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Holy Cow

" Holy Cow! " is an exclamation of surprise used mostly in the United States, Canada, Australia and England. It is a minced oath or euphemism for "Holy Christ!" The use of the term "Holy Cow!" dates to at least 1905. The earliest known appearance of the phrase was in a tongue-in-cheek letter to the editor: " A lover of the cow writes to this column to protest against a certain variety of Hindu oath having to do with the vain use of the name of the milk producer. " The Western concept of "Holy Cow"  Few people, however, revere the cow like the world’s 900 million adherents of Hinduism . Since the faith first evolved near Asia’s Indus River more than 4,000 years ago, respect for animal life has been a central theme in Hindu life. Although Hindus follow no single set of rules, reverence for cows can be found throughout the religion’s major texts. A Hindu woman worshiping a cow in North India Rig Veda are the oldest Hindu script

Last Stand of Diwan Mulraj

Ghanta Ghar, the clock tower of Multan Multan (Punjabi: ਮੁਲਤਾਨ, Hindi: मुल्तान, Urdu: تاريخ مُلتان‎), is a city located in the West Punjab now in Pakistan. It is one of the oldest cities in India, and its modern name comes from its old Sanskrit name Mūlasthān meaning the "place of origin".  The city had an ancient sun temple that was destroyed Islamist Jehadist Mohammad Bin Qasim in 712 AD. Since then it was ruled by Muslim governors till Sikhs during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh conquered Multan in 1818 AD and decimated Muzaffar Khan of Saddozai tribe in 1823. Muzzafar Khan and seven of his sons were killed before the Multan fort finally fell on 2 March 1818 in the Battle of Multan.   Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra of Akalgarh, Gujaranwala was appointed as the governor of Multan. Sawan Mal was an able administrator and expanded the Khalsa rule from Multan to Dera Gazi Khan, Jhang, and surrounding areas. He was well known for

Sanskrit or Punjabi

Is Punjabi more ancient than Sanskrit? Which is more ancient? Sanskrit or Punjabi? This title may surprise many as the common perception is that Sanskrit is one the most ancient language of the world while Punjabi is a native language that was invented by the Sikh Gurus in 15th century while composing the hymns of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.  What if I can prove that is is a misconception and in fact, Punjabi language predates Sanskrit? Before I put forward my hypothesis, I would like to clarify that I am not a linguist expert but merely a student of languages originating form the land of my forefathers - commonly known as Punjab. I have also studied Sanskrit as a major subject during my schooling in India where it was a compulsory subject from Grade VI to Grade X. Sanskrit Sanskrit (Saṃskṛtam or saṃskṛta) is the primary sacred language of ancient India. In order to understand what Sanskrit is, we first need to understand the meaning of the word  Sanskrit . The term