Prof. Romila Thapar | History for the Young: Why and How | SSS-1 Auditorium JNU, 11 November 2025 | *Recorded, edited & reel created by me (Samim Asgor Ali) | *The students of Centre for Historical Studies JNU & JNU Researchers presented a One-Day Seminar on “History of History – The Politics of Interpretation” divided into three sessions – (1): Social Science Learning in Schools – Socio Historical Reflections, (2): A Disciplinary History of Archeology in India and (3): Crafting History Textbook

Prof Thapar claims Muslim rulers were good for India, and many even sponsored Sanskrit studies. She dismisses the claims of Somnath temple destruction by citing spurious arguments. I give my rebuttals and invite her to debate. Watch the rest of this series here: http://bit.ly/DecolonizingRomilaThapar To donate to Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: https://infinityfoundation.com/donate/ | Rajiv Malhotra