In Chauri Chaura, freedom fighters burnt 23 policemen in 1922. Why is the BJP celebrating this now?

The Hindutva party is seeking to connect its own hard line on nationalism to the violent incident that prompted Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Feb 08, 2021 · 09:00 am

Ramachandra Guha: A historian’s advice to Muslims in 1947 is relevant to Hindus today

Mohammad Habib wanted the Indian citizen to have an identity separate from community and the state to stay away from the interpretation of history.

Ramachandra Guha

· Dec 09, 2019 · 07:30 am

NCERT decision to remove chapter on caste struggle in Kerala from history textbook draws criticism

The section discussed a 19th-century agitation by Nadar women against the diktat against covering their upper bodies.

TA Ameerudheen

· Mar 22, 2019 · 07:00 am

Centre formed committee in 2016 to prove Hindus descended from India’s earliest inhabitants: Reuters

To ‘rewrite history’, the panel aims to use archaeological data and DNA evidence to prove that Hindu scriptures were not mythology.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 06, 2018 · 07:50 pm

Tipu Jayanti: BJP wants to correct history’s wrongs. It should start with caste oppression

Or is Hindutva’s war on the past restricted to Muslims?

Ajaz Ashraf

· Nov 10, 2017 · 08:00 am

The Emperor's new khadi: Understanding Narendra Modi's monarchical frame of history

The prime minister is engaged in the evacuation of history and the stripping of its events of any resonance.

Dilip M. Menon

· Jan 17, 2017 · 08:00 am

By comparing Akbar to Hitler, BJP shows there’s no place for even a 'good' Muslim in India’s history

It's not about being the 'good' Akbar or the 'bad' Aurangzeb – like Pakistan, India can't accept a minority historical icon anymore.

Shoaib Daniyal

· May 21, 2016 · 08:00 am

Bhagat Singh as revolutionary terrorist: Romila Thapar on why context is key to studying history

As politicians urge action against Bipan Chandra for his description of the freedom fighter, his colleague explains how the meanings of words change over time.

Romila Thapar

· May 05, 2016 · 08:31 am

Amit Shah goofs up in Assam, says 13th century king chased Mughals out of the state: Watch

The Mughal dynasty was established in the 16th century.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 28, 2016 · 02:10 pm

Barack Obama set to be first sitting US president to visit Cuba in nine decades

The official announcement of the trip, planned for March 21-22 before Obama flies to Argentina, is expected on Thursday.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 18, 2016 · 09:36 am

'A well-orchestrated campaign to create a bogeyman': 47 academicians hit out at 'Leftist' historians

Calling for an 'unbiased and rigorous new historiography of India,' the statement accuses those behind the recent 'closely-linked statements' as being 'neither intellectual nor academic'.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 18, 2015 · 02:00 pm

This BJP documentary says Nehru's love for the West was a threat to Indian nationalism

Scroll Staff

· Nov 16, 2015 · 04:21 pm