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I don't understand this paragraph:
' It is universally acknowledged that Bha_ratam has one of the most
ancient cultural traditions, which unlike the other ancient cultural
traditions has been preserved continuously without a break even to the
present day.[1] Western Scholars, while grudgingly acknowledging this
unbroken tradition, have complained that Indians lack a sense of
history and do not have a historical tradition. Therefore, they
decided to write a history for Bha_ratam, which is based on their own
ideas of history. They have accepted the dates of Alexander and
Megasthenese of the Greek tradition as fixed points of history. Using
some data from genealogical lists from the Pura_n.a s and the
so-called Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) or some variant there of, the
scholars have a chronology for India. These scholars have discounted
the fact that two of the greatest epics of the world, Rama_yan.a and
Maha_bha_rata are traditionally regarded as itiha_sa s, i.e., historic
texts and that there are a host of supporting texts in the form of
Pura_n.a- s. Ignoring the fact that Bha_ratam has its own sense of
history and its purpose[2], the scholars have systematically
misrepresented the chronology of Bha_ratam. It is important to dismiss
this false chronology and to reclaim the correct chronology for
Bha_ratam.'
How can something at the same time be 'universally acknowledged' and
disputed by Western Scholars?
Torsten