What is history? How do we know what happened in the past? Can we know the truth of our past?

In this episode, Jamyang and I discuss these questions based primarily on E.H Carr's classic work "What is history?" In order to make better sense of Carr's work, we have attempted to use some of the examples from the Tibetan context. The question of what is history is inextricably linked with larger question of can we know the truth? Therefore, perhaps, given you have many hours to waste, one can listen to this episode of Khyeltam along with our second episode (from season 1) on "Roshomon."

Intro/Outro theme: Karachal - Alash Ensemble (freemusicarchive.org/music/Alash_Ensemble/)

Image: E.H. Carr

Source: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2019/05/history-according-to-eh-carr

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