Q. Who among the following was the author of ‘Rajtarangini’ commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

A
Banbhatta
B
Ravikriti
C
Pushpadanta
D
Kalhana
Solution:

Rajatarangini (Rajatara?gi?i, “The River of Kings”) is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir. It was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE. The work consists of 7826 verses, which are divided into eight books called Tarangas (“waves”).

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