Riverwolf;2962783]Shouldn't matter. Besides, can you show that?
For me It does matter. Why the Indian way of keeping history as puranas and Ithihas not used to determine the existence of historical Indian figures, Why not the Indian dating system is used of time of Rajas/Rani ect;
Why don't we hear or see anything about..let say..Prithivi Raj, Veer Shivaji, Rani Laksham Bai, Rani Durgawati, Veer Savakar or any "Indian Nationalist", when it comes to Indian History.
Probably because they're not aware of more recent studies, or brush off such studies without even looking at them as being "Indian-Nationalist."
You are right, Any time a Indian claims to know his/her own history they are branded a nationalist, as if its such a bad thing. While any American can pride himself in the history of his country, even if it was built on the blood of the original inhabitants.
And the assumption that to become civilized, the stronger have to destroy the weak, the light (skinned) has to defeat the dark (skinned)
see above
That's hardly an answer. Can you be more specific as to how these three elements would prevent "European methods" (which, BTW, haven't even been defined, so the term is so vague that it's actually pretty much useless) from accurately recording Asian history?
Undefined by who...the Europeans?
Well can anyone go to India and understand all the dialects and their link to Sanskrit without knowing a word of it?
How would you know why the Tamil culture is so similar to Northern but the languages are different without being from south and north of India?
Being a Christian in the early 1700, would you even consider Hinduism older and more advanced then Christianity.
Lol. I sure hope that's not the method used.
But seriously, if you're so dissatisfied with the current view of history, what methods would you use to determine actual history?
Well its not a small task, but few things i can think of.
Recognising History as told by the people who know their own history as valid, this will be a good way to start.
Measurement of Time according to traditional methods.
Understanding variation in Language as written in ancient text and as according to tradition.
Understanding texts according to the proper traditional interpretations.