The New Discovery of India

By Ravi Hanj

The Indian history is vast and has many magnitudes of social evolution, philosophical theories, religions, dynasties, glories, and controversies. Similarly, there are wide varieties of books covering these topics as well. The majority of Indian history is plagued by the glorification of loyalty, patriotism, the depiction of historical rulers as mega men, and so with tons of tons of tales of glories and aspects of gossips. But on the other hand, there are some texts that quite the opposite of such grandeur. However, many of those researches and discoveries do not contain the analytical perspective of Indian history. The few attempts of analysis have also seemed biased. Broadly, Indian history has been twisted and churned to please the patrons or impose a certain ideology. The same opinion has expressed by the seventh-century Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang and by the Persian traveler Al-Biruni of the eleventh century also. Al Biruni specifically calls out that "Hindus (Indians) not just glorify and telltale when documenting their present history, but also takes the liberty to twist and falsify while duplicating their past historical documents without feeling any guilt or hesitation." Perhaps the ritual of the same twisting and adding tell tales to the history has been followed by the modern Indian historians also.The historical analysis by the modern historians may have been prejudiced by the author's personal views, his inclination towards theories and principles he adhered to, or by the commitment or gratitude towards his research sponsors. Henceforth the majority of the historical insight into Indian history is provided by the foreigners rather than the native historians. It was those foreigners' personal interest and quest seeking the truth had brought them into India to explore further into Indian history. It could be Faxian, Hiuen Tsang, Al Biruni, Mr. Cunningham, or Mr. Saint-Martin except for our own Indian Rao Bahadur Venkaiah All these historical researches and evidence give a detailed account of the transition of history century by century and kingdom to kingdom. However, it does not provide insight into how systematically India has transformed adversely through the ages. Every country's presence has a direct relationship with its past. So the manifestation of present India must also be based on its historical past. Thus, the quest of mine seeking the answers from the pages of history for the present manifestation of India has resulted in a book you're holding. This book may attempt to fill the need of an impartial, comprehensive, research material that fits the middle ground analytical aspects. With this thought and the fast-paced life that shy away readers not just from thicker books but even from few paragraphs of social media statuses, led me to construct my thoughts into a precise, specific book of fifty thousand words. The result is 'The New Discovery of India '

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08BF14DXF
• ISBN13: 9798653526824
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"