Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET October 2022 Political Science
The book 'Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History' was written by:
AM.K. Gandhi
BJ.L. Nehru
CV.D. Savarkar ✓ Correct
DM.N. Roy
Correct answer: (C) V.D. Savarkar — V.D. Savarkar wrote 'Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History', so he is the answer.
Explanation
★V.D. Savarkar wrote 'Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History', so he is the answer.
★The work identifies six periods that he viewed as times of heroism, cultural pride and resistance to foreign invasion.
★It gives a detailed account of the era of invasions and the resistance offered by the indigenous population.
★It also carries his tribute to martyrs and includes letters he wrote to loved ones from the Andamans.
★The book expresses his nationalist reading of Indian history as a recurring struggle for self-assertion.
★Gandhi, Nehru and M.N. Roy were major thinkers, but this particular title belongs to Savarkar.
★His historical writing was closely tied to his Hindutva ideology and his vision of Hindu nationhood.
★This connects to the syllabus theme of Savarkar's nationalist historiography.
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