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Radio signal from 9 billion light-years away from Earth captured. Astronomers from McGill University, Canada and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have detected a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy using data from the Giant Metre Wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune, India. So far, this is the largest astronomical distance over which such a signal has been picked up. It is also the first confirmed detection of strong lensing of 21 cm emission from a galaxy. The findings have been published in the monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/science-technology/giant-metrewave-radio-telescope-in-pune-helps-detect-atomic-hydrogen-from-far-away-galaxy-87187 https://nypost.com/2023/01/21/radio-signal-from-9-billion-light-years-away-captured/ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/recordbreaking-detection-of-radio-signal-from-atomic-hydrogen-in-extremely-distant-galaxy-using-gmrt-101673892494688.html

The Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya (PAPA) payload onboard Aditya-L1 has successfully detected the impact of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) including those recorded during February 10-11. CMEs are massive eruptions of charged particles and fields from the sun’s outermost atmosphere, its corona. https://www.deccanherald.com/science/space/aditya-l1-payload-detects-cme-impact-on-solar-wind-2907240

Statistically speaking, the greatest philanthropist the world has seen in the twentieth century is an Indian. Jamshedji Tata topped the list of the world's top philanthropists of the 20th century with an estimated donation of $102 billion adjusted for inflation. He donated extensively to education and healthcare, and is head and shoulders above Bill Gates, Buffet and Rockefeller. https://www.news18.com/business/why-jamsetji-tata-earned-the-moniker-of-the-biggest-philanthropist-in-the-world-8734693.html https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-this-man-jamsetji-tata-donated-rs-829734-crore-not-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-azim-premji-shiv-nadar-adani-3055795 Are you saying that the famines inflicted by highly incompetent and callous British administrators who ruled India for a century are just biases and propaganda ! There are tons of documented material and photographs in this regard. Sir Richard Temple, one of the very few British administrators who provided famine relief and helped reduce famine casualties in the 1874 famine, was criticized by many British officials for spending too much on famine relief. Then you can credit globalization with the ascendance of eastern nations into the rich league again after two centuries. Western masses have also benefitted from globalization with access to cheaper and affordable medical drugs and medical services in India and other countries. The expensive healthcare in their own countries however would have bankrupted them or punched a hole in their wallets for the same. https://www.businessinsider.com/yusuf-hamieds-cipla-cancer-drug-2012-6?IR=T https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60569647 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/india-becomes-wests-favourite-destination-for-cheaper-cosmetic-surgery/articleshow/25003281.cms?from=mdr

India and China developed large populations as they were ancient civilizations and enjoyed superior civilizational processes for a longer period of time. This is an achievement in itself. 2500 years back when the Buddha and Mahavira were teaching advanced philosophy and metaphysics in India, the so-called Europeans were living in caves and forests and had primitive and barbaric standards of civilization and culture, except for the Greeks. I have stated of the general prosperity enjoyed by India under the Mughal emperor Akbar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_Mughal_Empire#:~:text=The main base of the,artisans to enter larger markets. In ancient times as well, India enjoyed general prosperity under the Mauryas and Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great. https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/under-ashoka-chandragupta-india-accounted-for-32-of-the-worlds-gdp/1451997/ Fa Hien, the Chinese traveller in the fourth century AD, travelled in India under the Gupta empire and had stated on the general prosperity he perceived... https://selfstudyhistory.com/2020/05/01/foreign-accounts-fa-hiens-account/ "The people were rich and prosperous and seemed to emulate each other in the practice of virtue. Charitable institutions were numerous and rest houses for travelers were provided on the highway. The capital possessed an excellent hospital." He had also commented that upon asking for water, he was offered milk by various households in India, reflecting the general prosperity in the country. Caste system in India is a feudal system similar to that in Europe, Japan and Korea. (Even now, European aristocrats tend to keep themselves distinct from the commoners and marry among themselves as a rule.) The caste system has no sanction in the Vedas, the original Hindu scriptures which preaches the equality and fraternity of all human beings. Majority of the Vedic sages came from the lower economic groups . The Vedic sage, Satyakama Jabala, who composed portions of the Vedas, was the illegitimate son of a prostitute. He was taken as a disciple by his Guru on account of his character and honesty which the Guru perceived as signs of merit even though he was of illegitimate lineage. The caste system came up later on as a social system in order to preserve, consolidate and develop knowledge systems of each profession. Universities were not wide-spread in ancient times, and it was easier for the father to teach his sons and nephews the technical details of his profession. This enabled a certain specialisation of disciplines. For example, mathematics as in the numeral system, zero and basic mathematics used around the world commonly were developed in India. I am not an advocate of the caste system as it is obviously obsolete in today's world, but it had its relevance in ancient times as a practical system. In todays world however, you can choose any profession, and the best universities in the world teaching that course by virtue of enhanced transportation and logistics. The caste system continues at present by mere tradition alone as an extended family and social security system, much like tribal affiliations. The caste system has been subjected to criticism by reformatory Hindu sects like the Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj, Lingayats and Brahmakumaris. Caste is also not recognized by the constitution and caste discrimination is punishable as per law. There are reservations and quotas for the lower castes in education and employment in government sectors, as well as funds and laws for their empowerment. And this has enabled many of the underprivileged castes to climb up the social ladder. The present prime minister and president of India hail from the lower castes. Inter-caste, inter-religious and international marriages are slowly and steadily eroding caste as well.

Along with substantial increase in billionaires and millionaires, hundreds of millions of people have also been lifted from poverty levels in the last decade. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-registers-remarkable-reduction-in-poverty-415-million-people-out-of-poverty-level-in-just-15-years-un-11689055801549.html https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/un-applauds-indias-remarkable-reduction-in-poverty-415-mn-people-came-out-of-poverty-in-15-years-389159-2023-07-11 Also many of the billionaires and millionaires are also rags to riches stories, and not inheritors of business empires. https://yourstory.com/2023/05/rags-to-riches-inspiring-tales-of-indian-entrepreneurs The Mughals became Indian themselves and adopted people and farmer friendly policies which stablised their rule and prevented revolts. The Mughal emperor Akbar was known for his religious tolerance and administrative skills, patronage of culture and arts, and interest in the various religions of the world and inviting various religious scholars and saints to his court. His reign is considered to be among the 'Golden Ages' in India for its general prosperity in the material and cultural realms. Western colonialists like the Portuguese in Goa created the infamous and brutal Goan Inquisition that persecuted so called heretics, Jews, Hindus and Muslims . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_Inquisition Voltaire had this to say on the Goan inquisition, 'Goa is sadly famous for its inquisition, equally contrary to humanity and commerce. The Portuguese monks made us believe that the people worshiped the devil, and it is they who have served him." The British created man-made famines which killed millions like the Great Bengal Famine of 1770 due to excessive taxation, Indigo famine where farmers were forced to plant commercially profitable indigo instead of food crops, Odisha famine of 1866 which came about due to British inaction and complacency in terms of famine relief. Similarities between the Irish famine of 1846–49 and the later Indian famines of the last part of the 19th century were seen. In both countries, there were no impediments to the export of food during times of famines.Lessons learnt from the Irish famine were not seen in the correspondence on policy-making during the 1870s in India. Indian industries which produced goods and textiles prized in India and around the world were shut down forcibly so as to ensure no competition for foreign goods dumped in India in the local market. https://www.sgbgatelier.com/world/2019/11/21/5-ways-imperial-britain-crippled-indian-handlooms The relevance is that the world's economic centre of gravity is going to shift back to the east as it used to be for milleniums save for a few recent two to three centuries. I suppose it is past momentum in action.

As per Forbes, India along with China was the richest nations on earth in the sixteenth century. The Indian ocean is the only ocean named after a living nation and ancient civilization due to the heavy commerical traffic that took place there for world nations seeking to trade with India. Both the America's were discovered by sailors desperately seeking a new trade route with India. Unfortunately under exploitative western colonialism in the last two centuries which wrecked its domestic economy and rural industries, and promotion of foreign goods at expense of local ones, India has descended from being the world's richest nation to one of the poorest on earth. After independence , it has lifted off again slowly and steadily and is the fastest growing economy in the world at the moment, minting billionaires and millionaires each day, and has replaced the UK as the fifth largest economy in the world. It is now forecast to becoming the biggest economy a few decades from now at its present growth rate, replacing the U.S. as well. https://time.com/6297539/how-india-economy-will-surpass-us/ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/india-largest-economy-2052/articleshow/105576942.cms https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/india-to-overtake-us-worlds-second-largest-economy-goldman-sachs-report-2404721-2023-07-11 So the 'worst poverty' that you have perceived in India is man-made, artificially induced and showcases the dangers of exploitative colonialism and unethical capitalist framework which focusses on profits at all costs. This is the lesson which India's poverty should teach the world so that no nation experiences these sort of issues again .

With 169 billionaires , India has the third largest number of billionaires in the world and more than Switzerland, Canada and 6 other developed nations. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/at-169-india-has-more-billionaires-than-switzerland-canada-uk-japan-italy-france-australia-germany-11682751568069.html As per the data, India is home to 169 billionaires--the third-highest in the world. Whereas America tops the list with 735 billionaires, followed by China with 495 billionaires.

The creative process can make a person happy, and a happy person is more likely to succeed in other vocations too rather than an unhappy person. So I don't see any issues if you are involved in the creative processes of music or film-making as long as it makes you happy. You can also choose a vocation that blends your skills in music and film-making now or in the future. I would also say that 'emotional labor' can be a fun process as well if you consciously set your mind to cultivate an interest in it and enjoy it as well. There is an inspiring saying by an Indian sage named Vivekananda in this regard...

ISRO achieves long-term sustainability of space activities with the successful disposal of Cartosat-2 which was functional till 2019. https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/cartosat2-satellite-re-enters-earth-burns-over-indian-ocean-says-isro-101708074338821.html

Gibberish meditation was created by the sufi sage Jabbar. The method of meditation is to say whatever comes to your mind without restraint or inhibition. This helps to release blocked emotions and repressed energy, and go deeper into inner silence. https://www.meditationwise.com/gibberish-meditation

I would say you need to create both positive and realistic narratives. Both hard realism and positivity are needed to plan properly and execute meticulously to achieve your objective.

Buddha claimed to be enlightened. If people were skeptical and did not take him seriously, we would have no Buddhism now . Both Buddha and the sage Kabir exhorted people to use the tool of critical examination to determine whether a person is enlightened or not. Here are some sayings of theirs in this regard...

An insightful article by catastrophic risk expert Seth Baum on evaluating the risk of nuclear war... https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220309-how-to-evaluate-the-risk-of-nuclear-war

Sadhguru at times is just being diplomatic and tactful in his answers, so as not to get into any unnecessary controversies that will waste his time and energies. His reasoning possibly is that if you have the brains or intellectual capacity you will understand the context and points he is making.

Intermittent fasting has been linked to reduced disease activity in arthritis patients. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/8/e047758 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PII0140-6736(91)91770-U/fulltext https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/healthy-living/nutrition/healthy-eating/eat-right-for-your-type-of-arthritis

Presenting a highly informative thread on the benefits of fasting... https://www.allaboutfasting.com/benefits-of-fasting.html In eastern medical and physical fitness systems, fasting is said to result in increase of prana/chi which results in better health and deeper states of meditation. I have myself observed that my meditation is subsequently of a higher quality when I have fasted and missed a lunch. My interest in fasting came up after I read a book on it highlighting its advantages, especially in healing. I have noticed that fasting enabled me to recover from diseases like cold, fever, constipation much faster, and I usually get over it in a day or two. In the past I used to suffer from colds and fevers for a week or more. Fasting worked well for me in this regard, though I would ask people to consult their physician before undertaking such exercises so as to be on the safer side. Fasting will not work for people with type 1 diabetes . Fasting has been proved by research to be effective in reducing risk of cancer or cancer growth rates. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324169#:~:text=Fasting may help with cancer,resistance and levels of inflammation.

A genuine smile is an indicator of excellent inner health. But a fake smile is still better than a grumpy face, and over time it can transform to a genuine smile as well as conscious actions can evoke corresponding feelings.

I often remember a glance of love that a yogi gave me in an ashram with a smile . He was in a state of bliss , and even though I was a total stranger to him, it did not prevent him from expressing his inner happiness in the form of a loving smile to me. It was really a very beautiful moment. In a place with high prana energy levels, it is natural to have smiles and loving glances at each other. The high prana levels automatically bring the mind to a nondual state. In eastern philosophy, nonduality is the true state as a unitary consciousness is considered to be behind the multiplicity and diversity of the material world, The more unconscious one is due to psychological issues or low prana levels, the more he or she is bound to be in a dualistic state due to fear, anxiety, stress and competitiveness. In such a society it is natural to be suspicious and not smile at strangers or even at known ones. People will say it is prudent to be skeptical, unsmiling and mistrustful, but it is a good gauge for the unconsciousness levels in that society.

XPoSat, launched by ISRO on January 1, has been operating in low earth orbit at an approximate altitude of 650 km.https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/xposat-first-light-study-pulsars-black-holes-isro-9160755/

ISRO's Polix instrument onboard its satellite XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite ) has started active observation of the Crab pulsar. https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/isro-black-hole-mission-xposat-begins-active-observation-looks-at-crab-pulsar-2501428-2024-02-13

My respects to this great Russian hero who like Boris Nemtsov, championed democracy and free speech, and attained martyrdom doing the same. Hopefully, this will show that not all Russians are pro-Putin and there are potent opposition voices as well. Generalizing all Russians as evil and tyrannical, as some are doing, is clearly infantile and short-sighted, and suggests propaganda and cleverly crafted narratives to manipulate the thought process of intended victims.

Suffering is unconsciously reliving past memories of pain or painful events in future through an unbridled imagination. This happens when there is no mental equanimity or awareness, which are the signs of a trained or tamed mind . Mental agitation and unconscious oscillation to past memory or future imagination produce psychological suffering and are the signs of an untrained or untamed mind.

Your answer lies in your question itself. Upon waking, you are able to judge whether you were in deep sleep or in dream state. This shows that there is a witness at all times, whether waking, dreaming or deep sleep state.

The said system is supposed to be an objective and fair media. However most of them are corporate or government owned and consequently objectivity goes for a toss as the media has to serve corporate interests or government propaganda , and cannot portray them in a poor light even in the light of poor policies and decisionmaking. In India, a business tycoon and multi-billionaire has bought a couple of media institutions in what is said to be a blow to media objectivity and freedom. This said billionaire had in the past threatened media institutions with defamation suits, but is now finding it more productive to buy them instead at present and developing them into platforms that advance his companies interests. He is just copying the modus operandi of his capitalist colleagues in the west . Many western intellectuals have warned of the same as well...

Excellent point. Lets not forget that Socrates was persecuted and poisoned to death by a democratic government on the ludicrous charges that he was corrupting the youth with his ideas emphasizing logic and critical thinking. The quality of a democratic government depends on the quality of the populace and its leaders characterized by high levels of education and proper judgement. If knowledge and judgement is lacking, a dictatorship having the same will triumph over a democracy lacking the same. Noam Chomsky had also stated the dangers of plutocratic entities acting clandestinely behind the scenes and manipulating government policies to suit their interests even if it goes against public interests. The elected politicians have to serve the capitalists servilely as it is their money that bankrolled their expensive election campaigns.