Emperor Akbar

Maharashtra textbooks' 'erasure' of Mughals: History is being held hostage by politics

The Maharashtra education board has revised history textbooks for classes VII and IX, removing almost all traces of the rule of the Mughals and the monuments they built, instead focusing on the Maratha Empire founded by Shivaji

The Padmavati protests, and how Bollywood has historically portrayed historicals

As protests against Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh starrer Padmavati are staged by Hardik Patel's Patidar Navnirman Sena, it is more evident than ever than 'history' is not ‘what has happened’ but is, arguably, a contested site — and not only for Bollywood.