IN DEFENCE OF ANCIENT INDIA
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Author: R. S. SHARMA
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ISBN: 8170070961
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Edition: APRIL 1994
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Multiple Book Set: No
About the Book
In this important and forthright work, renowned historian R. S. Sharma addresses the controversy and attacks that followed the publication of his book Ancient India. The author documents how certain fanatical and highly politicised elements associated with the Arya Samaj launched campaigns against his scholarly work, including the publication of pamphlets and public demands for banning his books. Sharma situates these attacks within a broader pattern of communalist pressure on historical scholarship, particularly the targeting of NCERT textbooks on Medieval and Modern Indian history. Through this book, the author defends the principles of academic freedom, critical inquiry, and evidence-based historiography, while exposing attempts to distort history for ideological purposes. The work stands as a strong statement on the challenges faced by historians in politically charged environments and the need to safeguard secular and scientific approaches to the study of India’s past.
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IN DEFENCE OF ANCIENT INDIA
IN DEFENCE OF ANCIENT INDIA
Book Details
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Author: R. S. SHARMA
-
ISBN: 8170070961
-
Edition: APRIL 1994
-
Multiple Book Set: No
About the Book
In this important and forthright work, renowned historian R. S. Sharma addresses the controversy and attacks that followed the publication of his book Ancient India. The author documents how certain fanatical and highly politicised elements associated with the Arya Samaj launched campaigns against his scholarly work, including the publication of pamphlets and public demands for banning his books. Sharma situates these attacks within a broader pattern of communalist pressure on historical scholarship, particularly the targeting of NCERT textbooks on Medieval and Modern Indian history. Through this book, the author defends the principles of academic freedom, critical inquiry, and evidence-based historiography, while exposing attempts to distort history for ideological purposes. The work stands as a strong statement on the challenges faced by historians in politically charged environments and the need to safeguard secular and scientific approaches to the study of India’s past.
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Book Details
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Author: R. S. SHARMA
-
ISBN: 8170070961
-
Edition: APRIL 1994
-
Multiple Book Set: No
About the Book
In this important and forthright work, renowned historian R. S. Sharma addresses the controversy and attacks that followed the publication of his book Ancient India. The author documents how certain fanatical and highly politicised elements associated with the Arya Samaj launched campaigns against his scholarly work, including the publication of pamphlets and public demands for banning his books. Sharma situates these attacks within a broader pattern of communalist pressure on historical scholarship, particularly the targeting of NCERT textbooks on Medieval and Modern Indian history. Through this book, the author defends the principles of academic freedom, critical inquiry, and evidence-based historiography, while exposing attempts to distort history for ideological purposes. The work stands as a strong statement on the challenges faced by historians in politically charged environments and the need to safeguard secular and scientific approaches to the study of India’s past.
