Decolonizing history teaching

Batra, Jagdish (2023) Decolonizing history teaching. The Times of India.

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Abstract

The recent announcement regarding the inclusion of epics like Ramayana and Mahabharat in the history syllabi of students studying in schools has raised heckles in some quarters. Mainly the criticism is not about the desirability of studying these epics, but about their inclusion in the history segment on the ground that these epics are myths, and we have been taught that myths are all false

Item Type: Article in News Papers and Magazine
Keywords: History | Ancient period | Ramayana | Mahabharat
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Education
JGU School/Centre: Office of English & Foreign Languages
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2023 08:48
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2023 08:48
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/6975

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