Originally Posted by bis_mala
According to Western Historians, Indians did not have any sense of history (as a subject) until the Westerners introduced it to them. Unlike Chinese, the Indians do not have any recorded history. All that they possess is some religious literature, much of which is just mythology. Some Indian scholars in the West seemed to have argued that such a view should be reconsidered – notably one Prof (Dr) Sharma. ( I do not have full references now). A lot of controversies are being raised everyday by ideologists about new findings. Consequently any Westerner or non-Indian would still reject if you start rewriting anything about ancient India.