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Statue is from “Pala school of architecture.” (8th-12th Century CE)
02/12/2025

Statue is from “Pala school of architecture.” (8th-12th Century CE)

27/09/2025

आज देश भर में चर्चा का विषय बन चुके पर्यावरणविद् और समाजसेवी सोनम वांगचुक को पुलिस ने गिरफ्तार कर लिया है। वो वही सोनम वांगचुक हैं, जिनका सपना था लद्दाख को सुरक्षित और आत्मनिर्भर बनाना… जिनकी शिक्षा की सोच ने हज़ारों बच्चों का भविष्य बदला… और जिनके "आइस स्तूप" जैसे अनोखे प्रयोगों ने पूरी दुनिया में भारत का नाम ऊँचा किया।
लेकिन आज उन्हें जेल की सलाखों के पीछे भेज दिया गया।
क्यों? क्योंकि लद्दाख में चल रहे राज्य का दर्ज़ा और छठे शेड्यूल की मांग वाले आंदोलन को लेकर सरकार ने सीधे-सीधे वांगचुक को हिंसा भड़काने का दोषी ठहरा दिया।

असलियत यह है कि—
👉 पिछले कुछ दिनों से लद्दाख में भारी विरोध-प्रदर्शन हो रहे थे।
👉 आंदोलन में हिंसा भी भड़की और चार लोगों की मौत हो गई।
👉 इसी पृष्ठभूमि में वांगचुक को आज दोपहर 2:30 बजे प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस करनी थी… लेकिन उससे पहले ही उन्हें पुलिस ने हिरासत में ले लिया।

अब सवाल यह उठता है—
क्या यह गिरफ्तारी सचमुच कानून-व्यवस्था बनाए रखने के लिए है,
या फिर यह आवाज़ दबाने की कोशिश है?

वांगचुक का कहना है कि उन्हें बलि का बकरा बनाया जा रहा है।
उनकी संस्था का FCRA लाइसेंस भी रद्द कर दिया गया है।
और पूरे लद्दाख में कर्फ्यू जैसे हालात बने हुए हैं।

आज हर एक भारतीय को यह सोचने की ज़रूरत है कि—
👉 क्या अपने हक़ की आवाज़ उठाना गुनाह है?
👉 क्या एक शिक्षक, वैज्ञानिक और पर्यावरण योद्धा को दोषी ठहराकर समस्या का हल निकाला जा सकता है?
👉 या फिर यह मामला सिर्फ और सिर्फ एक संवेदनशील राज्य की आवाज़ को कुचलने का प्रयास है?

🌍 सोनम वांगचुक केवल लद्दाख की आवाज़ नहीं हैं… वे भारत की अंतरात्मा की आवाज़ हैं।
उनकी गिरफ्तारी ने एक बड़ा सवाल खड़ा कर दिया है—
क्या हम उस देश में रह रहे हैं जहाँ सच बोलने की कीमत जेल है?
या हमने ऐसे लोगों को सत्ता में लाकर देश को ऐसा बना दिया ?

27/09/2025

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04/04/2025

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ManjusriPresent Location: Patna Museum, Bihar Museum No: No. Arch 115Bodhgaya Gaya Bihar IndiaDate:ca 800-899 CEMaterial...
04/09/2024

Manjusri

Present Location: Patna Museum, Bihar Museum No: No. Arch 115

Bodhgaya Gaya Bihar India

Date:

ca 800-899 CE

Materials:

Material: Basalt Dimensions: 147 x 55 cm

12 TH CENTURY, EASTERN INDIA, SHAKYAMUNI, SEDIMENTARY STONE.
01/09/2024

12 TH CENTURY, EASTERN INDIA, SHAKYAMUNI, SEDIMENTARY STONE.

11th century, India, Shakyamuni. (labelled ‘Amitayus’), black stone, private collection, published by Rossi & Rossi.A bu...
31/08/2024

11th century, India, Shakyamuni. (labelled ‘Amitayus’), black stone, private collection, published by Rossi & Rossi.

A buddha seated in the vajra position, holding a bowl in his hand gathered in the gesture of meditation, adorned with a tall foliate crown, a necklace and earrings, his transparent robe covering both shoulders. There is a stupa on each side of his head. (Amitayus usually holds a vase of longevity and never wears a sanghati)

This statue is of The Times of Pal empire.
The Pāla Empire (r. 750–1161 CE) was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent,which originated in the region of Bengal. It is named after its ruling dynasty, whose rulers bore names ending with the suffix Pāla ("protector" in Sanskrit). The empire was founded with the election of Gopāla as the emperor of Gauda in late eighth century CE.The Pala stronghold was located in Bengal and eastern Bihar, which included the major cities of Gauḍa, Vikramapura, Pāṭaliputra, Monghyr, Somapura, Ramavati (Varendra), Tāmralipta and Jagaddala.

Right portion, Madri returns from the forest; Lintel Fragment, Present Location: Tamil Nadu, Chennai (Madras) Madras G...
30/08/2024

Right portion, Madri returns from the forest; Lintel Fragment,
Present Location: Tamil Nadu, Chennai (Madras) Madras Government Museum.
Location: Goli Guntur Andhra Pradesh India

Date: ca 100-299 CE

Style / Period

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Patron:

School: Indian Period: Satavahana period (2nd - 3rd century)

Materials:

Material: White stone Dimensions: Height: ca. 11 1/2

Kapilavastu was an ancient city in the eastern Nepal which was the capital of the clan gaṇasaṅgha or "republic" of the S...
29/08/2024

Kapilavastu was an ancient city in the eastern Nepal which was the capital of the clan gaṇasaṅgha or "republic" of the Shakyas in the late Iron Age, around the 6th and 5th centuries BC. King Śuddhodana and Queen Māyā are believed to have lived at Kapilavastu, as did their son Prince Siddartha Gautama (Gautama Buddha) until he left the palace at the age of 29.
(Procession of king Suddhodana from Kapilavastu, proceeding to meet his son the Buddha walking in mid-air (head raised at the bottom of the panel), and to give him a Banyan tree (bottom left corner). The dream of Maya at the top of the panel is a sure marker of Kapilavastu. Sanchi.)

The Nigali Sagar Inscriptions Earlier but still important work in the ASI’s history is the discovery of the Nigali Sagar...
23/08/2024

The Nigali Sagar Inscriptions

Earlier but still important work in the ASI’s history is the discovery of the Nigali Sagar inscription, the remains of a pillar with an Ashokan inscription in present-day Nepal. The pillar’s inscription reads: “His Majesty King Priyadarsin in the 14th year of his reign enlarged for the second time the stupa of the Buddha Kanakamuni and in the 20th year of his reign, having come in person, paid reverence and set up a stone pillar”. The inscription is noteworthy in that it is the first recorded mention of the word “stupa”, and in the way it supposedly references the birthplace of Kanakamuni Buddha. The pillar is also significant considering it is one of the Ashoka Pillars, a model of which is the iconography for the Indian government, including the insignia on the country’s passport (Nigali Sagar – Wikipedia, n.d.).

British Museum
21/08/2024

British Museum

Site of Buddha’s First SermonThe most celebrated of the Ashokan pillars is the one erected at Sarnath, the site of Buddh...
15/08/2024

Site of Buddha’s First Sermon

The most celebrated of the Ashokan pillars is the one erected at Sarnath, the site of Buddha’s First Sermon where he shared the Four Noble Truths (the dharma or the law). Currently, the pillar remains where it was originally sunk into the ground, but the capital is now on display at the Sarnath Museum. It is this pillar that was adopted as the national emblem of India.

Lion Capital, Ashokan Pillar at Sarnath, c. 250 B.C.E., polished sandstone, 210 x 283 cm (Archaeological Museum Sarnath, India; photo: पाटलिपुत्र, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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