Abhijit Chavda, he is a theoretical physicist by profession, whose work/readings pan upon a lot of astrophysics and some in the quantum domain. Given the complexity and highly scientific nature of these works, I am inclined to believe his approach is similar to History and Hinduism.
In the multitude of the Ask Me Anything sessions, he does weigh his opinions based on some categorical and circumstantial evidence. He mostly finds incoherent findings and points out alternate theories than mainstream ones.
Coming to how I evaluate his knowledge, I feel he fits into the new age, right-leaning content makers, who use the internet as an alternate to the existing academic channels. This is because, during the cold war times, many academia ( esp in India ) underwent left alignment, which now is beginning to change. Some motivated and interested, even non-academic historians like Abhijit are using this rising interest on the internet for their content.
However, I am of the opinion, history is an art of finding a narrative, looking at a few pieces of evidence. Therefore personal biases are bound to creep in. Abhijit's USP is finding some overlooked and incoherent evidence and using it to speak about alternate theories. This is a great tool in theoretical physics, to disprove hypotheses.
So, I tend to read both sides of the stories and form a balanced opinion. And yes Abhijit Chavda has a good podcast to tune in to.
In the multitude of the Ask Me Anything sessions, he does weigh his opinions based on some categorical and circumstantial evidence. He mostly finds incoherent findings and points out alternate theories than mainstream ones.
Coming to how I evaluate his knowledge, I feel he fits into the new age, right-leaning content makers, who use the internet as an alternate to the existing academic channels. This is because, during the cold war times, many academia ( esp in India ) underwent left alignment, which now is beginning to change. Some motivated and interested, even non-academic historians like Abhijit are using this rising interest on the internet for their content.
However, I am of the opinion, history is an art of finding a narrative, looking at a few pieces of evidence. Therefore personal biases are bound to creep in. Abhijit's USP is finding some overlooked and incoherent evidence and using it to speak about alternate theories. This is a great tool in theoretical physics, to disprove hypotheses.
So, I tend to read both sides of the stories and form a balanced opinion. And yes Abhijit Chavda has a good podcast to tune in to.
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