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Dinesh Chandra Rawat

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Dinesh Chandra Rawat is an Indian author, environmentalist, landscape expert, and independent researcher whose work explores Indian civilization, historical memory, ecology, gardening, and the relationship between humanity and nature.

For more than 35 years, he has travelled extensively across India and over 60 countries, visiting archaeological sites, museums, libraries, temples, monasteries, churches, gardens, and historical landmarks. His research combines field observation, conversations with local communities and scholars, and the study of historical, archaeological, literary, and cultural sources.

He is the founder of Green Mall, a major nursery and landscape centre in West Bengal, and Prakriti Bandhu, a public charitable trust devoted
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How Do We Know a Historical Claim Is Reliable?

Five Questions Every Reader Should Ask Before Accepting a Story About the Past

By Dinesh Chandra Rawat


Every day we encounter claims about history.
Some appear in books. Others come through documentaries, newspapers, social media, lectures, political speeches, family traditions, or conversations.
A claim may sound convincing because it has been repeated for many years.
Another may appear persuasive bec Read more of this blog post »
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“A civilization survives not because it is powerful, but because it remembers.”
― Dinesh Rawat, BEFORE & BEYOND CHRIST: The Forgotten Lineage of Religions

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