To assert Hindu dominance, the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has quietly appointed a committee of scholars to rewrite India's history.

 To assert Hindu dominance, the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has quietly appointed a committee of scholars to rewrite India's history. Their objective is to use evidence such as archaeological artifacts and DNA to demonstrate that modern Hindus are direct descendants of India's original inhabitants and that ancient Hindu scriptures are accurate.

This action is interpreted as an effort to shape India's national identity around Hinduism, challenging the multicultural narrative that has dominated since British rule. Members of the Muslim minority in India are concerned that the government intends to make them second-class citizens, as this new interpretation would undermine the demographic reality that India is a multireligious country.
⚫️Sources that have reported this topic. Here are a few:
1️⃣The New York Times: "Rewriting India's History" by Ellen Barry (published on October 6, 2015)
2️⃣The Guardian: "India's ruling party accused of rewriting history to justify Hindu agenda" by Michael Safi (published on April 1, 2017)
3️⃣Al Jazeera: "India's rewriting of history for political gains" by Elizabeth Puranam (published on October 28, 2019)
4️⃣BBC News: "India's ruling party accused of rewriting history" (published on April 3, 2017)
5️⃣The Diplomat: "India's Politics of Rewriting History" by Saroj Giri (published on March 30, 2017)
6️⃣The Wire: "Why India Needs to Stop Rewriting Its History" by Siddharth Varadarajan (published on January 2, 2020)
7️⃣The Independent: "India's ruling party is rewriting history to justify its Hindu nationalist agenda" by Tom Batchelor (published on April 4, 2017)
8️⃣The Economic Times: "Why rewriting history is an old political tool" by Sruthijith KK (published on April 12, 2018)

The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has quietly appointed a committee of scholars to rewrite India's history with the aim of asserting Hindu dominance. Their goal is to use evidence such as archaeological finds and DNA to prove that today's Hindus are directly descended from the first inhabitants of India, and that ancient Hindu scriptures are factual. This move is seen as an attempt to shape India's national identity around Hinduism, challenging the multicultural narrative that has dominated since British rule. Members of the Muslim minority in India are concerned that the government wants to make them second-class citizens, as this new interpretation would undermine the demographic fact that India is a diverse nation with various religions.

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