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So here’s something that just hit me hard, and that too very pleasantly. In Norway, getting groceries means driving to the “buttik” - sometimes in -10°C weather - just to grab 1 litre of milk. That’s normal life in one of the most “advanced” countries in the world. Last night I landed back in India. Today I opened Zepto and Blinkit, linked my Amazon Pay, and ordered mangoes, shower gel, sanitiser, toothpaste, vegetables, fruits, milk, and a bunch of other essentials - 12 items in total. I tried this on both apps delivered everything to my apartment in less than 9 minutes. 😊 12 items. Under 9 minutes. To my door. I sat there and just laughed, honestly. Because we Indians complain about India all the time - the traffic, the chaos, the noise. But we don’t realize what we already have until we leave and come back. No one in the “developed” world has this. Not Norway, not anywhere I’ve been. This kind of convenience, this kind of hustle, this kind of “I want it now and I’ll have it now" - that’s India. 🙌 So to every Indian who keeps comparing us down - go drive in the snow for milk first. Then tell me we don’t have it good. 🇮🇳🧡

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗵𝘂-𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘃𝗮𝘁ī 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹 Lothal, a port town of this civilization, has yielded some of the finest evidences for the presence of Horse. There are two types of evidences: 1. Horse figurines 2. Horse Bone 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: Image 1, shows two Horse figurines(B & D) recovered from Phase A(2500 BC-1900 BC) of Lothal. The B one is a bit unclear though structurally represents a Horse. The D one is much clearer i.e. short stumpy tail, long body and raised neck. S.R. Rao in this same report mentions a third terracotta figurine "The third example consists of a disjointed head of a horse which must have been attached to the body.....The prick- ears and snout are characteristics of the horse." Image 2, shows a set of Zoomorphic gaming pieces from Phase A. Though it is slightly subjective, the marked piece(no.3) could possibly depict a Horse. 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞: The faunal bones recovered from Lothal were examined by Zoologist Bhola Nath of the Zoological Survey of India. His analysis is attached in Vol.2 of S.R. Rao's report. He identified a 2nd right upper molar tooth as that of Eqqus caballus Linnaeus(the horse). The reasoning given is as follows: "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑳𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒊-𝒄𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 (𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒆) 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆." Infact, Bhola Nath(see Image 3) has given measurements of this Lothal horse tooth with that of modern horse tooth. Note the similarities. See Image 4, no. 18-19 for the tooth specimen. Hence this one Sindhu-Sarasvatī site provided ample evidence for the presence of Horse. More such faunal horse remains were found in Mohenjo-Daro, Surkotada, Kalibangan, Harappa etc. more about them in another post. Reference : Lothal, a Harappan Port Town (1955-62), Dr. S.R. Rao, Volume 2.

This is the GOATest edit of Lord Indra I've seen so far.

Until death, all defeat is psychological

There is a certain type of person everywhere now, especially online. He consumes endless information every day: philosophy, psychology, productivity, spirituality, neuroscience, business, self-improvement, history. He knows a little about everything and deeply experiences almost nothing. His entire identity becomes built around understanding instead of living. He watches videos about confidence instead of speaking confidently. Reads about discipline instead of becoming disciplined. Studies relationships instead of learning how to love. Consumes motivational content instead of taking action. He feels intelligent because he is constantly mentally stimulated. But stimulation is not transformation. Most of the time, knowledge becomes emotional protection. Reality is unpredictable. Reality humiliates. Reality exposes weakness. Books and ideas do not. Inside information, he can continue imagining himself as intelligent, deep, insightful, different from ordinary people. So he remains trapped in preparation. He constantly feels as if he is "becoming" someone, while his real life remains strangely untouched. He develops sophisticated language for problems he never confronts directly. He can explain human behavior beautifully while being unable to handle ordinary discomfort, rejection, uncertainty, loneliness, or risk. He slowly turns life into observation instead of participation. The internet rewards this personality heavily. He receives validation for sounding aware rather than becoming capable. Eventually, he begins confusing self-analysis with growth and information with wisdom. But beneath the intelligence usually exists the same thing: fear. Fear of failure. Fear of embarrassment. Fear of reality answering back. Because action destroys fantasy. The moment he truly acts, he can no longer hide inside potential.

Why Elon doesn't hold on to grudges: In the year 2000 he was removed from Paypal while on vacation with his wife. His friends had gathered with investors behind his back and staged a coup. Max Levchin (his co-worker) said: "He does not hold grudges. He's been remarkably gracious with a bunch of people who basically ousted him as CEO while he was on his honeymoon." Elon replied: "I did view the company as at least partly my baby. If I attacked the company and the people there, it's like... it would be attacking my baby. I don't want to do that." Even when kicked out of his own company, he refused to hold a grudge. Later on he would say: "It might sound corny, but love is the answer." I think he's right. It makes no sense to hold grudges. Love is the answer in every case.