Contrary to claims that the 17th century Mughal mausoleum was a much older Hindu temple, historical evidence shows that was never the case
The criticism of “Western” retelling of history has gained volume in India over the past few years. “Indic” or “dharmic” readings of history proliferate, and anyone with access to a couple of history books or a research archive is lauded as a historian. Which is not necessarily all bad. As Nigerian author and critic Chinua Achebe once wrote, “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” It is, perhaps, time that Indian history moves beyond the White gaze. But any such effort must necessarily be based on fact; fact that has been hidden or forgotten or deliberately erased.