Just came to know the origin of swastika.
ancient Indian astronomy's integration of observable sky motion, where the pole star serves as a fixed center for tracking time through constellation shifts.

the way saptarishi (सप्तर्षि) mandala (big dipper) circles the north star through four seasons and weaves an eternal swastika of time, light, and dharma across the cosmos

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Gandhi was a racist but he said,

Be the change that you want to see in the world.

South Asians are mostly Indo Aryan or Dravidian.

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c1790 AD #CompanyPainting from #Pondicherry #India now at British Library of a 'Bird-Catcher' who I presume is from the Nomadic 'Hakka Pikki' Tribe of #SouthIndia.
Nestled between the Dravidian language speakers, their #IndoAryan #Language Vaagri is listed as Endangered by #UNESCO
As #Bird Hunting was banned by the #Indian Government in 1970, this #Tribe now does odd jobs like farm hand, sharpening knives & sickles etc.

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