Comments by "M Shastri" (@libshastra) on "Battle over history just got a giant new classroom in India—YouTube" video.

  1. We need to acknowledge that our historians have effectively captured the narration of our history. They have consistently suppressed any historiography that goes against their Marxist Leninist methodology. Archaeological evidence is rejected, textual evidence is suppressed and they've ensured Western scholars don't see those evidence either. Forget Chavda (he's a quack), even Western scholars are refuting historiography of JNU historians. Andre Wink from the Dutch school openly says Mughal history is too skewed to show them in a positive light. Antionio Maino constantly cloobers the point that caste system was not a thing in Vedic times. C Smith from Harward says Vedic culture itself was a composite culture (He doesn't refute Aryan Migration but says it's not the complete picture). Kenoyer has done extensive work trying to fill the gap between Indus Valley and Vedic culture. But we don't get to hear that out of JNU. They still push the same Aryan invasion theory (not taught in Western schools), Ganga Jamuna Theseeb, Hindu Kings were violent castiest Kings theory. History for our historians is not about learning or discovering the past, it's all about social control. Dissolve JNU, give freedom to Indian historiography.
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