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For a long time, until India became independent and free from the colonial empire of the British, Indian history was interpreted by European scholars as they saw and understood the world according to their beliefs and value system. They superimposed upon the history of India their vision of the ancient world in which Europe was the center stage and Greece and Rome were the cradle of human civilization. For them the world history began with Stonehenge and ended with the second World War. If they made any reference to Egypt, India and China, it was in reference to some Western expedition, conquest or travel tales. The tradition continued with some thematic upgrades, even after Indian became independent in the hands of secular historians who either tried to gloss over the facts of history or painted them with their Marxist socialist beliefs and value system.
Lost in this construction of Indian history was the true character of ancient India and its contribution to the progress of human civilization and the development of religious knowledge and wisdom. Indian history is not yet fully free from the imagery they created and perpetuated and the way they subordinated its importance to that of Greece and Rome, which were comparatively smaller empires than their contemporary counterparts in India and China.
On the contrary, some even tried to interpret Indian history and its scriptures from psychoanalytical perspective, without any genuine evidence. For them absence of genuine historical evidence is an excuse to present their own version of pseudo intellectual fiction and subliminal impressions as genuine Indian history. Going by the recent archeological findings, early migration patterns, and genetic research, India might as well be the cradle of human civilization, a subject which not many in the western academia are willing to put up for even discussion. It is also possible that a lot of ancient history of India and its cultural antiquity is deeply buried beneath the layers of sand in the deserts of Sahara and Thar, or sunk deep in the ocean beds of Arabian sea and Indian ocean or lost beneath the permafrost of Siberia or even the frozen continent. Some even allude to its connection with the lost civilizations such as Lemuria and Atlantis.
The following essays attempt to present Indian history from a different perspective, as seen and understood by a non-historian with a sound understanding of India's diversity and cultural ethos.
The historical names of Bharat, India
12 Great Emperors of Ancient India
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Indian Surgery
Ajnana, the School of Skepticism in Ancient India
The History of image or Idol worship
Sanatana Dharma - An Alternative Religious History of India
A Short History of Indian Medical Science
Literary Evidence in The Construction of Indian History
An Important Development in the History of Hinduism
New Facts About the History and Antiquity of Hinduism
Serpent or Snake Worship in Southern India
A Great Hindu Emperor Not Many Hindus Know
Yin and Yang, and the Hindu Connection
The Meaning And Significance Of Swastika In Hinduism
The Origin and Significance of the Epic Mahabharata
The Origin and Character of Hindu Drama
The Early History of Madras (Chennai)
Suppression of Thugs in British India
Mahatma Gandhi on Swadeshi, Hinduism and Conversions
The Interest of European Scientists in Indian Calendar and Chronology
The Chronology of Afghanistan's history
A brief history of Afghanistan
Alexander's Invasion of India. Fact and Fiction
Historicity and Biography of Aesop of Aesop's Fables
Descriptions Of Ancient India During Mauryan Period
The Pros and Cons of the Theory of Aryan Invasion into India
History of Atheism in Ancient India
Caste system the bane of Hinduism
The Bravery of Anicent Indians
The Early Western Images Of Hinduism
History of Hinduism - the Ancient Period
History of Hinduism, the Medieval period
History of Hinduism, the Modern Period
The Role of Historians in Indian History
The Biggest Holocaust in World History
The Religion of the Indus Valley Civilization
The Historical Origin of Lord Krishna, the Incarnation of Vishnu
Traces of the Mahabharat in Sangam Literature
Science and Religion in Ancient India
Religious Tolerance in Ancient India
The Myth, Romance and Historicity of Alexander and His Influence on India
The History of Bharata or India According to Indian Astronomy
Distortions in Indian History, Dealing With Core Issues
A Comparative and Critical Study of Shankaradeva, Vallabha and Chaitanya
Was Bhakti Movement Anti Women?
India in Primitive Christianity - An E-Text
The History, Antiquity and Chronology of Hinduism
Treatment of Animals in Hinduism
Ascetic Traditions and Practices in Hinduism
Atheism and Materialism in Ancient India
History of Hinduism - Tribal Traditions
A Critical Study of the Chronology of Siddhas
Ajivikas - Their History and Philosophy
An Account of Angirasa, A Hindu Sage
The History and Antiquity of Kasi or Varanasi
History and information about Mathura and Vrindavan Temples
The Life and Philosophy of Pythagoras
The Historical Christ, The Story of Jesus From Occult Sources
History Of The Four Buddhist Councils
History Of Buddhism, Early Period
History of Buddhism: The Mauryan Period
History Of Buddhism, The Post Mauryan Period, Reasons For Decline
The Staus of Buddhist Women in Buddha's Time
Life and History of Maha Moggallana
The Mahayana Buddhism - History and Metaphysics
Readings from the edicts of king Asoka
History of Jainism, Its Prophets and Sects
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