Religion

Calls to rewrite India’s history from Hindu nationalist standpoint draw flak

New Delhi, Dec 6 (EFE).- The Indian government’s call to rewrite the country’s history, ostensibly from a nationalist standpoint, is drawing flak from historians who believe the right-wing ruling party is trying to glorify and legitimize the politics of Hindu majoritarianism and its champions to dominate minorities. Professor Apoorvanand, who teaches at the Delhi University, said the Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi "wants us to believe that India is a land of Hindus and all other influences were later additions and mostly pollutants.""They want India to be purged off those influences to make it ‘pure’ and to take it back to its ‘original glory,'" Apoorvanand told EFE.The professor was referring to some BJP leaders’ unambiguous assertions about the pet project of the Hindu right-wingers to recast the nation’s history. (Camera: UJWALA P).FOOTAGE SHOT ON DEC 3, 2019, SHOWING HINDU TEMPLES IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.