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The Real Story Behind Right Wing’s Hatred for Renowned Historians

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What riles up the Right wing when it comes to veteran historians such as Romila Thapar and Irfan Habib?

What riles up the Right wing when it comes to veteran historians such as Romila Thapar and Irfan Habib? It is their focus on documenting the history of farmers, labourers, and workers, as well as the narratives of Hindu-Muslim unity and the Ganga-Jamuni civilisation. This diverges from the Right wing's agenda, as they seek to alter history by spotlighting the accounts of Hindu kings and Maharajas. Their aim is to steer the public away from the path of democracy and towards the embrace of monarchy instead.

 
 
 
 

 

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