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New Indian Express
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
'Where's our real history?': R Madhavan criticises Indian history textbooks
Actor R Madhavan has spoken out about how history is represented in Indian school curricula, particularly highlighting the lack of focus on the country's rich southern history and ancient traditions. In a recent exclusive interview with News18 Showsha, the 54-year-old actor, known for his role in Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh, raised concerns over the limited representation of India's diverse historical narrative in textbooks. 'I might get into trouble for saying this, but I'll still say it,' Madhavan began, addressing the topic candidly. 'When I studied history in school, there were eight chapters on the Mughals, two on the Harappa and Mohenjo-daro civilisations, four on British rule and the freedom struggle, and just one chapter on the southern kingdoms, the Cholas, Pandyas, Pallavas, and Cheras." The actor went on to stress how this portrayal downplays significant aspects of Indian history. 'The British and the Mughals ruled us for close to 800 years, but the Chola Empire is 2,400 years old. They were pioneers of sea travel and naval power. They had spice routes that extended to Rome. Where's that part of our history? Where's the mention of us building temples all the way to Angkor Wat with our mighty naval forces? Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism spread to China. People in Korea speak half Tamil because that's how far our language reached. And we encapsulated all of this in just one chapter,' he pointed out.
Express Tribune
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Urdu, Bangla varsity chairs urged
Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has stressed the need of setting up Urdu language chairs in Bangladeshi universities and Bangla chairs in Pakistan for better understanding among the countries. Speaking to a 10-member media delegation from Bangladesh that called on him, the governor expressed hope that new vistas of cooperation would open under the interim government in Bangladesh. The delegation invited Governor Saleem Haider to visit Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi journalists also visited the National College of Arts (NCA) and Lahore Museum. NCA Vice Chancellor Dr Murtaza Jafri discussed with the delegation cultural and artistic exchanges between the two countries. Lahore Museum Deputy Director Asim Rizwan briefed the journalists on the collections, particularly those representing the Gandhara and Indus Valley civilisations, Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. The visitors were taken on a tour of the Gandhara, Jain Temple, Contemporary Paintings, Prehistoric and Industrial, and the Muslim Art and Heritage galleries. They observed rare bronze artifacts from Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, weights and bullock carts from ancient settlements and seals from the Indus Valley civilisation. The delegation had earlier spent four days in Islamabad.
