An entirely new history of India
Gautier, Francois2020
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Indian History needs to be re-examined and freed from colonial biases and error. Driven by Christian belief in a 6000-year old planet, British scholars, and their Indian hires, post-dated Indian history to fit into erroneous Western conceptions. For their own agendas the manufactures theories such as that of an "Aryan Invasion" and dismissed vast evidences, such as the existence of the river Sarasvati, as "mythical", even though it was mentioned more than fifty times in the Vedas. The colonial gaze also erroneously represented events such as the invasion of India by Alexander the Great in the year 326 BCE and fabricated myths such as the conversion of emperor Ashoka to Buddhism, purportedly due to "remorse" after the terrible battle of Kalinga, when Ashoka already a Buddhist at the time of the battle. Thus this book rewrites Indian History based on new evidence including new scientific, linguistic and genetic discoveries. It seeks to dismantle the cliches, to clarify the controversies, and to retrace, as accurately as possible, the most significant periods of Indian history—history much older than previously thoughts.
Main title:
An entirely new history of India / Written by Francois Gautier
Imprint:
India : Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, 2020
Collation:
264pp : Various black & white photographs; maps & illustrations ; 215mm x 140mm x 14mm
Notes:
Originally published in French as 'Nouvelle histoire de l'Inde.
ISBN:
9798576882021
Dewey class:
954 GAU
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
379327