The wheel of history is rolling forward, and for individuals, indulging in the past will stagnate; As far as the country is concerned, being obsessed with history will lag behind the world development trend. Take history as a mirror, cherish the past and face the future.
In people's inherent impression, the history of a country has witnessed vicissitudes of life, and people have read a little and suddenly become enlightened. The process of understanding history is also a wise process, but for India, history may be an illusory thing.
Knowing the history of India, people seem to have reached a dead end, and everything in front of them is becoming more and more blurred. ...
The so-called history
As one of the four ancient civilizations, India has a long and prosperous history. People all over the world have a general impression of Indian history and their culture, and Indians are very devout to Buddhism as the highest belief.
Indians rely on the Ganges to develop themselves, and their regional culture is very strong. Almost every Indian can sing and dance. They are full of enthusiasm and exotic customs.
Song and dance, rivers, religious culture ... India has come from history, and today's life is also closely related to the past.
However, for some people, India is actually a country with no history at all.
Marx once said: "The whole history of India in the past, if it can be regarded as history, is the history of being conquered by other nations again and again."
Why did Marx say that? According to relevant documents, India is one of the earliest ancient civilizations in the world. However, the India that can be traced back in historical materials is ancient India, not the country India after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1947 as we say today.
Compared with India today, the territory of ancient India is broader, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries today. India is only a branch of ancient Indian civilization, but it can't take this civilization that has lasted for thousands of years as its own.
Myth and reality
The most important criteria for judging a country's history are ancient books, Herodotus' history and Sima Qian's historical records, each of which bears witness to the inheritance of history and tests the cultural foundation of a country.
In India, the ancient books generally recognized by people are Zhuwangshi and Mahayana. However, the ancient books in India are very different from those in other countries.
India is a country with lofty religious beliefs, so it has a lot of religious colors in its history. In other words, Indian history books have great subjective creativity. They are based on reality, but they don't fully respect history and reality.
Every history book in India is interspersed with a lot of myths and fantasies. When people mention the history of India, they will tell a story about the king. As for who the king really was and at which time, they were also in a state of ignorance.
India's history is the product of a mixture of reality and imagination, with no definite time limit and no completely true historical story. If you want to know the development of Indian history through Indian ancient books, it can only be in vain. Reading Indian history will only make people more and more confused.
Looking closely at the development of world history, we can see a very interesting phenomenon: most of India's history is widely known, in fact, it is largely because of foreigners.
In history, an Indian king established a powerful religious kingdom, and many neighboring countries envied Indian culture and sent envoys to it. As for who the king really was and what happened during his reign, the record in Indian history is blank.
But in the Tang Dynasty, China sent Xuanzang to visit India. The history of China records what Xuanzang saw and heard when he came to India, including which king he met in India.
In other words, if Indians want to know more about this king who has established a powerful religious country, they can only look for clues from the history of China. As one of the four ancient civilizations, it is really ridiculous that you have to rely on China to understand your own history. According to China's historical records, the Indian king's name is King Huanri, and he is a wise monarch.
Aggression and slavery
The western invaders began their crazy aggression and expansion in the world, and India with unique natural resources naturally became their primary goal. Historically, Portugal, the Netherlands, Britain and other countries have successively established colonial rule in India.
They promoted the culture of their own country in the Indian Peninsula, and the local Indian aborigines were enslaved by the invaders and gradually lost their sense of belonging to the ancient Indian culture. This is the history of the western invaders, not the history of India.
From 65438 to 0857, Britain completely controlled India, and they spread Islam widely, which had a great conflict with Hinduism, a local belief.
The western invaders caused serious civil strife throughout the Indian Peninsula. At that time, India faced a great threat.
After World War II, the third world countries generally set off the climax of the independence and liberation movement, and India, which was deeply enslaved by capital, was among them.
However, the influence of western colonists on some parts of India has been deeply rooted, and the trend of splitting the Indian Peninsula is becoming increasingly obvious. In the end, partition of india will not interfere with each other.
1947, India declared its independence. At this time, India really has its own history. When it became a western colony, Indian culture was completely interrupted. Although India has experienced a long time, those times are always branded by other countries.
What is the history of India? In the eyes of Indians, if you want to know the history of your country, you need to find evidence from foreign materials and collections.
India can't find its own history, and foreign records are also very vague. This country has gone through thousands of years. What attitude should people use to trace back to history?
First of all, respect history and tradition. Although India's historical records are vague, there are a lot of Indian traditions and unique cultures hidden in them.
A country without history is sad, and a country without civilization is helpless. Looking back at history, the Indian people can find more from it and take the road of the future.
Never dwell on the past and be afraid of the future. For many countries in the world, learning history is for better progress, so even if there are many gods and gaps in Indian history, Indian people need not panic.
Always focus on the present, and the whole country will work together to draw a beautiful blueprint for a modern country, so that history can really play its role.