William Dalrymple on the Wonder That Was India, Which We Don't Know of or Have Forgotten

[@lalitharavindran]

Thank you William Darlymple for studying the India related history and presenting it so well. 🙏🏽

[@anniemody]

This interview is a historical masterpiece. Absolutely enjoyed it.

[@manutrivedi5771]

Terrible interview. You must have some really low standards.😂

[@anniemody]

@@manutrivedi5771 its evident you didn't understand any of it.

[@wassuphomies263]

@@anniemody leave the troll. they must be believing in the ramayana atomic weapons.

[@JumgeSora]

Waoh..... How Karan Thapar listened & how I watched this interview was like a good kid back in the days listening to grandparents story & folk tales. History was never boring when author hostorian like William Dalrypmle tells you in such an interesting & detailed like I was visting at that era of time. Such a fascinating & intresting interview. Learned & knew many new things about India's history with the world & the 3 roads. Thank you Karan Thapar for this interview & William Dalrymple for such wonderful effort for writing this book & many more contribution till date about Indian history. I'm getting this book now 🎉

[@AmanRaj-kd1if]

Sorry to say history is not story pls don't mess with history in India people mess with this subject

[@JumgeSora]

@@AmanRaj-kd1if agaye

[@ushahariharan3268]

A book I Must read..Thank you William Dalrymple and Thank You Karan Thapparji for this discussion..Enlightening

[@ss-ib8gm]

Read Sanjeev sandal book too

[@ss-ib8gm]

Rajeev sanyal

[@ram2ravanan987]

@@ushahariharan3268 can some one tell book name ....which he mentioned 50.00 minute

[@ushahariharan3268]

@@ram2ravanan987 The Golden Road

[@dhanaazm7897]

What am amazing interview! Mr. Thapar you are incredibly superior to all the teeny interviewers that are around. Mr. Dalrymple i have read your White Mughals and have been fascinated by it. Your work and your dedication to storytelling makes history fascinating and something to always look forward to eagerly. Thank you two giants. Your coming together shakes the senses lying stagnant in the present regime. Thank you. ❤

[@adityabanerjee7145]

You called Thapar a giant...

[@dhanaazm7897]

Yes. Any problem?

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

Its not eloquency or command over language or knowledge that is important. It is your loyalty to the nation that is overridingly important. You know where his loyalties are. We know about his relative Romilla Thapar and her deliberate distortion of history and his father, a failed army general.

[@sohailazim4275]

I even read White Mughal, and tbh, I really liked it so much and found it so amazing to read the sad story of a beautiful woman from a noble house of Hyderabad and her struggle after husband passed away, and specially bading farewell to her children to UK So disheartening 😢

[@veteranas5564]

@@dhanaazm7897. You say why there’s a problem in calling this Thapar a giant? Yes sir there’s a problem. This “giant” of yours had an aunt who belittled everything good that existed in the Indian civilisation while eulogising the greatness of Islamic invaders. This guy needs to be counted amongst the pygmies of our country.

[@Reincarnation111]

A very good confirmation and reiteration of truths about Bharat's unparalleled grand - but distant - past that we all have had some glimpses of although it was deliberately kept hidden from us by our invading rascals., and their goons. My question is that now that we are finding it out, what we plan to do with this knowledge? Just bask in its glory and pride forever ? Shouldn't we seriously try to recreate it and drive our nation out of poverty, social degradation and proliferating population? What happened to all that greatness? I am critical because we need to not dwell in the past, but move forward. and MIGA...Make India great Again! 🤩🤩

[@FreeAnthropologyCourse]

MIGA !! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@vikasshetty6156]

Thank you Karan Thapar for this wonderful interview . Thank you William dalrymple for the wonderful book .

[@soumimukherjee6748]

Brilliant…very rare that Karan allowed someone to speak and explain

[@nagaratnanayak6259]

Not only that ,he has deviated surprisingly from ill talking topics about India to positive

[@anilbhatt6780]

We are fortunate that we have a Dalrymple to tell us about our great past. THANKYOU WIlliam

[@viswaghosh1]

Prof. D.P. Chattapadhyaya has done phenomenal historical research on ancient and medieval scientific achievements in South Asia.

[@shantanushekharsjunerft9783]

In other news Arfa Khaanum has declared this book non secular and has shown Mr Dalrymple is a Sanghi 😂

[@vvk594]

She will get good salary increment from WIRE management.

[@deepdive259]

😂

[@arnipskumar3245]

Truth is hard to digest by many.......Indians😅...it is our time again after 1000CE...

[@manmohanmehta5697]

Fantastic interview like others by Karan. I do contribute for last two years. The author is really a painstaking researcher and deserves a lot of love and respect.

[@rkrishad]

This is what happens when India gains, self respect and economic prosperity. The point is that eating meat or not is just a cultural context . The basic philosophical ideas is what matters in the end. The idea of “ one truth but wise speak of it many ways “ Is the foundational idea .

[@suryaprakash72771]

The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company and The Last Mughal: The Fall of Delhi, 1857 are among the best history books written by Dalrymple. Would love to read more books authored by him.

[@Dadasahab1234]

For more fun read Irfan Habib, Mridula Mukherjee.

[@FreddieMurphy746]

​@@Dadasahab1234Those books fall into the category of Propaganda, right?

[@LulliKaatneWalaNabi]

​@@FreddieMurphy746watch exmuslim sahil, Adam seeker, zafar heretic and quranwala

[@suryaprakash72771]

@@LulliKaatneWalaNabi I was recommended Mohammed Hijab, Shaykh Uthman, brother Hashim, Sabeel Ahmed and Ali Dawah. They’re really good in explaining things with facts and evidence.

[@LulliKaatneWalaNabi]

@@suryaprakash72771 sahi keh rahe ho, momo ko wahi choti ammi ke kapde pehanne ke baad hi aati thi

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Damn! Karan Thapar has been doing some insanely good interviews recently.

[@handyman7147]

This interview is not at all partisan. I liked it. Dalrymple has done a phenomenal job in making reading history enjoyable and captivating for ordinary people. Thank you for the wonderful work 🎉

[@avx4281]

Wonderful interview. Very informative and enjoyable. Thank u mr. Thapar and mr Dalrymple.

[@user-yb1fo6io6q]

I am going to buy immediately, thank you Karan for bringing William. I want you to this after 6 months in more detail, as we love to listen to William.

[@rocketsinghism]

I've read many books by him, they're amazing amalgamation of history, cilture & tourism, would love to read it too!!!

[@rahultadwalkar6353]

Yesterday I received my copy. ❤

[@pushpendergusain4262]

Hats off to Karan Thapar for conducting this interesting and enlightening interview. Hats off to William Dalrymple for this wonderful work.

[@KrishnanNayar]

This interview was a tour de force, one of the best I have ever come across!

[@MAR-lt7xo]

Desperately waiting for this dialogue in this new book, and it is here!

[@abhijitgchavan]

Whattay lovely structuring of narratives Karan! Love Williams work as always. Extremely insightful and scholarly b

[@vimalyogi]

**"The talk between Karan and Dalrymple was marvelous. I thoroughly enjoyed it."**

[@RishabhSharma-q5w]

Thanks for this discussion Karan. I have ordered the book immediately :) It is important to know, at least for me, where I come from.

[@meghbanerjeemusic]

I recently started reading this great historian... And honestly I am overwhelmed. Thank you Mr. William Darlymple for everything you are doing.

[@anuradhainamdar8967]

From interest in archeology in Mesopotamia William Dalymple has metamorphosed to a wonderful and in - depth writer of Indian History from its ancient roots to towards.

[@rajenlama.6850]

Jai Hind sir. It is the honour of India as reflectng the history of our Nation through the book " The Golden Road " written by William, he apparently through his book reminds the Indian history in terms of Hinduism, Buddhism and the spread of mathematical value across Asia and Europe. We must thank to such knowledgeable person for making such contribution which widen the eye of not only Indian but all over the world. May God give more strength to explore on many unknown facts in the world.

[@jpc2861]

Karan is so disappointed to see the greatness of ancient Hindu India which he is so despised and he cannot reconcile

[@cinefile0075]

Not Hindu actually but budhhist. Aryabhatta studied in nalanda which was budhhist monastery..

[@Nonamejhsja]

@@cinefile0075 built by the Hindu (vaishnava) Gupta empire and Hindu Kumargupta

[@cinefile0075]

@@Nonamejhsja I am talking about education and knowledge from when he learned. It was Buddhist monastry..

[@ashokpeer5490]

Excellent book - it gave me a high being an Indian for right reason

[@sdasgupta1950]

Karan, stop interrupting. The audience can understand all the nuances with all the complexities.

[@AnirimaGhosh]

Recommend everyone to read the book… it’s amazing… superbly written and not boring at all ❤❤❤❤

[@siddave549]

Karan Thapar finally found someone who spoke good of India and Hindus!

[@deepakrau6933]

Not the Present Hindu

[@sooraj949]

​@@deepakrau6933 Who's that? 😂

[@bhaskarmenon839]

he kinda low key always does...

[@mvmansingka]

@@bhaskarmenon839 The present Hindu is an antidote to the Woke and liberals

[@Oceansta]

Problem with people like you is that you can't view facts as facts - but as opinions. You're better off on some Godi channel.

[@nandanpandit5456]

"Don't get lost in the details!" says Thapar when William talks about his relative/ancestor. Thapar, we are more interested in listening to William's 'ramblings' than your interview. Also loved how William makes a point against Marxist historians of India (just before the outburst above). That must have bothered Karan Thapar, considering how he is related to the grandmother of all Marxist historians, Romila Thapar. Also funny to see some comments here cautioning people about "Hindu hypernationalism". Classic example of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Funniest, though, is someone saying that a lot of it is "conjecture". If anything, William is being conservative about India's influence. Crazy to see such reactions.

[@lakshaybhardwaj2862]

What can we expect from him and his regular audience. I have lost respect for almost all journalists (except maybe Saurabh) who have been consumed by their ideology so much (either left or right) that they can't bear to see the other side of things. You're right though, this interview will trigger some people obviously as it shows a positive and powerful Indian influence for a change. I highly doubt Karan would've even invited anyone like William if he wasn't a white person (telling us about our history) because anyone talking about this is immediately branded a far-from-reality-andh-bhakt on this platform if he/she is brown.

[@kamalverma4641]

​@@lakshaybhardwaj2862You can write fairly long passages and seem to be well educated but you lack common sense. rg

[@lakshaybhardwaj2862]

@@kamalverma4641 you see, you seem to be under the impression that you have some superior intellect that gives you the authority to decide who lacks 'common sense' and who doesn't, that itself reflects bad on your common sense score.

[@kamalverma4641]

@@lakshaybhardwaj2862 Tum yar koi book, article wagera likho, about Hindu khatre mei hai, kyo apni khopdi jala rahe ho.

[@ChackraTantra]

​@kamalverma4641 you can't write long passages and don't seem very educated, and you also lack common sense!😅

[@kavilphilip]

The black pepper, speices and good steel from south of India was very popular. Along with Gujarat ports, Kerala ports was key to major chunk of Business. Even now the roman coins are digged out. Large Jewish presence reported 2500 years in South..

[@thewhatorwhy]

Some of those Jewish descendants are now Christians. But the ones who remained Jews left for Israel, US ...

[@Tucsonjude]

Wonderful work, it confirms that which I have always suspected! I just pre-ordered the book and subscribed to this channel. Great content!

[@sonamtenzin2886]

Really informative.. I will surely get the book and read it.. thank you...

[@SwatantraNandanwar]

Before Dalrymple there was Nehru: The Discovery of India which was the seminal work.

[@manjushriprakash7100]

The interview was instructive and entertaining. This book is an important contribution to the social history of India. Thank you very much.

[@Spashth]

I have to buy this book after this interview. William, this was not an interview, it was a performance. Outstanding I’m just thinking how interesting the book would be.

[@selvakumar1972]

Even in India they are not glorifying the South Indian dynasty and its trade, especially the archeological exploration, literature and culture

[@madhurisardar1284]

What Fascinating Stuff ! 👌👌👌 Thank you Mr. Darlymple , for your Deep Insight ‘ into Ancient India ,and its Glorious Past, and for narrating it with such Honesty , Passion ,and Unbiassed View Point. 🙏 And Mr. Karan Thaper for Navigating the Conversation with equal Diligence !👌👌🙏 Learned a Lot from your Conversation today. 😊 Will certainly Buy this Book soon. 👍

[@N-zt5ys]

This is like pouring hot molten lead into Thapar’s and Siddarth Vardarajan’s ears.

[@sankardevc]

hahahaha so true , of course their friend Romila shattered

[@buntysingh3166]

That was super funny comment .. I can literally visualize the hot molten lea going through Thapar's ears !!!

[@devadaspai9199]

The above names which you have mentioned are the great haters of indian culture. Because of such type of people British made their roadways in india.

[@nagaratnanayak6259]

So true.When I saw the topic,I assumed there will be anything but good about India,only because the interviewer is Karan Thapar

[@nowwhat6716]

Just because they don't agree with ur ideology

[@shirishpanwalkar]

This interview is an absolute feast for our ears and brains. Thank you so much Karan sir and William sir 🙏👍

[@ginger22ly]

Beautiful interview all round. Thanks. Good energy on both sides.

[@dishantgrewal3719]

thanks karan sir for an amazing interview

[@amitbarc]

What fascinating & enriching intvw...again rekindled my love for history !!

[@jackyfernandes8803]

Wonderful interview i am buying this book

[@rajuiyer6753]

Fascinating interview. Learnt a lot.

[@harisimransandhu4473]

Great interaction. Sometimes, Karan tends to interrupt at the wrong time, disrupting the flow for no obvious reason

[@sibeshbhattacharya9431]

That's his habit; he is arrogant , thinks no end of himself.

[@AshishBijalwan05]

It is frustrating to see him trying to control the guest. It seems whenever something is said by the guest which does not match his ideology, he feels frustrated and wants to change the flow of the conversation. I don't know, it is his age or ideology, he seems to behave more like a novice rather than a journalist who has been in the business for decades.

[@RAMESH-js9lc]

This is what the saffron brigade has been shouting hoarse all along. This was never in the History text books that children got to read. Mughal rule and a bit of British raj was all the History that was presented as Indian History.

[@dyalsaraswati3915]

INDIA IS LORD BUDHA AND LORD BUDHA IS INDIA

[@Truth-z9r]

🎊

[@biggpicture2930]

But budhha is anti brahmin....

[@Pinku-k4e]

Really? I thought Lord Rama was Bharat and Bharat was Lord Rama. If, I remember my history, it was the Buddhists who showed Mohammed bin Qasim how to get the better of Raja Dahir in Sindh, opening the gates for Islam to come flooding in, putting an end to Buddhism in Bharat and compelling it to spread outward. 🇮🇱♥️🇮🇳

[@TheoSophii]

Islam was not spread by invaders. Your whimsical thoughts about Islam are caused by your prejudiced mindset. ​@@Pinku-k4e

[@111_N0_0ne]

India is and was Hindu, so does Prince Siddharth and his father. Hope you won't find it hard to understand the obvious...

[@rutnambavan4596]

Good interview, Karan Thapar. I wish it had been longer, without interruptions from your side. Your audience is capable of understanding what William Dalrymple is saying. As someone who is not a historian but is fascinated by the subject, could you kindly include historians and archaeologists who are working in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, to share their perspectives on recent findings in Keeladi etc., and the need to rewrite the historically North-centric narrative to be more balanced? There is the fact after all that the new digs at Keeladi have pushed the Sangam period further back revealing many new concepts. You may even want to forward this comment to William Dalrymple with the hope that he will turn his attention to this topic and pay greater attention to what went on in the South and maybe write a scholarly tome. Thanks!

[@srinuisnow]

Great interview, great topic, fine author. Thank you very much. 🙏

[@ranganathanv5365]

Brilliantly harnessing the knowledge and exuberance of Darlymple as only Karan Thapar can

[@Harsaran]

Great interview. So much fun

[@snair8448]

The Wire must interview Bhaskar’s Kamble on his book, The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and why this History was Erased! It’s a great follow up to Dalrymple’ book.

[@Bertie.athenaeum]

So now that we finally have a stamp of approval of a "gora" scholar, let's hope the world will really recognise India's historical importance. Although this in no means is a criticism of Mr. Dalrymple. He is an Indian at heart who has written numerous volumes recounting detailed historical accounts about the cruelty of the East India Company.

[@pranav210591]

The world acknowledges india's contribution way more than what we assume. All the 'knowledge' was already lying forgotten by the time western indologists came. But yes, the world is not going to acknowledge obvious nonsense like ancient spacecrafts and nuclear weapons.😂

[@xcel5203]

Mr Wooster aren't you an Englishman too , atleast as far as your name is concerned ?

[@Bertie.athenaeum]

@@xcel5203 WOW!! No. I'm not. "Bertie" is an inside joke in my family. And I picked the name "Athenaeum" basing it on Aristotle's academy "Lyceum" which was named after the Apollo Lyceus, the site where the Peripatetic school of philosophy was founded by Aristotle in 334 BC. I named it after Athena, the goddess of knowledge, as I'm a student of Physics & Mathematics. I wanted the name of the channel to be something like "Sharda Peeth" but I didn't pick it because I don't think I could be deserving of the name "Sharda Peeth" (which happens to be the first mutt established by Adi Sankara). So, to answer in short, I'm very much an Indian, although I would agree due to my upbringing, English has been somewhat my "lingua dilectus". Also, even if I was an englishman how would that make my point any less valuable, which was that somehow the west always accepts things about India when someone from the west attests it, even when Indian scholars have been screaming the same things at the top of their lungs! I was literally mocking the west's bias!

[@jaijoshi5876]

I suggest Karan to send this interview to his own sister Romila Thapar so that she can feel an iota of shame for writing skewed history to show both Bharat and Hindus in poor light.

[@ratnadeepsharma964]

please read romila thapar first

[@sumit92artist]

Have you ever read Any of her work? Read first and then comment.

[@jaijoshi5876]

@@sumit92artist Her work is as rotten as rotten tomatoes.She is a Congi stooge who was tasked to twist the history to suit agenda of Congress and Marxists.

[@Oceansta]

​@sumit92artist the guy is spamming the comments with the same thing over and over again 😅

[@arnipskumar3245]

Thapar, Habib, Sharma...been exposed a while ago...not just by WDarlymple...but many local historians...already.

[@petervaz765]

An excellent interview - Thank you

[@nilimadas9143]

William Dalrymple has his facts on his fingertips and an invigorating style of his own.A must read to fill up our gaps in knowledge about our own history.

[@alkag1726]

Loved the interview. Have ordered the book.

[@Curiosity1220]

The reason why you don't see the caste system in Southeast Asia is because it wasn't Hinduism at all. It was vajrayana, or tantric Buddhism. William Dalrymple also mentions women brahmin playing an important role in southeast Asia, but you don't get to see women brahmin performing yagyas or acting as priests in the Hindu wedding. On the contrary, you find women bhikkunis playing an important role such as teachers in Buddhism, and there is archaeological evidence of women studying Buddhism at Nalanda University. The visnu you see is not the Hindu visnu; it's the Bodhisatva visnu. The Brahmins such as Aryabhatta or Brahmagupta are not the Brahmins of today, but Buddhist monks who attained arhat were called brahmins. The brahmins of Buddhism did not belong to any caste or varna because the varna system did not exist back then, or, let's say, the varna system does not exist in Buddhism or Sramanic culture, which is the original culture of the Indian subcontinent.

[@geethapandurangan7894]

True thank you for bringing this to the frontview Mr William Darlymple. This is very enlightening as least 1000 years has been invaded and stolen and massacred golden history is lost. Thank you for throwing so much light on the history. I do recollect in tamil literature there is plentiful mention of romans and trade with rome.

[@RahulVZM]

its a bliss to listen to William. would like to learn more from the book.

[@mintusaren895]

Awaited.

[@vijaykhe]

Got it today and am looking forward

[@sajithomas2158]

Mr Thappers Questions are at the bulls eye!

[@shankar1dynamo694]

And the bull gave a kick to his liberal butt😂

[@udhabakoushalia7194]

Very good talk and discuss..❤

[@aryankarki7900]

Namaskar from Nepal 🇳🇵🙏🙏🙏.

[@sbdesai11223]

Karan shouldn't interrupt. It diverts what the main person wants to say. MAIN POINT: William was mentioning about Maccaulay's misdemeanors, around the 9th minute. Karan made him side step that. Not fair at all. William was honestly saying somethinh important.

[@NeshHuvan]

India's rich past should inspire progress, but true development requires focusing on building an equitable and sustainable future by addressing structural challenges. The IPL serves as a microcosm of India's development, showcasing world-class success in business and entertainment while highlighting persistent issues like inequality and governance. Its success underscores India's potential, but also the need for inclusive growth that benefits the entire population, not just the elite few-a reflection of where India stands today.

[@SatyendraNathOjha]

Wonderful interview on the wonder that was india

[@Sarthakkumarpal]

Fascinating interview and a page turner...

[@ravidarya3126]

Thank you Dalrymple for telling the true India story. Hope Romila Thapar reads your book and gets wiser even at this age.

[@danielsar1001]

Read the book. Absolute joy. Filled me with a sense of pride. I feel sorry for Mr. Thapar that he has to digest admiration of India by a foreigner in his show. Had it been an Indian he would have straightway termed him a bhakt.

[@NandaKumar-bx8qc]

Exactly!! an oxford bred almost Britisher Karan listening to things he should know about his own country!!!!

[@saravinds1992]

@@NandaKumar-bx8qcI can’t speak for Karan, bur when we listen to Wiliam speak it is not because we dont know anything on this subject, but rather a curiosity on what has been documented/archived and available for verification. A new knowledge on India becomes hard to come by and is mired with a lot of chest-thumping especially the social media era. It’s good to listen to absolute facts just for a change!

[@orientalshorthair5579]

I disagree with your estimate of Mr. Thapar. Dalyrmple provides solid evidence and proof backed by serious scholarship. Thapar understands and appreciates this and so accords him the respect due. Had an Indian done the same, instead of making wild, unfounded and indeed laughable claims (as bhakts tend to do), he'd have listened to him too. You do them both a disservice by such a comment.

[@Sahith_Reddy-k2l]

Karan, Tamil merchants were the first to reach the shores of South East Asia. They established their trade network and then they brought South Brahmins and Buddhists along with them on their merchant ships.

[@senguptasayn]

City of Djinns remains a favourite.very good penmanship.looking forward to this one.

[@JatinderSingh-ie6wq]

Pleased to hear a big historian's praise for Karan Thapar's diligence

[@kbunni3262]

Great interview,👌 marred sadly by ad after ad! The price one must pay! Looking forward to reading the book!

[@ksgopal21]

Mr,william Darlymple ,you did a great job, congratulation.

[@nagaiahgovindarajalu8110]

splendid interview

[@vish2ual]

Interesting discussion indeed

[@debmohapatra4189]

Excellent interview.

[@R_Sambasivam]

Wonderful discussion

[@sahachem01]

Thanks to Lutyens historian and reporter (including Karan) that we had to wait so long to get this facts discussed and debated….but glad that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to deny even for them.

[@sandersdev]

He is an inspiration to many youtubers who are making a career out of India.

[@jaijoshi5876]

Karan’s own sister Romila Thapar,a Marxist historian assigned by Congress Govts played a pivotal in putting down India’s and Hindu’s incredible achievements and influence.She completely doctored academia history books glorifying only Mughals and invaders,at the same time erasing Hindu resistance and bravery in face of horrendous attacks on our culture,way of life and temples.History will never forgive the likes of Romila Thapar

[@Arcmid]

Not sister but Aunt. Even Shurpaneka would be considered an angel compared to the witch Romila

[@taitreyarr2715]

Romila Thapar is one of those historians that have had their life's work torn apart and thrown in their face while still alive.

[@Oceansta]

I don't know what books you were raised on, but in our school years, there was no glorification of any Mughals even though India reached the zenith of economic prosperity under Aurangxeb @ 25% of global GDP

[@Oceansta]

​@@taitreyarr2715by who?

[@anitacohen8753]

I always admired VS Naipaul. He said it like it is!

[@I_Am_Anwar_Official]

Karan Thapar ji, you are interviewing William Dalrymple. I have a request for you, please consider it as a request, please send it to William Dalrymple ji, it will be a great favour of yours. The question is why the Hindi translation of William Dalrymple ji's books is not available. When will the Hindi translation of William Dalrymple ji's books be available for Hindi readers? If you send this message to William Dalrymple ji, it will be a great favour of yours. Especially for the Hindi readers who read books only in Hindi. Thank you very much.

[@shobhaantony3180]

When William wrote the White Mughals, given his fascination with the Mughals, he was torn to pieces by the Indian right wing and he was not given the due respect. This explains why some publishers thought that translating his book is not worth while. The right wing will change their views once William's Golden Road comes out. This is what the right wing does and its a question you should ask them.

[@sudhirnair]

Great interview. I have shared the link to almost 500 people.

[@Reincarnation111]

An excellent piece. I wish that it was more detailed 😊

[@rakeshagarwal6869]

What a feast of scholarharship

[@nagaiahgovindarajalu8110]

Thank the host and the author of the said book misguided history great service to humanity

[@ManiKumar-ht1cf]

Wonderful interview , lot to learn .I feel the defeat ofBahadur Zafar in 1857 was infact a blessing in disguise. Your opinion Sirs DrMani kumar Sharma

[@amareshhirey3213]

The book provides a well-articulated historical perspective, yet it overlooks one of India’s most significant modern contributions to the world: the global spread of yoga. In the current and previous centuries, yoga has transcended geographical and cultural boundaries, reaching not only the East but virtually every part of the world. So widespread is its influence that yoga today often feels less distinctly Indian. However, I believe that by the end of this century, yoga’s influence will deepen further as it expands to include broader spiritual practices beyond asanas, pranayama, and meditation. This evolution will likely solidify India’s cultural and spiritual impact on a global scale

[@arupsarkar2509]

His first book I read: Nine Lives: In search of sacred in modern India. In 2009. It was amazing.

[@pankajatri4556]

I got interested in this video only to see how Karan Thapar counters all of William Darlymple views on Indias glorious past. Disappointed 😂

[@Tout-Le-Monde02]

It's a wonderful book ......

[@RameshS-lg2wm]

Thank you sir, mother India will bless you for ever