Multiple choice

Who among the following is the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

  1. Banbhatta

  2. Ravikirti

  3. Pushpadanta

  4. Kalhana
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Kalhana, a 12th-century Kashmiri scholar, wrote Rajtarangini, which chronicles the history of Kashmir from ancient times. It is considered the first genuine historical work by an Indian author as it follows a critical historical methodology. The other options were poets or writers but not historians.

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