Mahabharat: Myth or REAL History? | Dostcast 177 w/ @JayVardhanSingh from Dostcast

Mahabharat: Myth or REAL History? | Dostcast 177 w/ @JayVardhanSingh

1 hour 14 minutes Posted Feb 7, 2023 at 6:30 am.

Intro

Was the Vedic Era real or fiction?

Do you consider religion as history or fiction?

The history of the Mauryan Empire

Why is ancient Indian history mostly oral?

Modern war vs ancient war

What makes Ashoka great?

Did Ashoka really change after the Kalinga War?

Why Arthashastra is not a reliable source of history?

Xerxes invaded India?

Persian and Greek invasion in India

History of empires you've never heard of

The future of historians

Must-read books on Indian history

Conclusion

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Show notes

Jay Vardhan Singh is a Ph.D scholar in Indian History at JNU. He also runs a YouTube channel where he posts about the lesser known facts and nuances of Indian history.

In this podcast,

▸ Vinamre and Jay talk about the history of ancient India

▸ The Persian invasion of India

▸ How wars were fought in the ancient times

You can follow Jay on:

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@JayVardhanSingh

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jayvtweets?t=cwXmZrRv8Ru2sn7lO-rGAA&s=09

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