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| In India, history is equated with 'belief', says Sanjay Subrahmanyam |
Which job in India has become as dangerous as patrolling Siachen?
Writing history books.
Noted historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam says professional historians are not safe in India as there is an aggressive attempt to deny therm their space.
In India, history is equated with 'belief' and historians deviating from that pay a price, says Sanjay Subrahmanyam in an interview with The Times of India. .
If a real historian writes an authoritative book on Shivaji, Golwalkar or Annadurai, he runs the risk of getting censored.
You are not allowed to portray Tipu Sultan as a complex figure or mention that Aurangzeb's ties with Gorakhnathi math.
While Indian government's have always been trigger-happy in banning books, there is a new player now: The Internet troll.
"You know Indians are known to be the most abusive users of the internet. Indian trolling is known widely to be highly vitriolic," says Sanjay Subrahmanyam.
"The publishers are very scared, and they have caved in," he adds.