Bhopal lit fest controversy: Author Aabhas Maldahiyar writes on the cancellation of the session on his book 'Babur: The Quest for Hindustan'

Bhopal lit fest controversy: Author Aabhas Maldahiyar writes on the cancellation of the session on his book 'Babur: The Quest for Hindustan'

When the national debate on Babur resurfaced following NCERT changes, I was among the very few historians, apart from RC Majumdar and Sir Jadunath Sarkar, who were publicly referenced as part of the so-called “Nationalist-wing” scholarly tradition. When people now claim that the Right produces no scholars, it is precisely because individuals occupying decorated offices lend credibility to such lazy generalisations.