Teachers instructions:
All students,
Two articles are shared for online discussion .
1) Interview of Historian Irfan Habib
2) Caste-ing Ashoka in Bihar.
History is recalled, rewritten ans reinterpreted, time and again. All rereading or appropriation of historical figures/facts gives us understanding about the power and it's relation with History. (HISTORY IS ALWAYS WRITTEN BY THE WINNERS. The defeated are always disparaged in history).
You are invited to share your views / opinions of the two writeups. What do you think about the views expressed? Do you agree or disagree with the views? Why? What's your logic?
Share in reply to this email.
My Answer:
1) Irfan Habib Historian Interview:
Yes, I agree with the ideas of Irfan Habib. History is the chronological events, it can't speak a single word. But we are criticize it or try to destroy it because of some politics issue or sometimes to enhanced our religion,etc. History is just try to present the picture of past. And there is one other point is that ' history always written by winners so we can' t find the place of others who can't win. As we can see in Mahabharata the character of Eklavya, we can see he is marginalized in Mahabharata. Thus, I am agree with the views of Irfan Habib.
2) In Bihar now what is the need to remember character of history like Ashoka, because of some political issues. They try to convince that Ashoka was belonged from 'kushwah'. In Ramayana also we can find that the son of Rama 'Kush' he is belonged from this caste. So they try to connect these things and from this issue they try to get vote. So these all things are connected with politics.
Thus, here in these articles I understand these things.
Thank you.
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