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The idea that India is somehow peculiar in its pre-modern engagement with history, that people in South Asia operated with concepts of mythical or cyclical time, that they did not write historical works, dates back to the first European writings and has proven remarkably persistent despite the protests of specialists (I know of at least one detailed counterpoint by Witzel). No, there is nothing profound here, its just a rant about a common, and persistent, misconception, that really annoys me.

00:00 The rant begins
01:28 Mughal histories
03:15 Rajatarangini and Mahavamsa
05:10 Manjusrimulakalpa
06:35 Puranas
07:50 Why is this repeated?