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    An Indian Politician Claimed Ancient Hindus Invented the Internet

    … then the Indian internet laughed at him.
    by Alexis C. Madrigal Apr 24, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Arindam Dey / Getty

    Last week, a weird story popped to national prominence in India. The new chief minister of Tripura, a small state that borders Bangladesh, said that the internet existed during the ancient times, back when the Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata was written.

    “Communication was possible because our technology was sophisticated and developed during those times. We had internet and a satellite communication system. It is not like internet or media wasn’t available in the age of ,” said the new chief.

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