EXPOSING The Myths Of The Vedic Era | Dostcast 177 w/ ‪@JayVardhanSingh‬

Jay Vardhan Singh is a Ph.D scholar in Indian History at JNU. He also runs a YouTube channel where he posts about the lesser known facts and nuances of Indian history. In this podcast, ▸ Vinamre and Jay talk about the history of ancient India ▸ How literature and architecture helps in writing history of a place ▸ How wars were fought in the ancient times You can follow Jay on: YouTube:    / @jayvardhansingh   Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jayvtweets?t=cwXm... Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:54 Was the Vedic Era real or fiction? 5:48 Do you consider religion as history or fiction? 12:05 The history of the Mauryan Empire 16:18 Why is ancient Indian history mostly oral? 22:36 Modern war vs ancient war 33:44 What makes Ashoka great? 38:12 Did Ashoka really change after the Kalinga War? 39:35 Why Arthashastra is not a reliable source of history? 46:16 Xerxes invaded India? 49:34 Persian and Greek invasion in India 56:10 History of empires you've never heard of 1:01:59 The future of historians 1:03:32 Must-read books on Indian history 1:06:50 Conclusion Listen to the audio version of the full podcasts at - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHe... Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast... == This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me Instagram:   / vinamrekasanaa   Twitter:   / vinamrekasanaa   Dostcast on Instagram:   / dostcast   Dostcast on Facebook:   / dostcast   Dostcast on Snapchat:   / dostcast   == Contact Us For business inquiries: [email protected] == #Dostcast