Indian history

FIHCR announces inaugural Sir Jadunath Sarkar Fellows

NEW DELHI: The Foundation for Indian Historical and Cultural Research (FICHR) announced its first batch of Sir Jadunath Sarkar Fellows for Indian History. Eight individuals were selected after a rigorous process among a large number of applicants by jury members at FICHR. Every single application to our fellowship was fantastic, but we had to make […]

Savarkar or Iqbal: Support grows for DU’s syllabus changes

Retired government officials support DU's inclusion of Savarkar's contribution and dropping Iqbal's philosophy from syllabus

Hindus Don’t Have a Sense of History is a Myth: Meenakshi Jain

In a no holds barred interview with The New Indian’s Editor-in-Chief Aarti Tikoo, Prof. Meenakshi Jain answers the biggest controversial questions about the historians accused of white-washing facts and selective reading of Indian history. Jain explains why she remained an isolated voice among historians for challenging their unscholarly approach to history writing and education in […]