Via politicaltheory.info and touching on some earlier posts (this and this) on what’s happening to history in the subcontinent, six prominent Indian historians try to answer the questions:
“Does politicisation of history adversely affect its study? Are historians hesitant to publish findings that might provoke certain political or religious factions?
Have intimidation tactics by the right wing worked? Have incidents like the violent backlash to James Laine’s book on Shivaji cast a ripple of fear amongst scholars?
If truth is the first casualty in the war to define our identity as Indians, are historians the next victims?”