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Milan Todorovic
Milan Todorovic
4 years ago

At the moment, there are a couple threads about areas including Xinjiang, Kashmir, Tibet. This is very interested and insufficiently researched region.

It was mentioned about ‘silk’…

…from Latin ‘sericum’, plural ‘serica’, literally “Seric stuff,” neuter of ‘Sericus’, from Greek ‘Serikos’ (pertaining to the Seres) an oriental people of Asia from whom the Greeks got silks…

Wiki and some other sources try to explain that ‘Seres’ comes from ‘China’ (???) and do not explain where ‘sericum and serica’ come from. They mention ‘oriental people’ but do not say that they are Chinese nor any tribe from today’s India. Similarly, they play with a term ‘Serindia’. This area is mostly Xinjiang (i.e Tarim basin). Who were these people?

WIKI says (about Tarim mummies): “The paternal lines of male remains surveyed nearly all – 11 out of 12, or around 92% – belonged to Y-DNA haplogroup R1a1, which are now most common in West Eurasia. [15] The R1a1 lineage suggests a proximity of this population with groups related to the Andronovo culture, i.e. early Indo-Europeans.[16]”

Wiki also says that Uyghur people arrived around 842AC. Russian and Chinese archaeologists jointly confirmed that nothing what is related to Chinese in Tarim is older than 6th c.AC. How can be linked the terms ‘Seres’ (or serica) and China? Who were R1a1 people who lived there for 1-2000 years before Chinese and Uyghurs came and who carried silk trade via Silk route and via sea route via Serendib?

Brown
Brown
4 years ago

One more Bong wins Nobel prize….!!

Saurav
Saurav
4 years ago

LOL, I think he was the architect of Congress NYAY scheme. I have a inkling that if the current Govt is pushed too much, they might as well go ahead in implementing that scheme themselves. ???

Scorpion Eater
Scorpion Eater
4 years ago

“Salam, The First ****** Nobel Laureate”

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20191014-abdus-salam-the-muslim-science-genius-forgotten-by-history

The title says it all 🙂 . Must commend the documentary makers on choosing such an apt title.

Saurav
Saurav
4 years ago
Reply to  Scorpion Eater

I read somewhere that Salam was made in charge of Pakistan Hockey team or something. Reminds me of the time when ex Auditor General of India was made in charge of Indian cricket ????

Arjun
Arjun
4 years ago
Reply to  Saurav

Pakistan hockey team ? I doubt it.

He was asked to manage some athletics program (soccer team, maybe ?) of his University as part of his “extra-curricular” responsibilities.

Milan Todorovic
Milan Todorovic
4 years ago

For those who were listening – “Handel: Arrival of Queen of Sheba” in Omar’s Review thread there is another one for Handel lovers – dedicated specially to the smile of the BUBBLE TAP (Cambridge) owner:

https://www.google.com/search?q=bubble+tap+waffle+cambridge&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OsiZY9RfG8VtMM%253A%252CF2aKZUzVJbj1bM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTrT_un2LHiZuXvUny6k_CAh36ZtA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim4MK9-5zlAhVO6nMBHZB4BYYQ9QEwBnoECAgQBg#imgrc=OsiZY9RfG8VtMM:

Handel – Largo (from ‘Xerxes’) Opera (on the 1895 organ of Albion Church, Ashton-under-Lyne, UK)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-CpJpWm9Vs

Srini
Srini
4 years ago

@Razib Khan
How does ’23andme’ DNA relatives work.
As per 23andme, I am 99.5% south asian and 0.1% Broadly east asian and native american and remaining .4% is unassigned.

I have a DNA relative (3rd to distant cousin) who is 100% east asian and native american.

I have a DNA relative (3rd to distant cousing) who is 99.5% European, 0.5% african and 0.1% unassigned.

There are many other european matches but the above is the closest DNA relative.
My question is that if they are my DNA relatives, either I should have some recent European ancestry or they should have South Asian ancestry. In the above cases, there is none on both the sides and as per 23andme I am 0% European. So, I am confused as to what is the algorithm behind these matches and whether these matches actually indicate that they are my DNA relatives.

leopard
leopard
4 years ago

Hindu mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari murdered by Islamistshttps://swarajyamag.com/insta/hindu-mahasabha-leader-kamlesh-tiwari-who-made-controversial-remark-on-prophet-mohammed-shot-dead

Mayuresh Madhav Kelkar
Mayuresh Madhav Kelkar
4 years ago
Mayuresh Madhav Kelkar
Mayuresh Madhav Kelkar
4 years ago

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder : 3 People Arrested In Kamlesh Towari Murder Revealed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfbn-n2c0w

At least 62 people dead in blast at Afghanistan mosque

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/least-62-people-dead-blast-afghanistan-mosque-n1068636

Pissfuls are at it again.

INDTHINGS
INDTHINGS
4 years ago

Tiwari case giving Hindus a taste of what Muslims endure more regularly. Killed for offending religious sensibilities (similar to Cow Brigade Lynchings).

Now if only Tiwari’s murderers are excused from jail and allowed to run for office, Hindus will have a better idea of what Muslims deal with living in India.

Mayuresh Madhav Kelkar
Mayuresh Madhav Kelkar
4 years ago

Terrorists kill five labourers from West Bengal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, another…
https://twitter.com/hashtag/KulgamAttack?src=hash

1. Sheikh Kamrudin
2. Sheikh MD Rafiq
3. Sheikh Murnsulin,
4. Sheikh Nizam u Din
5. Mohd Rafiq Sheikh

Brown Pundits