Question

What are the problems encountered in the use of literary source for writing ancient Indian history illustrate with examples

Answer 1

The problems are

Literary sources are important to recreate the past but to understand the literary sources, a historian has to understand the minds of that time.

To recreate the past literary sources provide deep insight but the possibility that are highly influenced by the conditions of a writer cannot be neglected.

Historically, writing is patronized by the royal courts to justify their rule and therefore the element of bias-ness needs to be studied carefully.