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Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the extraordinary determination displayed by Indian para-athletes throughout the competition. He acknowledged the collective efforts of the contingent and highlighted the inspirational significance of their achievements for millions of Indians.
One of the clearest references occurs in the Sabha Parva, during the campaigns preceding Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya sacrifice. Nakula receives the western direction. His expedition brings him into contact with numerous rulers and communities, including the Madras, whose king Shalya is his maternal uncle.
The Sanskrit name Yavana and the related form Yona belong to a wider family of eastern names for the Greeks. The Old Persian designation Yauna is associated with the Ionians, whose name came to represent Greeks more broadly. This linguistic relationship explains why historians commonly identify Yavanas in early historical Indian contexts with Greek peoples. It does not mean that every community bearing the name came directly from Ionia.
The Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo has become the first Sri Lankan institution to collaborate with the SAMHiTA initiative. The partnership focuses on preserving valuable manuscripts that document religious traditions, philosophy, languages and cultural practices developed and transmitted across generations.
Vaishya Tekri is an ancient archaeological mound located near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. The site attracted scientific attention during excavations undertaken by the Archaeology Department of the erstwhile Gwalior State in 1938–39.
The Sabha Parva places the Pahlavas within the account of Nakula’s western campaign before Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya sacrifice. In Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s translation, the name appears as “Palhavas.” The narrative includes them among the peoples Nakula subdues, alongside Kiratas, Yavanas and Sakas. Their inclusion gives them a direct place in the epic’s account of the Pandavas’ expanding political influence.
According to the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s latest consolidated review, released on October 8, 2026, approximately 70% of sanctioned projects had been completed by August 2026. The programme has also completed 4,615 kilometres of sewerage networks, strengthening wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure across the Ganga basin.
Kashipur occupies an important place in the archaeological history of Uttarakhand. The Archaeological Survey of India records that Alexander Cunningham, the first Director-General of the ASI, identified Kashipur with Kiu-pi-shwang-na, a settlement mentioned in the accounts of the Chinese Buddhist traveller Xuanzang. The name was subsequently rendered in Sanskrit as Govisana.
Modern identification: Ancient Persian lands, broadly corresponding to modern Iran, with the historical Persian heartland centred on Fars and the areas around Shiraz, Marvdasht, Persepolis and Pasargadae.
The fifth-century BCE grammarian Pāṇini referred to Kāpiśī, understood as the city of the Kapisa country. The Getty Research Institute’s geographical database identifies Begram with ancient Kapisa and records Pāṇini among the earliest sources referring to the city.
