HND 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Patriarchy, Dowry, Indus Valley Civilisation
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Thapar is one of the leading historians and one of the most controversial ones. People have been making personal attacks because of her attitude to south asia and. Indian history, which doesn"t match with the policies of hindu right wing. Specializes in writing about ancient india (indus valley civilization, aryans, mughals, Thaapar talks about the indus valley civilization (now known as harappa and. History is the new battleground of indian politics, and the quest is around who we. South asians are and where they are going. Thaapar"s career has been marked by in recent years a lot of criticism because of how she views the indian past. The interpretation of the past is creating controversies, as the hindu right wing don"t want to show/believe that aryans came from elsewhere, they want to show that. Hindus were natives and muslims, christians, and parsis came from elsewhere.
