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Science behind Gotra : (Genetics)

What is Gotra system ? Why do we have this ? Why do we consider this to decide marriages ? Why should sons carry the gotra of father, why not daughter ? How does gotra of a daughter changes after she gets married ? What is the logic ? Infact this is an amazing genetic science we follow. Let's see the science of genetics behind gotra systems. The word GOTRA formed from two sanskrit words GAU (means cow) and Trahi (means shed). While the  gotras  were classified initially according to nine (?)  rishis , the  pravaras  were classified under the names of the following seven  rishis : Agastya Angirasa Atri Bhrigu Kashyapa Vasishtha Vishvamitra Many lines of descent from the major  rishis  were later grouped separately. Accordingly, the major  gotras  were divided into  ganas (subdivisions) and each  gana  was further divided into groups of families. The term  gotra  was then frequently started being applied to the  ganas  and to the sub-ganas. Over the yea

240-300 Trillion Pounds:What could have been the total wealth that was drained out of India during the British rule?

3.9 Million Pounds paid by Mir Jafar to East India Company 1757 230000 pounds per annum from Mir Jafar’s Successor Annual takling 1932900 pounds from Bengal Bihar and Orissa Annual revenue from Bihar alone: 680000 pounds Famine 1770 : 10 million dead, directly due to British policies Annual revenue from Bengal from 1793: 2.68 million pounds Famines in 1783, 1792, 1807, 1813, 1823, 1834 and 1854 Famines in 1877, 1878, 1889, 1892, 1897, 1900 : 15 million dead.  Note how the incidence of famine has increased with the passage of colonial rule … https://youtu.be/uV1Ph2FBQZA  Revenue from Allahabad: Pounds 1682306 per annum circa 1800s Land Tax: 50% of produce Maratha area: annual revenue 1,500,000 pounds per annum  circa 1800s Indian Debt: pounds 51,000,000 in 1857 Indian Debt: pounds 97,000,000 in 1862 Indian Debt pounds 200,000,000 in 1901 44 Million sterling annual outflow from India to Britain.  Multiply this figure alone by around 150 – that is approximate 6600 Million – 6.6 Billion