With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and Epictales was the profession of which of the following?
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Answer: Option 4 — Maagadha
Maagadha (or Magadha) was a professional class of bards and chroniclers in ancient India who specialized in memorizing and reciting dynastic histories, genealogies, chronicles, and epic tales. They were attached to royal courts and performed the crucial function of preserving oral traditions before written records became widespread. The other options refer to different professions: Shramana were ascetic monks in Jainism and Buddhism who renounced worldly life; Parivraaj (Parivrajaka) were wandering mendicants seeking spiritual wisdom; and Agrahaarika were administrators of land grants (agraharas) given to Brahmins, unrelated to historical preservation.
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