Mughal

Disproportionate attention to caste, Muslim chroniclers in NCERT, Kerala textbooks: Thinktank tells Parl Panel

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Disproportionate attention to caste, Muslim chroniclers in NCERT, Kerala textbooks: Thinktank tells Parl Panel

A research report by a think-tank, presented before the parliamentary committee on education recently, has claimed that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) history books pay “disproportionate attention” to Mughal rulers. The report states that there is an average of 97 references to Emperor Akbar, 30 references to Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb and … Read more

View: Ayodhya should pave the way for ‘Ayuddha’ — peace forever among communities

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View: Ayodhya should pave the way for ‘Ayuddha’ — peace forever among communities

‘Damnatio memoriae’ is a Latin phrase roughly meaning ‘erasing bad memory’. Although the phrase came into vogue much later, the practice dated back to the Greek and Roman periods in European history. Erection of statues, not of men of god or of wisdom, but of power, was a standard practice. Historians point out that, at … Read more