At a seminar on “Revisiting the Muslim contribution to India’s history, society and civilisation”, organised by the Indian History Forum, speakers underlined India’s syncretic culture, which they said the media had failed to foreground. The chapter on medieval India in NCERT’s Class VIII social science textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, describes the Muslims of South Asia as invaders who came to spread their religion. Any attempt to reduce India’s past to a single narrative is bound to fail,” he said. Tharoor said attempts were being made to view India’s history through conflicts. When history is presented selectively, there is a narrowing of perspectives.”Jha said the country’s social fabric had deteriorated in recent years, and would take much longer to repair.

Source: The Telegraph April 12, 2026 01:35 UTC