Originally Published in Madras Courier
Editorial Note
The BJP & the Sangh Parivar’s historical revisionism—based on dubious claims—is dangerous for India’s social fabric.
The incumbent NDA government in India, spearheaded by the BJP, true to its fascist origins and ethno-nationalist ideology, have since 2014 been religiously committed to rewriting Indian history. Inspired by the worldview of the ultra-nationalist founders of the Hindu Mahasabha, which later morphed into the parent organisation of BJP—the RSS and the Sangh Parivar—history is being weaponised to further the majoritarian politics of the Modi government.