Historian Romila Thapar Criticizes JNU and History Teaching

Romila Thapar, a historian, is worried about how things have changed at JNU.

She believes the university and social science programs have declined in quality over the past decade.

Thapar thinks that history education is not up to par, and instead supports old ideas.

She fears this limits students' ability to think freely and question the world around them.

She stated that it is important for history to be reliable and accurate, and not manipulated for political purposes.