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. 🙏🏽

[@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

[@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.

[@vikasshetty6156]

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

[@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

[@soumimukherjee6748]

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

[@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 !! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

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

[@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...

[@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 .

[@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.

[@jpc2861]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@DrinkMilk5TimesDaily-Bhukhari]

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

[@suryaprakash72771]

@@DrinkMilk5TimesDaily-Bhukhari 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.

[@DrinkMilk5TimesDaily-Bhukhari]

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

[@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.

[@viswaghosh1]

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

[@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!😅

[@sdasgupta1950]

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

[@KrishnanNayar]

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

[@avx4281]

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

[@AnirimaGhosh]

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

[@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!

[@rahultadwalkar6353]

Yesterday I received my copy. ❤

[@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.

[@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.

[@ashokpeer5490]

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

[@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.

[@rocketsinghism]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@ramakrishnasuresh4703]

Loved this excellent conversation. For a change Karan was keeping quiet and allowed his guest to take over.

[@MAR-lt7xo]

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

[@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.

[@pushpendergusain4262]

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

[@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.

[@shirishpanwalkar]

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

[@vimalyogi]

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

[@sudhakark.v.126]

India is been misrepresented by leftists including Karan all these years, it is good to see this welcome change in Karan to talk to someone who talks good about Hindus and our achievements. Look forward for more of this.

[@dyalsaraswati3915]

INDIA IS LORD BUDHA AND LORD BUDHA IS INDIA

[@centtenzin8793]

🎊

[@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...

[@SwatantraNandanwar]

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

[@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.

[@RameshS-lg2wm]

Thank you sir, mother India will bless you for ever

[@ksgopal21]

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

[@dishantgrewal3719]

thanks karan sir for an amazing interview

[@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!

[@sonamtenzin2886]

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

[@jackyfernandes8803]

Wonderful interview i am buying this book

[@manjushriprakash7100]

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

[@nupuramit]

Karan Thapar, Ramayana is not Mythology it is History.

[@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.

[@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 ...

[@amitbarc]

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

[@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.

[@thomasthomasphilp4393]

Karan Thapar has got a glimpse of real Bharat.

[@asmirann3636]

Karan Thapar is a result of benevolence of the Gora Sahibs. Such people know no Bharat. They only know India, which for them is a country that was just created in 1947.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@ginger22ly]

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

[@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.

[@mintusaren895]

We have lost the intectuality in all subjects.

[@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

[@rajuiyer6753]

Fascinating interview. Learnt a lot.

[@sandersdev]

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

[@JatinderSingh-ie6wq]

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

[@akaalkripal5724]

Through the wire, may i gift 3 copies of this book - one for Kamal Hasan (who says India never existed), one for Raul Vinci (who says India is a khichdi of parts), and one for Mamta didi, before she migrates to Bangladesh?

[@jgoswami86]

Open your mind a little more than what you did already sir. They are saying 'India' just for the sake of proper reference of location to the viewers, they didn't get into the details like the rulers of different regions of present India at that time, neither did they mention anything about integrity or unity among different rulers or the population of those regions at that time. Political views by politicians are completely subjective and they can mould anything they say into anything they want.

[@Shaggy-839two]

In that case you didn't understand anything you read 😂

[@malianwong]

Kamal Hasan is right there has never been a country called endia before 1947 ,if don't know that you really need to go back to school...

[@mjwarror3372]

Correct your spelling brother or god may have mercy on you, we will not​@@malianwong

[@mouryatanniru4729]

​@malianwong please check real history not Macaulay as William said. India is called tianzu by chinese.. infact they divided into 5 indias.. north, south, central, west and east.. if they looked as different they would have mentioned different names right?? 1st understand difference between nation and state.. political large state is extremely difficult to become In ancient times.. please check this link and open ur eyes.. this is not political be apolitical.. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianzhu_(India) In vishnu puran also mentioned.. the land between Himalayas and indian ocean is called india.. we may not politically one state.. it's impossible bcoz therr is no technology to that.. but we are civilizationally one nation not state...

[@KrishnanNayar]

William Dalrymple is an absolute genius. He is doing for India what Indian historians have generally failed to do: explaining to the world what Indian civilization did for the world.

[@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.

[@RahulVZM]

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

[@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

[@petervaz765]

An excellent interview - Thank you

[@kbunni3262]

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

[@Harsaran]

Great interview. So much fun

[@rocketsinghism]

Ordered the audio version of this book on Amazon!!!

[@anuradhainamdar8967]

Please buy the book Dalrymple pointed out that to really understand the of Indian ancient history you too must read foot notes, to illuminate it properly.

[@sajithomas2158]

Mr Thappers Questions are at the bulls eye!

[@shankar1dynamo694]

And the bull gave a kick to his liberal butt😂

[@I_Am_Anwar_Official]

करण थापर जी, आप विलियम डेलरिम्पल का इंटरव्यू ले रहे हैं। आपसे एक निवेदन है, कृपया इसे बिनती समझकर विलियम डेलरिम्पल जी तक पहुंचा दें, आपका बहुत बड़ा उपकार होगा। प्रश्न यह है कि विलियम डेलरिम्पल जी की पुस्तकों का हिंदी अनुवाद उपलब्ध क्यू नहीं है। विलियम डेलरिम्पल जी की पुस्तकों का हिंदी अनुवाद हिंदी पाठकों के लिए कब उपलब्ध होगा? यदि आप यह संदेश विलियम डेलरिम्पल जी तक पहुंचा दें, तो आपका बहुत बड़ा उपकार होगा। खासकर हिंदी पाठकों वर्ग के लिए जो केवल हिंदी में ही पुस्तकें पढ़ते हैं। बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद।

[@kamalverma4641]

yes

[@alkag1726]

Loved the interview. Have ordered the book.

[@anitacohen8753]

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

[@puneetsharma2583]

a very good interview...seems karan was looking to put politics in the end just to discredit all the efforts made by william...for the people like karan history is juat what he believes in only rest is mythology...

[@ss-ib8gm]

Indians are kept unaware thanks to his useless aunt romila thappar and irfan habib, Marxist historians I studied history in ST. Stephen’s in the 90s the syllabus was bad and teachers were. pathetic teaching same old nonsense.irfan habib , rs sharma lies were brought out by Dr KK Mohammad and Dr.Arif Mohammad khan 1 Reply

[@SatyendraNathOjha]

Wonderful interview on the wonder that was india

[@vijaykhe]

Got it today and am looking forward

[@nagaiahgovindarajalu8110]

splendid interview

[@udhabakoushalia7194]

Very good talk and discuss..❤

[@nagaiahgovindarajalu8110]

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

[@R_Sambasivam]

Wonderful discussion

[@mintusaren895]

Awaited.

[@jenniferlyngdoh6053]

Being blunt is acceptable but being rude is offensive to which Karan Thapar perhaps, could have avoided when interviewing somebody.

[@sibeshbhattacharya9431]

Leopard can't wash off its spots.

[@vish2ual]

Interesting discussion indeed

[@senguptasayn]

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

[@Sarthakkumarpal]

Fascinating interview and a page turner...

[@rajasekarans158]

MOST WELCOME KARAN THAPAR DEVIATED FROM HIS REGULAR INTERVIEWS FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST... !

[@debmohapatra4189]

Excellent interview.

[@rakeshagarwal6869]

What a feast of scholarharship

[@sdasgupta1950]

Can we say that 'caste' is not a characteristic of Hinduism, but simply an unfortunate development in society as a response to prevailing conditions.

[@pranav210591]

@@sdasgupta1950 Okay, then in the same vein, lets accept that misogyny is not a characteristic of Islam but a response to prevailing conditions in 7th century Arabia, terrorism is response to increasing western interference in middle east etc...

[@Shawn_mike34]

@pranav210591 that's untrue. Quran has specifically mentioned what they've been doing consistently doing for the last 1400 years and the chaos you see around the world.

[@pranav210591]

@@Shawn_mike34 Exactly, and shastras have specifically mentioned how women and shudras should be treated. That is responsible to quite an extent for the mess in hindu society. Why see one religion's text with an apologist's lens while other's with a critical one?

[@Shawn_mike34]

@@pranav210591 but that's not how constitutional of India works. Constitution of india has given special privileges to Dalits and women and dalit it the PM PRESIDENT of india as well but in countries run by Sharia, they function exactly how they functioned 1400 years ago by Sharia laws, like only muslim can be the leader , state law will be islam, holidays will only be islamic etc.

[@pranav210591]

@@Shawn_mike34 Constitution is a secular document, not a religious one. You can't credit the achievements of constitution to religious texts. It was made by our pragmatic leaders, not by religious orthodoxy, who would have rather governed the country under Manusmriti. So if you compare quran, you compare it to a hindu religious text, not indian constitution. And btw, I made the analogy because the OP tried to exonerate the Hindu religious texts of the problem of casteism. What I meant is that, that sort of apologist stance can be taken by any religion (including Islam).

[@shivanandashetty]

Interesting and insightful, I wonder why is this not part of school curriculum?

[@Tout-Le-Monde02]

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

[@ekamsat429]

India needs its Joseph Needham, and Dalrymple may consider stepping in that role. Indeed, a fitting role for James Prinsep's successor.

[@kmhuque5485]

Stories of our past lay hid plainly in sight. None to hear, none to care, they lay in despair Till they came from afar, brought them to light. Asked they: Did you not know tales of your ancient glory? No, we said, all we need are stories that are holy. Hence, my fellow-subcontinentals, blame whoever you want for our sorry state😥, but look at ourselves first.

[@siddharthanvarier3342]

I am a GREAT ADMIRER of Sire William Darlymple, and have IMBIBED, most of the ideals his books embedded and extolled

[@sandyanarayanswami5708]

WD is not YET a knight and is not Sir Wiliam Dalrymple.

[@EntropyInfo]

He is not sir...he is saarrrrrr.....😂