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# "5,000 years of India in 3 minutes": history film made with Opus 5.5

Hindol Sengupta (@HindolSengupta), 25 September 2026, X. 103,245 views as of 16 October 2026.
Kind: Made by AI.
Watch: https://x.com/HindolSengupta/status/2103489466841362886

## Why it is here

A three-minute history of India's share of the world economy (per claudevideo.org's summary) credited to Opus 5.5, about 103k views on 2026-10-16 (fxtwitter). His later 'Searching for God in India' film is already in the collection (hindol-sengupta-opus-5-5-5000-years-of-faith-in-india-x); this is the earlier, separate post.

## Made by AI

- Made with: Claude Opus 5.5
- How we know: X post (2026-09-25): '5,000 years of India in 3 minutes. (Opus 5.5 is incredible.)'
- Human role: Author and commentator Hindol Sengupta posted it; how much he prompted or edited is not stated.
- Pipeline: Opus 5.5 → code-rendered chart/history film (per claudevideo.org: India's falling share of world GDP over 5,000 years)
- Series: Code-rendered film: history explainers

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