Re: The Mahabharatha
The Mahabharata is poetry and has little historical value. While it is possible that some of its content was based on factual events and personalities, much of it is embellishment. The same is true for the Ramayana and the Puranas.
The Mahabharata itself claims it was originally just a fraction of its present size. As for any of its fantastic elements such as advanced weaponry and miracles, there is no evidence available.
it is interesting that the earliest Indian personality who can be dated is the Buddha (around ~400 BC). As has been noted by historians, no one before his time can be dated and it is also hard, if not impossible to separate fact from mythology.
http://lokayata.info
http://shivsomashekhar.wordpress.com/category/history/
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