William Dalrymple on myth-making in Indian history, narrative-driven historical films and more | BBC
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In an interview to the BBC’s Ishadrita Lahiri, author and historian William Dalrymple, talks about how history in India is contested, the learnings the country can take from its past and how the job of the historian is to sift through 'gossip' to get to the truth. We catch up with him at his home in Delhi. Filmed by Anshul Verma and Danish Alam Edited by Anshul Verma #Williamdalrympleinterview #williamdalrymple #dalrympleinterview Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3whmDp3 ----------------------------------- This is the official BBC News India channel. If you want to understand and follow the India story, we hope this will be your home. Here, you’ll find stories that move your heart and explainers, interviews and documentaries on issues that you care about. Don’t expect a 24/7 stream of news, we are not that channel. But you can look forward to top-quality BBC journalism that will help you make sense of what’s happening around you. Do comment on our videos and posts because we will be reading them and taking them on board, and if you like what we do, you can also find us here BBC Website 👉🏽https://bbc.in/3XjgjcP Instagram 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3GNTSVW Facebook 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XgMc5M Twitter 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XlbAXZ Thanks for following us! #BBCNewsIndia #India
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