‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’ – Nehal Ahmed in conversation with the eminent Historian, Irfan Habib.
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May

‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’ – Nehal Ahmed in conversation with the eminent Historian, Irfan Habib.

Prominent historian Irfan Habib tells Nehal Ahmed that lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government. India’s Hindu nationalist government has removed chapters on centuries of Muslim rule in the subcontinent, including those of the Mughals, from some school textbooks. The government, led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has also removed references to the contribution of Muslims in the country’s freedom struggle against the Britis[...]
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