Harsh Narain: Quotes about history

Harsh Narain was Indian writer. Explore interesting quotes on history.

Harsh Narain: 48 quotes0 likes

“As Prof. K. S. Lal would have had it, 'If the medieval chronicler cries out "Jihad" it is not heard, but if he cries out persistently, it is claimed that he never meant it.”

K. S. Lal, Studies in Medieval History, p.86
The Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute: Focus on Muslim sources (1993)

“A veritable brain washing of the nation is under way trying to turn history upside down and write off the persecution of Hindus through various subterfuges.”

The Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute: Focus on Muslim sources (1993)

“It is a pity that thanks to our thoughtless 'secularism' and waning sense of history, such primary sources of medieval history.. are presently in danger of suppression or total extinction. Instead of launching sustained search and research in this behalf, 'secular' historians are going about dismissing relevant data out of hand, imputing unfounded motive to the recorders themselves. The state in general and the universites in particular must do something to protect and retrieve such invaluable documents from unscrupulous hands.”

The Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute: Focus on Muslim sources (1993)

“Contradistinctively from this, the Hindus' sense of gratitude knows no bounds to Muslim rulers like Zayn al-‘Abidin (1420-70) of Kashmir, ‘Alau d-Din Husayn Shah (1493-1519) of Bengal, and Akbar the Great Mughal, who behaved towards Indians as Indians and at whose hands they could heave a sigh of relief from religious persecution. The three rulers tried their utmost to Indianize their rule and restore the dignity of Hindu community and culture, the latter essaying the uphill task of integrating Islam therewith, followed in this behalf by Prince Dara Shukoh. Who that has even the faintest sense of history can dispute the point that they were all intensely Indian, putting many a Hindu to shame in their patriotic fervour.”

Myths of Composite Culture and Equality of Religions (1990)