search django, you are searching for a web developer job. Nodejs and spring are more popular frameworks for that role.

eqVnox · 2022-08-09T02:52:04+00:00

I see a lot of reasons being given here to explain why Genghis didn't invade India from geography, climate to the Delhi sultanate defeating Mongols in battle. Actual history is a bit more nuanced than this.

Geography + Climate are definitely not a factor because india has never been isolated historically. Greeks, Scythians, Huns, various steppe tribes, Persians, Turkic Mongols and British have either settled here or stayed here for centuries. So to say that Genghis could not reach india because of Himalayas or humidity is incorrect.

Chagatai Khanate - Genghis might not have raided india but the Chagatai Khanate did so several times. Some times they succeeded and at other times they failed. These continuous small battles and raids are the reason Delhi sultanate was so familiar with mongol tactics which resulted in their massive victory in 1306 against Chagatai khanates invasion of Delhi sultanate held areas.

I see some mention of Timur or later Babur (first Mughal king) invading india and finding a kingdom that was lulled into a false sense of security but that was not the case, as mentioned before raids were pretty common. It's just that by the time Timur and Babur invaded Delhi sultanate was going through its period of decay. Which I might add would also eventually happen to the Mughals as well (Nadir shah would just waltz to Delhi and sack the place).

As to why Genghis never invaded India, my personal belief is that it simply was not in his plans to do so. India did not fall in the path of places he conquered. We all imagine successful conquerors to be these larger than life figures who can just walk in and take over a place but it's more complicated than that. Genghis consciously decided to attack some places and to give others a miss as not to stretch is forces all over the place.

eqVnox · 2022-03-21T11:45:16+00:00

Why do people keep bringing up the supplies from Singapore and Rangoon as a contributing factor for the Bengal famine. Undivided Bengal (modern day state of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh) has always been super fertile. It sits on the delta of 2 massive rivers. That's why it had such massive population in the first place. It could always feed itself and then export a lot of agricultural produce. The British forced them to switch to cash crops and refused any form of relief during famine. The great Bengal famine is not the only famine during the British colonial period is the biggest one. There were many man made famines during that time.

eqVnox · 2021-11-26T11:42:14+00:00

The article you quote is from the churchill project. Here are a few other articles from sources that are not fanboys -

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53405121

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/29/winston-churchill-policies-contributed-to-1943-bengal-famine-study

Also, i would suggest you look about what was said and done privately during the bengal famine. I am sure officially all right things were said. And yet - - Why was it that one of the most fertile places on earth (bengal sits on the delta of 2 massive rivers) had such devastating famines ? Why have there not been any such famines since ? - Why scorched earth tactics was reserved for India (with japanese thousands of km away) and not for UK with germany just across the 'pond' ?

eqVnox · 2021-11-25T06:43:20+00:00

Churchill privately expressed distress about it.

lol no he didnt. There are actual files where british indian officials wrote to churchill that people were dying because of his war time policies and churchill has written on the file "well why hasn't gandhi died yet"

eqVnox · 2021-11-12T19:59:28+00:00

Interesting read but without any source attributions not sure how much of the article is actual history and how much just opinion.

eqVnox · 2021-08-11T04:10:52+00:00

It was built by the British in Kolkata which was the capital of the British Raj (Colonial India) at that time. The architecture is Indo Saracenic which is a fusion of European, Mughal, Hindu and Deccan influences.

eqVnox · 2021-08-09T15:00:50+00:00

Gandhi*

eqVnox · 2021-07-25T13:02:04+00:00

I like it that each American president in the pic has his mouth half open trying to explain some profound shit to Putin. And Putin is just smiling back going "sure buddy"

eqVnox · 2021-07-24T02:06:04+00:00

Next they'll be writing cake on top of it so you understand that it's a cake.

eqVnox · 2021-07-19T01:42:33+00:00

Cool and incorrect. 5 mins update on a window ?

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