1, political tradition
Before the British Empire colonized and then became independent, India was basically not unified. Without a unified system, it is difficult to have an official history. The Indian mainland is the most diverse region of all human races. If there is a recorded history, all ethnic groups naturally have their own ethnic groups. As far as India is concerned, whose version is in charge?
2. Personality thinking
Now they have given me a universal humanistic way of thinking, which is natural and casual: all views are correct. Isn't history a humanistic view? Only China people take facts and reasoning seriously.
3. Religious traditions
I watched a BBC documentary about India and interviewed a tribe that still speaks ancient languages. The clergy of ethnic minorities are all trained since childhood, and reciting ancient scriptures is the main task. They have no written classics, but rely on students to imitate their teachers' pronunciation, which has been passed down orally from the younger generation to the older generation for thousands of years, which can be regarded as their oral history.
Most people with religious beliefs regard myths and legends as their own lives, and history has no (educational) significance to their lives, because it is the teaching of God, the teaching of clergy and traditional religious customs that teach them to be human.
4. In a word,
India did have a mature writing system a long time ago, and the Sanskrit phonetic alphabet "Sanskrit alphabet" appeared as early as the eighth century BC. However, the tradition of writing in ancient India has been underdeveloped, and there are a large number of ancient books in India. Four Vedas and two epics (Mahabharata) are masterpieces, both of which were created in ancient times, but they were written very late.
The premise of "compiling history" or "writing history" is a developed written literary tradition. It is impossible to compile history without developed written writing ability. Writing history is very demanding, poets are easy to get, and historical talents are hard to find.
Of course, another reason is that the religious thought of ancient Indian culture is developed, which leads to the ancient Indians have developed abstract thinking and are good at discovering and summarizing "the basic attributes of things hidden in the background or unable to look directly". All major religions in India use abstract concepts and logical reasoning to find a universal principle. Brahmanism and Buddhism against Brahmanism are all such thoughts.
On the contrary, China people, whether Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, etc. , are extracted from the experience of daily life. Personnel experience and wisdom are the foundation of China culture, which is also the main reason for the development of China's historical compilation. Because history is a summary of personnel experience and wisdom.