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The Kashmir Smast. Secrets of the Buddhist Caves of Katlang, Mardan Pakistan.
Who Lived Here? The Kashmir Smast was once home to Buddhist monks, spiritual leaders, and scholars. The word Smast itself comes from the Sanskrit word Samasta, meaning “cave” or “temple”. It is believed that these caves were first occupied in the 4th century CE, at the height of the Gandhara civilization, which was famous for its art, learning, and devotion to Buddhism.
By USA daily update 6 months ago in History
The Google Pixel 10 phone Launch
A Date to Mark: August 20, 2025 Google officially announced the date of its hardware showcase earlier this month. The event kicks off at 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern), at a familiar venue in NYC, with press, influencers, and industry insiders in attendance. The company will also livestream the keynote on YouTube and its own website, ensuring that anyone with an internet connection can tune in.
By Tariq jamil6 months ago in History
Why We’re Still Obsessed with 90s Nostalgia
The 1990s: a decade of neon scrunchies, dial‑up tones, grunge music and VHS tapes. In 2025 it seems odd that today’s generation—born well after the 90s ended—are enveloped in nostalgia for an era they barely (or never) experienced. From reboots of Friends to resurgence of cassette tapes and flannel shirts, the 90s persist in pop culture. But why? Why does 90s nostalgia grip us so deeply—even two and a half decades later?
By Muhammad Sabeel6 months ago in History
Vasco da Gama. AI-Generated.
The morning of July 8, 1497, dawned cool and foggy over Lisbon’s Tagus River. Vasco da Gama, a provincial noble from the coastal town of Sines, surveyed his armada: four vessels—the elegant São Gabriel, her sister São Rafael, the nimble Berrio, and a stout store ship—carrying nearly 170 souls and Portugal’s boldest ambition
By Muhammad Saeed6 months ago in History
Sekhmet: The Lioness of Flame and Fury
In the burning deserts of ancient Egypt, where the sun scorches the sands and life clings to the Nile, there roared a goddess of fire and blood: Sekhmet, the lion-headed warrior deity whose power could both destroy and heal. She was not a gentle goddess of grain or love—Sekhmet was born of wrath, her breath the desert wind, her eyes burning with the heat of Ra himself. She was feared and revered, invoked in both war and plague, and her name—meaning “The Powerful One”—echoed through the temples like a growl from the divine.
By Kristen Orkoshneli7 months ago in History
Inanna (Ishtar): Queen of Heaven and the Dark Divine
Long before the rise of Olympus or the thrones of Valhalla, there reigned a goddess of immense power and contradiction in the ancient cities of Sumer: Inanna, later known as Ishtar by the Akkadians and Babylonians. She was the Queen of Heaven, the goddess of love and war, creation and destruction, fertility and death—a figure so complex and vast that no single definition could contain her.
By Kristen Orkoshneli7 months ago in History
