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Communal Misrepresentation of History Harms National Unity

Communal Misrepresentation of History Harms National Unity

Several eminent scholars have warned time and again that false misrepresentation of history in communal terms can be very harmful for national unity, and it is very sad that despite such warnings such damaging trends have intensified further in some contexts. Due to such repeated misrepresentation most of the battles fought during the years of the Mughal rule have become[Read More…]

by 22/08/2023 Comments are Disabled India
Mir Jafar: The Indian Prince Who Facilitated British Control over India

Mir Jafar: The Indian Prince Who Facilitated British Control over India

History tells us that, at crucial moments in the life of states, one person may determine the fate of an entire nation, and this is exactly what happened to India when the treacherous Nawab of Bengal Mir Jafar caused Britain to occupy his homeland for a period of up to 200 years, to fire the last bullet into the heart[Read More…]

by 20/08/2023 Comments are Disabled India
History: Making Modern Russia from 1462 (Ivan the Great) to 1815 (Alexander I)

History: Making Modern Russia from 1462 (Ivan the Great) to 1815 (Alexander I)

The period from 1462 to 1815 is of special importance for the history of Russia and the Russian people as well as for the history of Eurasia for at least five good reasons: 1) Russia became modernized according to the European pattern; 2) Russia became liberated from the foreign occupants; 3) The Russian people became territorially united into a single[Read More…]

by 07/08/2023 Comments are Disabled World
Learning From History, If We Dare

Learning From History, If We Dare

The New Gilded Age, wars along the Russian border, a global pandemic, battles for women’s rights, even the Titanic: history does rhyme with the present. Yet as former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert once observed: “If history tells us anything, it’s that we never learn from history.” That’s something we can realistically change. And if we do, we’ll have an[Read More…]

by 11/07/2023 Comments are Disabled Life/Philosophy
History: A Bomb Factory

History: A Bomb Factory

Is history being converted into a bomb factory? How does it promote the culture of hate? Does it fall us apart to embroil in violent communal skirmishes, riots and bloodshed? How can we differentiate between genuine and false histories? The answer to these questions is furnished by the following discourse. The truthful historical knowledge has become too scarce to be[Read More…]

by 16/03/2022 Comments are Disabled Life/Philosophy
Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungalloor

How Did Islam Reach the Subcontinent: Through Socialization or Coercion?

How did Islam reach the Subcontinent: through Socialization or Coercion; Trade or Invasion? It is a very important question which has a direct bearing on the social ecology in which people live their lives nowadays. It requires a fair and satisfactory answer to clear the doubts that have crept into the minds of many people owing to their not so[Read More…]

by 21/12/2021 Comments are Disabled Life/Philosophy
A Historical Perspective of Iconoclasm

A Historical Perspective of Iconoclasm

The practice of temple demolition/ appropriation of images of gods and goddess was in vogue in ancient India and Kashmir much before the arrival of the Muslims. In ancient times the achievements of Hindu Kings were measured not only by the number of temples they built in their realms during peace times but also of those they appropriated/demolished in the[Read More…]

by 26/10/2021 Comments are Disabled India
Why History is so important

Why History is so important

Co-Written by Ishfaq Abdullah & Ishfaq Ahmad wani History has a commanding role in the formation of nations and past is used as a means to instill in people sense of belongingness to the nation. Approach to studying past determines the political, social and cultural environment of nations. History as a discipline plays an important role in politically socialising citizens[Read More…]

by 01/06/2020 Comments are Disabled India
A Good Man’s History Lesson 

A Good Man’s History Lesson 

  “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner Patrick Cockburn concludes his article Britain Refuses to Accept How Terrorists Really Work with, Contrary to conventional and governmental wisdom, terrorist conspiracies have not changed much since Brutus, Cassius and their friends plotted to murder Julius Caesar. It made me think about how many people Caesar killed or enslaved[Read More…]

by 13/06/2017 1 comment Life/Philosophy
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