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**Right History Curriculum**
1) In Ancient Empires start should be Mauryas, their struggle, culture and expansion.
Specific section (or may be a chapter) on Acharya Chanakya is the most important thing here.
1) In Ancient Empires start should be Mauryas, their struggle, culture and expansion.
Specific section (or may be a chapter) on Acharya Chanakya is the most important thing here.
2) Jump to The Great Guptas.
Their struggle, expansion, rule, art, architecture and their wars.
Their struggle, expansion, rule, art, architecture and their wars.
3) Post Guptas most important event I believe was Islamic invasi0n.
From the curriculum PoV Islamic invasi0ns could be divided into 2 parts.
A) Failed or Semi successful invasions from early 8th to 10th century (that Sindh part)
B) Defeat of Hindu Shahi in early 11th century.
From the curriculum PoV Islamic invasi0ns could be divided into 2 parts.
A) Failed or Semi successful invasions from early 8th to 10th century (that Sindh part)
B) Defeat of Hindu Shahi in early 11th century.
Since real India/Bharatvarsh is pre partition India hence Invasion of Sindh by default becomes invasion of India/Bharat.
Mention of Battle b/w Raja Dahir & Qasim should be the start of (A) & one or two chapters covering 3 century wars & their aftermath.
Mention of Battle b/w Raja Dahir & Qasim should be the start of (A) & one or two chapters covering 3 century wars & their aftermath.
Battles involving Bappa Rawal, Nagbhatt & Rule of Lalitaditya Muktapida etc & how they defended India to a great extent for years.
These are the most important details/mentions to bust the myths of "Hindu defeat" & to establish the facts of great martial history of Hindus.
These are the most important details/mentions to bust the myths of "Hindu defeat" & to establish the facts of great martial history of Hindus.
After this..part (B) of Islamic invasions.
I believe this part started w/ the defeat of Jayapala of Hindu Shahi kingdom - just mentions nothing else - how that defeat opened the gate for invasions in today's northern India.
I believe this part started w/ the defeat of Jayapala of Hindu Shahi kingdom - just mentions nothing else - how that defeat opened the gate for invasions in today's northern India.
4) Next important event was Wars of Tarain.
How Raja Prithivaj defeated invaders in the first war.
How Raja Prithivaj defeated invaders in the first war.
IMPORTANT : History curriculum of a nation should move around its own heroes & empires.
Hence making D-Sultanate & Mughals as "main" kingdoms in India makes no sense.
Teaching about "main", better & Indian empires like VijayNagar & Marathas is justice & truth.
Hence making D-Sultanate & Mughals as "main" kingdoms in India makes no sense.
Teaching about "main", better & Indian empires like VijayNagar & Marathas is justice & truth.
5) Tarain 2 happened in late 12th century.
Some mentions of Delhi sultanate & their dictators/tyrants here in the 13th century & the destruction, genocides they caused to the culture, architecture of India.
Some mentions of Delhi sultanate & their dictators/tyrants here in the 13th century & the destruction, genocides they caused to the culture, architecture of India.
6) 14th century : Come to the main empires of India in last 800 years & the first one is VijayNagar Empire.
Its struggle, expansion, art, architecture, battles (especially Talikota & the great betrayal).
Its struggle, expansion, art, architecture, battles (especially Talikota & the great betrayal).
7) Specific chapter on KrishnaDeva Raya.
8) In the north Mughal invasion happens & Ram temple demolished in Ayodhya
&
details on origin of Sikhism/Guru NanakDev.
8) In the north Mughal invasion happens & Ram temple demolished in Ayodhya
&
details on origin of Sikhism/Guru NanakDev.
9) VijayNagar Empire ends in 17th century in curriculum.
Now b/w end of VijayNagar & start of Maratha Empire there must be a section for the notorious rule of Aurangzeb.
Genocides & destruction of Kashi Vishvanath, sacrifice of Sikh Guru in his era.
Now b/w end of VijayNagar & start of Maratha Empire there must be a section for the notorious rule of Aurangzeb.
Genocides & destruction of Kashi Vishvanath, sacrifice of Sikh Guru in his era.
10) Second Indian empire : Maratha Empire emerges here against the tyranny of Mughals.
Their struggles, art, architecture MOST important their battles.
Specific chapter on ChhatraPati Shivaji MahaRaj & his RajyaBhishek.
Their struggles, art, architecture MOST important their battles.
Specific chapter on ChhatraPati Shivaji MahaRaj & his RajyaBhishek.
11) Section on ChhatraPati Shambhaji MahaRaj & his fight against Mughals & how he sacrificed his life but didn't give up on Hindu Dharma against Aurangzeb.
Sacrifice of Sons of Guru Govind Singh & battles in the north.
Sacrifice of Sons of Guru Govind Singh & battles in the north.
12) Mentions of Maratha-Mughal wars (aka Maratha wars of independence) for 25 years.
Chapter on Peshwa Bajirao including battles of Delhi and Bhopal under him. How Mughals were reduced to a small region in next few years.
Chapter on Peshwa Bajirao including battles of Delhi and Bhopal under him. How Mughals were reduced to a small region in next few years.
Culture,art,architecture of Rajputs.
Other small kingdoms of south & great temples & architecture.
Ahom Kingdom & their battles against Aurangzeb/Mughals.
Panipat war & treachery of Najibudolla.
Section on Sikh Empire and other details moving towards the independence of India.
Other small kingdoms of south & great temples & architecture.
Ahom Kingdom & their battles against Aurangzeb/Mughals.
Panipat war & treachery of Najibudolla.
Section on Sikh Empire and other details moving towards the independence of India.
This thread is just a suggestion.
I know there are people who know about history more than I do....but still I just shared my thoughts. It is what it is.
@TIinExile @sukarma000
I know there are people who know about history more than I do....but still I just shared my thoughts. It is what it is.
@TIinExile @sukarma000
