The Myth Of The Muslim Invader in India
The recent rewriting of history books and changing of street names rests on the myth of the ‘Muslim Invader’. An all-pervasive discourse that paints India’s history using the colours of religious identity.
The recent rewriting of history books and changing of street names rests on the myth of the ‘Muslim Invader’. An all-pervasive discourse that paints India’s history using the colours of religious identity.
In this video, we unpack polarising dichotomies to reveal a history that is complex and messy. Much of historical propaganda is a projection of modern anxieties onto the past. And politicisation of history writing for present electoral gains is a dangerous endeavour.
What is the relationship between nationalism and history? What role did colonial history play in the categorisation of the history of the subcontinent? Can history be categorised using religious identity?