User talk:Sitush/Common

Why

Hello, can someone educate me why is that British raj era books are not considered as a reference? Is there any parallel to anywhere else in the world? Thanks! --OnlyTruthShallPrevail (talk) 02:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Because they were written by imperial administrators, not by any kind of scientists or academics. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 08:50, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

One thing how is james tod not reliable? Sungpeshwe9 (talk) 15:05, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is he a scientist or an academic? -- Kautilya3 (talk) 21:16, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He was an East India Company officer and administrator. His scholarly works were heavily criticized even when first published, and is notoriously inaccurate even for British Raj era "scholars". He was known for having a very pro-Rajput bias, and used bardic legends and Hindu texts to construct a glorified history for them, which was criticized then and now by historians. Chariotrider555 (talk) 22:50, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How you even read his work? Sungpeshwe9 (talk) 09:50, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]