Indian History: Time to Educate NYTimes Editors

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Indian History: Time to Educate NYTimes Editors

Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:37:45 -0600

Indian History: Time to Educate NYTimes Editors

http://www.indiacause.com/IC16_NYTimes_IndianHistory.htm

 

It is NOT expected of NewYork Times Editor's to be "Educated Enough" to know the

distortions in the Indian History TextBooks. At the same time it is expected of

them to project the balanced view of this subject (We hope they are not

supporting anti-India propaganda). Here is article from NYTimes "Hijacking

India's History" which is nothing but a typical mouthpiece of

Pseudo-Secularists.

 

The fact is: Indian History textbooks have several distortions to intentionally

misinform our future generations. All these "DISTORTIONS MUST" be corrected. Our

future generations have right to know the facts and not the propaganda of vested

interests. India is not in "Mughal Era" or "British Raj" to be misled forever.

 

Want to know the distortions?

"Islam and Christianity are the only religions which treated man with honour and

equality," is an extract from a textbook for Class V in West Bengal. From the

books written by our "eminent" historians, we learn that Veer Savarkar, Khudi

Ram Bose and Hardayal were terrorists; Bengal's disparate revolutionaries, bound

by their devotion to Ma Kali, were terrorists; Aurangzeb was a "zinda pir"; in

ancient India, "people ate beef but did not take pork on any considerable

scale"; Chhatrapati Shivaji's victories were a mere "growth of Maratha national

sentiment"; Jats were "plunderers"; the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur "was due

to the intrigues of some members of his family"; and Alauddin's attack on

Chittor to get Padmini is a "popular legend." (Varsha Bhosle, Rediff)

 

NYTimes editors should be educated on "History Distortions". They should know

that India's future generations have right to the "Factual" History. Their

Publisher needs to know: there are several readers that expect balanced views

form NYT and not "Ideological Propaganda". Sample letter is given below.

 

Hijacking India's History – By Kai Friese

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/30/opinion/30FRIE.html

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Sample letter

 

Contact ids of NYTimes editors:

letters, executive-editor, managing-editor,

publisher

 

Dear Editors, NYTimes

 

I wish to express my disappointment at your article "Hijacking India's History"

dated Dec 30. I do not expect NYTimes Editors to be "knowledgeable enough" to

know the details of "Distortions" in Indian History textbooks. But I do expect

balanced views from both the sides on this serious issue.

 

The fact is: Indian History textbooks have several distortions to intentionally

misinform our future generations about the History. All these "DISTORTIONS MUST"

be corrected. Our future generations have right to the "Factual" History and not

those versions of history that suit particular "imperialistic" ideologies.

Indian is an independent nation, not a "Mughal or British Raj".

 

I hope NYTimes cares for reader's views and hope to see more balanced (read NOT

anti-India) views in future.

 

Thanks

"Un-Satisfied Customer"

Name

Address

Phone #

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Two researched letters from IndiaCause members:

 

It should be "Rescuing India's Hijacked History"

http://www.indiacause.com/OL_030103.htm

 

Let us look at the points he has made in his article one by one

http://www.indiacause.com/OL_030103_2.htm

 

Join this India movement at:

http://www.indiacause.com/CWC_JML.htm

 

Thank you.

Mahendra Joshi

http://www.IndiaCause.com

Representation of Indians in North America and across the world

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