Brown PunditsA Deccani miniature of a dancing girl tying her hair, Golconda, about 1700

The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself

Victor Lieberman

  • Myth from history

    Razib Khan argues that nation-states grow out of historical memory and organic identity, so India’s civilisational unity does not automatically make a nation-state; he contrasts Southeast Asia, Europe and China…

  • The Persian captivity

    Razib Khan urges readers to study histories beyond the subcontinent, arguing that pastoralist depredations were not unique to India, that Turkic dynasties dominated the Muslim world for a thousand years,…

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