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The Sceptical Patriot: Exploring the Truths Behind the Zero and Other Indian Glories

India. A land where history, myth and email forwards have come together to create a sense of a glorious past that is awe-inspiring...and also kind of dubious. But that is what happens when your future is uncertain and your present is kind of shitty — it gets embellished until it becomes a totem of greatness and a portent of potential.

Sidin Vadukut takes on a complete catalogue of ‘India's Greatest Hits’ and ventures to separate the wheat of fact from the chaff of legend. Did India really invent the zero? Has it truly never invaded a foreign country in over 1,000 years? Did Indians actually invent plastic surgery before those insufferable Europeans? The truth is more interesting — and complicated — than you think.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 208
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9788129129031
  • Genres
  • history, india, humor, historical
  • Release date
  • 2014