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βThat age [of the Rigveda] is not known with even an approximate degree of certainty.β
βThus the Muslim antagonism to the Freedom Movement of India dates back to its beginning itself. (151ff)β
β"The Bharatas, who gave their name to the whole country, are the most important of the Rigvedic tribes."β
βVolume 7: The Mughul Empire [1526-1707]β
β"The Bharatas appear prominently in the Rigveda in relationship with Sudas and the Tritsus, and are enemies of the Purus. "β
βVolume 3: The Classical Age [320-750 A.D.]β
βVolume 6: The Delhi Sultanate [1300-1526]β
βVolume 1: The Vedic Age [Prehistory to 600 B.C.]β
βA standard work of many volumes commissioned in the 1950s to celebrate India's liberation from foreign rule and foreign scholarship.β
βDid the worshippers of Indra go from an earlier home in the Indus valley to Asia Minor, or was the process just the reverse of this?β
βVolume 11: Struggle for Freedom [1905-1947]β
βVolume 8: The Maratha Supremacy [1707-1818]β
βVolume 5: The Struggle for Empire [1000-1300 A.D.]β
βVolume 4: The Age of Imperial Kanauj [750-1000 A.D.]β
βVolume 2: The Age of Imperial Unity [600 B.C. to 320 A.D.]β
βWikipedia: The History and Culture of the Indian Peopleβ
βVolume 9: British Paramountcy and Indian Renaissance, Part 1 [1818-1905]β
βVolume 10: British Paramountcy and Indian Renaissance, Part 2 [1818-1905]β
βIt is very sad that the spirit of perverting history to suit political views is no longer confined to politicians, but has definitely spread even among professional historians (xii-xiii, preface)β
βIn the seventh century A.D., these two kingdoms formed parts of India both politically and culturally, being Indian in language, literature and religion and ruled over by kings who bore Indian names.β