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Noncompetitive Timeline (WIP)

~1645

Mina is born towards the end of the construction of the Taj mahal. With the significant public investment, the economy was booming, not just for those involved in the project, pushing wages up.

~1655

As the economy settled, Mina’s parents became unable to support their family. Brahmin (hindu) priests, looking to replenish the ranks of the Devadasi, Offered to purchase their girls. Mina was the second one. As her younger sister was already being trained for service locally, she was sold again further away from home. She actively resisted training, try to escape her confinement with temporary success, when it became known she was able to significantly- but not completely- change her appearance.

Evenentually it’s found she was most easily manipulated by impressions of responsibility. Keep her busy being needed, no time to run away. This in itself was difficult.

~1656

Mina is sold off to some Traveling Brahmin – not priests dedicated to a particular temple, but sponsored to reinforce norms among temples. While leadership isn’t truly centralized, the Hind establishment is trying to maintain enough order to be able to jump at regaining power from Muslim rulers when possible.

At first as a servant, and the realizing how much more Mina was capable of with training, she soon became the Brahmin’s primary source of income, rather than their sponsorship, impersonating gods at different temples and festivals. Over the years, the original set retired, and younger Brahmin bought their way into the scheme. Eventually the fact that Mina was a Dalit was forgotten by subsequent handlers.

1720

Last of the Mughal Empire collapses

~1790

Sardari born. Having shown limited control over spacetime as a child, she is quickly declared an incarnation of a local goddess of doors. She lives her early life confined to temple grounds, or otherwise restricted and monitored by temple priests.

1818

Last of the Maratha Empire collapses

~1820

Sardari and Mina meet at Sardari’s old temple.

~1840

Mina is run off by an uncontrolled mob; a Brahmin with a recent buy-in had learned of her Untouchable caste, and the potential for profit was less powerful than the potential for… personal fame? Fear of some karmic stain?

Mina laid low for a while, then posed as a busker, locating her stashes buried over the years. She was rich after 175 years, she just had to locate her riches. And put them in a British bank – banks – where they cared for money not caste.

1840-1860

First potential encounter with encounter with Peredharna, who dealed more with “Monsterous children” then. Did spend time learning about Christianity, mostly as bid to better understand the British – less English, at Shimla was not the summer capitol of the Raj yet. Did use the convent as a rest stop in her trips to recover old alms stashes.

1858

British Raj Established, ending company rule

~1860

First husband, Mail runner. Died from injuries during work, after Mina stepped in for him for a while.

~1870- ~1910

Second husband. Filipino sailor, Only lasted a few months, before sucumbing to disease (as anticipated when they married).

~1914

Mina in Dhaka, caught up with establishment of University. Known to be an assistant Historian and translator.

~1930s – ~1940s

Governess in what would become West Bengal.

“Farthingsworth” family was one of the righer families she served during this time.

1947

India independence, Pakistan independence

Sadari’s temple is claimed by India, and finds itself in an enclave within East Pakistan. Finding the border on her doorstep, she aims to be seen as a god of borders as well as doors.

General British pull-out, much less Governess work.

1971

Bangladesh independence

Sadari’s temple is claimed by India, and finds itself in an enclave within Bangladesh.

1980

Mina moves to the Jharkhand village house, after rumors that a planned highway was directed closer to another vilage. Joins Saree weaving collective, which is a mixed experience.

1983

Jyoti born

1985

Reddy sisters (Riya, Nisha, Isobelle) born

1988

Sardari’s temple is destroyed in flooding. The is able to borrow money, mostly from Mina, to fund rebuilding of a more modern (and hopefully less offensive to Muslims) structure.

1991

Uddyam and Mina marry

1992

Mina officially starts saree weaving independantly. Not because she strictly needs the income, but it’s a way to occupy herself.

Uddyam goes back to work at tent cinema after a year away.

1999

Kshitij and Jyoti marry

2000

Usha born
Reddy sisters identified by SAMMANA

2001

Virika born

2002

Reddy sisters hired by SAMMANA

2011

Bangladesh ratifies simplification of the border.

2015

India finally ratifies simplification of the border, Sadari’s temple is in Bangladesh.
Riya Reddy promoted to office manager, after retirement of previous manager.

2014

Yogasana competition debaucle

2017

Sardari finally pays Mina back in full.

First Radio Event occurs, eventually convincing significant parts of the population of existence of Intelligent extraterrestrial life.

2019

Usha, upon graduation, finds a secretarial job in West Bengal under SAMMANA.

2020

First of India covid shutdowns. Uddyam is caught on the road. He contracted Covid while trying to make his way home. He was cremated. His last communication was a final letter to Mina, which she received in April.

Mina was not seen after May.

2022

2021

Jyoti gets Covid, but recovers. Mina’s abandoned house is used as a shelter for subsequent infections, Jyoti appointing herself nurse. Virika forced to step in to take care of her younger brothers and sister.

2024

Mina reappears at Usha’s apartment in West Bengal.

Not Sure If I’ll stick with anything ahead

2135

Comprehensive Coastal Treaty ratified

2137

Indus Autonomous Zone recognized, centered on the Ninety East Ridge, near the Equator. Hundreds of thousands already lived here, given the ongoing damage to relatively close island nations.

2141

Indus I construction officially begins.

2171

Indus II construction officially begins

2185

Indus 3 ‘we’ve got to build space elevators to be refurbishable’ begins

2187

Second Radio Event occurs. (Yeah this is crossover with Goo Aliens, first event happens while Alice is on board – so this is the 4th chime of peace)

While not expected, significantly more data can be collected, triangulating a point of origin.

2230

A majority of human population has migrated to space elevators and orbital colonies. Significant work being put into ‘restoration’ of old cites to a natural state, rather than leaving them as polluted ruins.

While colonies outside of Earth’s gravity well exist, a majority of their inhabitants are children of the original settlers. Travel is extremely time-costly, if nothing else.

2317

Indus Stage 7 completes. Base of Indus I still under heavy use, Indus II remains basically a slum.

2356

Third radio event predicted. (5th chime)



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