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8 August 2025
- 10:3110:31, 8 August 2025 diff hist +3,011 N Talk:The Nāyaṉmār Saints:Karaikkāl Ammaiyār (the Mother of Karaikkāl) Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> In Southern India, on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, is the port of Karaikal. In the 6th century CE, there lived a rich merchant named Paramadattan. He married Punithavathi, who was a great bhakta of Bhagavān Śiva. One day, some merchants visited Paramadattan and presented him with two delicious mangoes. Paramadattan took the mangoes home and gave them to Punithavathi, saying that he would eat them later. After some time, a sā..." current
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- 10:0910:09, 8 August 2025 diff hist +42 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:The Nāyaṉmār Saints Sachi Anjunkar moved page Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:The Nāyaṉmār Saints to Talk:The Nāyaṉmār Saints current Tag: New redirect
- 10:0910:09, 8 August 2025 diff hist 0 m Talk:The Nāyaṉmār Saints Sachi Anjunkar moved page Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:The Nāyaṉmār Saints to Talk:The Nāyaṉmār Saints
- 10:0910:09, 8 August 2025 diff hist +80 N Talk:The Nāyaṉmār Saints Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> ==References== Category: Sadāchāra "
- 09:3409:34, 8 August 2025 diff hist +2,265 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:Ānandapāla Śāhī’s Guru-Dakṣiṇā to his Guru Ugrabhūti Bhaṭṭa Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> From the 7th to early 11th centuries CE, the regions today occupied by Muslim Pathans in north-west Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan were Hindu territory ruled by the Hindu Shahi dynasty, with their capital moving between Kabul, Peshawar, and other cities. King Anandapala Shahi ruled this kingdom from 1001–1010 CE (see the map of his kingdom). His guru, Ugrabhuti Bhatta, was a renowned scholar of Sanskrit grammar and wrote a very lear..." current
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- 09:2509:25, 8 August 2025 diff hist +1,831 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:Rājendra Chola I (1014–1044 CE) Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> After Raja Raja Chola I, his son Rajendra Chola I created the most powerful Hindu empire of his times. He is regarded as one of the greatest Hindu emperors. He built a powerful navy that defeated and occupied the entire island country of Sri Lanka and also parts of present-day Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. His armies moved along the eastern coast of India and defeated the Buddhist king of West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh..." current
- 09:2509:25, 8 August 2025 diff hist +7 N File:Chola Empire – Territory, Influence, and Trade Routes under Rājendra Chola I.png No edit summary current
- 09:1109:11, 8 August 2025 diff hist +6,273 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:Rājārāja Cola I (985–1014 CE) Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> The Cholas were one of the most ancient ruling dynasties of the Hindus. They are first mentioned in the Tamil Sangam literature, which is perhaps more than two thousand years old. Two of the greatest emperors of this dynasty were Raja Raja Chola I and his son Rajendra Chola I. thumb|Raja Raja Chola I Raja Raja Chola I had initially refused to become the king after his father, King Parantaka II, because his..." current
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- 09:0609:06, 8 August 2025 diff hist +7 N File:Raja Bhoja and Kalidasa.png No edit summary current
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- 08:3008:30, 8 August 2025 diff hist +4,436 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:Rājā Bhoja Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Raja Bhoja, who ruled central India in the 11th century CE, was renowned for his generosity and patronage to scholars and poets. He also constructed the famous Sarasvati Mandir at Vidisha in central India. '''Story: Flatterers are Plenty, Truth Speakers are Rare''' In his initial years, Bhoja was a miserly king. One morning, he was touring his capital. A Brahmana crossed his way, and then suddenly turned his face away. File:Raja Bho..." current
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- 08:1208:12, 8 August 2025 diff hist +7,255 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:Rājā Bhartṛhari and Samrāṭ Vikramāditya Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Raja Bhartrihari was a very noble king who ruled from the city of Ujjain in central India (or from Patna in eastern India according to others). This city has a famous temple of ''Śiva'', known as the ''Mahākāleśvara Mandir''. The king was a very sincere ''bhakta'' of ''Śiva''. Pleased with his devotion, Devi ''Pārvatī'' appeared to him one day with a divine fruit and said, “I am pleased with your ''bhakti''. Therefore, I am off..." current
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- 07:4307:43, 8 August 2025 diff hist +4,975 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya:Emperor Aśoka (ruled from 269–232 BCE) Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Ashoka, the grandson of ''Chandragupta Maurya'', turned out to be one of India’s greatest emperors. It is said that as a young man, he was a very cruel person. When his father, Emperor ''Bindusāra'', died, Ashoka killed all the other princes so that he could become the next emperor. Ashoka noted that except for the kingdom of ''Kaliṅga'' on the east coast of India, all other kingdoms in the region had either been conquered by his..." current
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6 August 2025
- 10:5410:54, 6 August 2025 diff hist +171 Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya No edit summary current
- 10:4010:40, 6 August 2025 diff hist +5,095 N Talk:Chandragupta Maurya (ruled from 322–298 BCE) & Guru Cāṇakya Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> In the year '''327 BCE''', '''Alexander the Great''' invaded the northwestern parts of India after defeating the Persian Empire. One of the first Indian kings he encountered was '''King Ambhi of Taxila''' (in present-day Pakistan), who '''surrendered without a fight'''. Taxila had a great university at that time, and one of the professors who taught there was '''Chanakya'''. Alexander easily marched through Taxila, until he faced the a..."
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- 10:1210:12, 6 August 2025 diff hist +3,237 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:Hindu Lawyers: Rāma Śāstrī (18th century CE) Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Many Hindu ṛṣis like ''Manu'', ''Bṛhaspati'' and ''Nārada'' wrote books called the ''Dharmashāstras''. A large portion of these books dealt with how disputes between people over various issues (e.g., possession of land or gold, non-repayment of loans, theft) should be solved in courts. In fact, modern scholars sometimes say that the Hindu law books especially those of Ṛṣi ''Nārada'' are as sophisticated and complicated as..." current
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- 09:5509:55, 6 August 2025 diff hist +947 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:The Generosity of Poet Māgha and his Wife Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> The Sanskrit poet ''Māgha'' (7th century CE) was also a very kind man. He was very carefree with his wealth. His wife too was a very compassionate lady. As a result, he lived in poverty towards the end of his life. thumb|Mahakavi Magha – Celebrated Sanskrit Poet of the Kiratarjuniya One day, a poor man knocked at his door, asking for some money so that he c..." current
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- 09:4709:47, 6 August 2025 diff hist +312 Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:Kālidāsa No edit summary current
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- 09:4409:44, 6 August 2025 diff hist +7 N File:Mahakavi Kalidasa – The Timeless Poet of Sanskrit Literature.png No edit summary current
- 09:3809:38, 6 August 2025 diff hist +2,705 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:Kālidāsa Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Kālidāsa is regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. He is believed to have lived around the 5th century CE. It is said that he was a very handsome man, but was uneducated and foolish. A princess of central India at that time was very learned and was a bit arrogant towards other scholars because she thought that they were not as learned as she was. Therefore, the scholars decided to teach her a lesson. Sh..."
- 09:3109:31, 6 August 2025 diff hist −10 Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:The Sixty-Four Hindu Arts (Kalāḥ) No edit summary current
- 09:3009:30, 6 August 2025 diff hist +3,022 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:The Sixty-Four Hindu Arts (Kalāḥ) Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> In the ancient Hindu society, there were 64 arts and skills that were considered important. These included sculpting, painting, music, cooking, and sports like wrestling. Ancient Ṛṣis and other scholars wrote books on these arts. Dozens of books are available today to understand these ancient Hindu arts, even though most of these books were lost with time. It is amazing how the ancient Hindu scholars studied so many subjects in a ve..."
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- 09:2509:25, 6 August 2025 diff hist +7 N File:Shakuntala in Grief – A Scene from the Classical Sanskrit Drama.png No edit summary current
- 09:1509:15, 6 August 2025 diff hist +2,554 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:Sant Tiruvaḷḷuvar (200 BCE) Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Another very ancient Hindu language is Tamil.Both Sanskrit and Tamil were created by Bhagavān Śiva from the two sides of his ''ḍamarū'' (drum). Scholars like Pāṇini wrote the grammar of Sanskrit, whereas Ṛṣis like Agastya wrote the grammar of Tamil. Therefore, Tamil is also considered as a sacred language of Hindu ''Dharm'' by some, along with Sanskrit. A beautiful scripture in Tamil is the ''Kural'' of Sant Thiruvalluvar,..." current
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- 09:0109:01, 6 August 2025 diff hist +2,064 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:Varadarāja (17th century CE): Do not give up easily Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Several hundred years ago, there lived a child named Varadarāja. He was not a very intelligent child and never understood anything that his teacher taught him. The other students in his class made fun of him and called him a dumb boy. One day, Varadarāja got so upset because of this constant teasing by his classmates that he decided to end his life. He wanted to drown himself in the well on the way to his home. Just as he was about..." current
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- 07:5507:55, 6 August 2025 diff hist +1,555 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:Grammarian Kaiyaṭa (11th cent. CE): Focus on your studies Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Kaiyaṭa of Kashmir was a renowned scholar of grammar. It is said that he lived in abject poverty because he spent his entire time studying and writing. His wife supported the household by cutting grass from the forest, making ropes from it, and selling them. Word reached the King of Kashmir that a great scholar resided in his kingdom but lived in dire poverty. The fame of Kaiyaṭa had already spread to Vārāṇasī, the city known..." current
- 07:5107:51, 6 August 2025 diff hist +2,402 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law:How Pāṇini Became a Great Scholar Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Once, ''Pāṇini'' Muni went to a palmist to get his hand read for determining his future. The palmist said to him, “You are fated to be an illiterate fool because the line of education is missing from your palm.” ''Pāṇini'' asked him, “Tell me where that line is.” When the palmist answered his question, ''Pāṇini'' took a knife and carved the line at that place on his palm. He then decided to give up his laziness and wor..." current
- 07:5007:50, 6 August 2025 diff hist +7 N File:The Guru-Shishya Parampara – Sacred Knowledge Through Devotion and Discipline.png No edit summary current
- 07:3407:34, 6 August 2025 diff hist +1,326 N Talk:Scholars of Hindu Languages, Arts & Law Created page with "<small>By Vishal Agarwal </small> Hindus speak and write in dozens of languages today. Most of our scriptures (holy books) and books on other subjects like astronomy and medicine were composed in a very ancient language called ''Saṃskṛta'' (Sanskrit). In ancient times, ''Saṃskṛta'' was used in many parts of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Tibet (part of China), and in many other countries for re..." current