In Pakistan, his contribution to the struggle for independence is hardly mentioned, whereas in India he is hailed as an ‘one-man army’. His history textbook tells him so. “They looked down upon us, that is why we created Pakistan,” said 17-year-old Afzal from Pakistan’s Punjab province, reeling off a stock answer from his history textbook. Qasim Aslam’s “History Project” runs sessions in schools in India and Pakistan, inviting students to compare how Partition accounts are presented in the two countries’ textbooks. “Authorities (in Pakistan) don’t seem to be interested in making changes and question the antagonism against India,” he added.

Source: Mint August 05, 2017 08:03 UTC