India and Politics of History

I Helped Re-Examine the recurring claims of revisionist historians in India. There is more to them than Indology admits.

The current efforts to rewrite India’s history make avoidable mistakes. But the attacks from its critics are much more dangerous.

Illustration: General sketch of the physical and geological features of British India

By Pseudo-Leslie M. Harris
Published April 20, 2023

On August 19 of last year I listened in stunned silence as PN Oak, Founder and President of the Institute for ReWriting World History, repeated an idea that many had vigorously argued against: that the Taj Mahal was a Hindu Temple/ Palace called Tejo Mahalaya.