Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Historical Rewriting: Mughals, NCERT, and a New Narrative
The way history is being written is changing.
Some people start by spreading doubts in the media and asking tricky questions.
Then, they start making certain periods look bad and calling rulers bad names.
They are changing facts to fit what they want people to believe.
This is similar to when people in the past wrote history to make it seem like only certain things mattered.
This involves changing what people think about the past, similar to what was done during colonial times.
History is being rewritten with vilification and omission of historical facts.
The rewriting process begins with media whispers and loaded questions in public discourse.
Eras are being branded as 'dark ages,' and rulers are demonized as invaders.
Historical facts are being substituted with crafted narratives for ideological ends.
This parallels colonial history writing which divided history into ancient, medieval, and modern periods.
- Who
- Implied, those rewriting history and influencing public discourse.
- What
- The rewriting of history, including vilification and omission of historical facts.
- When
- Not explicitly stated in the article.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To serve ideological ends, not public enlightenment.
Those Rewriting History
Those with opposing views (implied)
Motivation
Those Rewriting History
Rewriting history to serve ideological ends.
Those with opposing views (implied)
Not explicitly stated.
- Process
- Begins with subtle influences, leads to vilification and omission.
- Goal
- To substitute historical fact with crafted narratives.
- Parallel
- Colonial period history writing which divided history into periods