#210: The Politics of Indian History
In the past few years India’s right-wing ruling BJP party has made efforts to change curriculum and censor textbooks in an attempt to deprioritise history that doesn’t amplify their narrative - in particular centuries of India’s Mughal history.
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Show Notes
In the past few years India's right-wing ruling BJP party has made efforts to change curriculum and censor textbooks in an attempt to deprioritise history that doesn't amplify their narrative - in particular centuries of India's Mughal history.
Host: Dr Ruth Gamble (Senior Lecturer and DECRA Fellow, Archaeology and History, La Trobe University)
Guest: Divya Rama Gopalakrishnan (History, La Trobe University)
Recorded 7th July, 2023.