The Politics of History: Aryan Invasion Theory and the Subversion of Scholarship [Paperback]

Navaratna S. Rajaram (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: South Asia Books (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 818599028X
• ISBN-13: 978-8185990286
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,567,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking History at its best!, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Politics of History: Aryan Invasion Theory and the Subversion of Scholarship (Paperback)

Mr. Rajaram has done an excellent job with what is a highly emotive and contentious subject. He brings the best aspects of the scientific method, dwelling on objective and holistic inquiry through the collection and analysis of evidence from multiple fields. The result is a book that cruelly exposes the charades that have been played at the expense of getting to the facts, all in the name of political ideologies, initially of European racial superiority and lately, of class based Marxism.

Rajaram's book should be compulsory reading for all students of History, wherever they may be. It certainly poses a number of questions that the so called professional historians of India can no longer duck and weave around. Perhaps the doyens of that dustbin of history, the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, can take some steps to answer the charges against them. Would Romila Thappar like to take on this challenge? Somehow, I do not think so! Sadly, she has hardly progressed from the narrow philological views of Muller et al of over a century ago.

Well done Mr. Rajaram.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting book!, June 12, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Politics of History: Aryan Invasion Theory and the Subversion of Scholarship (Paperback)

This book challenges the traditional view that the Aryans invaded India around 1500 BC and pushed the indigenous population living in the Indus valley area (dark-skinned/dravidians) to the South. This book presents many archaelogical / astronomical/ satellite land image evidence to prove that the Aryans (or so called Indigenous Aryans) have been living in India (atleast) a few millenium before 1500 BC in the Indus-Sarasvati river regions. In addition, this book uses the geography of the location described in Vedas (Rig Veda, in particular) to enhance its arguments. The evidence presented here are very convincing. It is shocking to learn that some (so called) scholars of the 19th century would twist the facts (or ignore evidence) for political reasons. This applies to German scholar Max Muller, in particular. Overall, this book is an interesting book to read

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - Puts Indian History in perspective, August 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Politics of History: Aryan Invasion Theory and the Subversion of Scholarship (Paperback)

A Must for any student of Indian History