The concept of nationalism terminates social status when it comes to be adopted: Romilla Thapar 

*"Without lies, Islam dies"*

Show historian Meenakshi Jain instead of her

Surely but first let's talk about ummah nationalism how it is an internal threat

Pre-eminent "Distortian " Romila Thapad.. madam is so intelligent she deciphered ancient texts without even having any working knowledge of sanskrit language.

Europe's nationalism is different from Indian nationalism. Europe's nationalism lead to world war, India's nationalism lead to it's independence.

To begin with, she has written" Early India " without the Knowledge of Sanskrit.She learnt Indian History in English in England and then she wrote our history text books.( Funny as it may sounds but Its like a British in England reading history on England in Hindi written by someone who learned English History in India that too in Indian language ) . Her take on Ashoka were really should be read as bedtime story, cause Nehru and congress needed Ashoka as a hero and a national symbol ( Ashoka Stambh ect ). But the fear of a possibility that Ashoka can be a "Hindu hero " or Hindu nationalist's pride , Congress and Romila thapar had to make Ashoka a savage "Hindu King" who realised after the Kalinga war how he killed so many innocent people and then converts to Buddhism. Ashoka in fact was Buddhist the time Kalinga war happened and No Buddhist text links his conversion to the war and even Ashoka's eulogists like Charles Allen agree that his conversion predated the Kalinga war. The political agenda to fight "Hindu Nationalism " which congress has been fear mongering for last 75 year has crept in a lot of biases towards Indian historical figures. Ask her why we she doesn't have the same passion for Shivali Maharajji , Maharana Pratap, Vijaynagara Kindom , Chola Kingdom ect Well because they were all hindus fightig from the invaders. Whats her take on Islamic conversion ? , Jizia tax ect well that needed to be secularised and thats why the rough edges were softened out. If congress really wanted a role model then Dara Shikoh should have been the hero for all Indian Muslims and not Aurangzeb. In our history books there is no reference to Ramayana or Mahabharata, not from a religious point of view but historical point of view ? Arent West invested in researching the Bible from a cultural and historical point of view. The demonization of Hindu culture sadly is reflected upon todays Indian society and politics and the divide is clear. In indonesia ( Bali ) the muslims do visit the temples as a part of understanding the culture. I saw kids from Jkarta visiting Bali temples why ? Hindu hatred in the Subcontinent is credited by the Politics of the sub continent.

She is "Trust me Bro" kind of historian.

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As someone who loved history from childhood I had developed a huge respect Ms Thapar over the years and even even read some of her books - the last one being Somanatha. But even as an admirer, Initially I used feel awed by the language, flow, and the background research that one comes across in her writings However as a man of science, I dont just let grandeur and vocabulary mask my understanding. If I am doubt I just read again to appreciate the logic and rationale behind many of her arguments. How I always used to feel a a shallowness in her arguments. Just too many interpretations over a few carefully selected and dressed up historical references. However after I heard her rants against the people who criticize her works in interviews given only to select TV channels, I was convinced that this woman had a deep disdain for the Hindus and nurtured a lifelong bitterness .

This lady studied entire Indian history from English.. what else can we expect from this lady..

Dear Lady , you have done enough damage to the country. Pls take rest. Why still take trouble to jjustify the crine committed by your eloquance . We understand your guilty feelings. Take rest.

Even Covid refused to take her away 😏

In video description it says distinguished historian 😂😂😂

Without nationalism no country can become developed and great. Check the nationalism of Japense people , without that Japan would have never become what it is. These people like Romilla , Irfan Habib are real termites for the society , these are Congressi chamchas...want to run their own agenda....British chale gayen but unke shaheb yahin chor gayen hian... With assertive China and Pakistan, India needs all the nationalism it needs.

Don't worry about truth, logic, primary resources, context or historical validity, just say it with confidence everyone will accept. The Left historian

😂😂 It's quite funny to listen to this lady who loves communism along with democracy . It's hilarious. It seems like I am feeling confused.

Can we've a debate between Romilla Thapar and Sai Deepak or Vikram Sampath please?

Funny woman. One minute, she says socialism is essential, another minute she says that about democracy. Really, what history does she study? For all I care, she is welcome to set up a socialist state in any of our CPIM strongholds.

Romila Thapar is the greatest perpetrator of deception in Indian history.

*Garv se kaho, hum Hindu hain!* 💪 🚩🚩🚩

Greatest script writer ever👏

Why do it's always a Hindu who questions about India's nationalism? How can seculars in India have the heart to question and talk against Hindus rising in statute while not say a word against Islam's public outlook on LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights and rights of non-Muslims? This surely does baffle me.

Long lecture .. Can't afford to listen completely but introduction made me think....is there a poppy connection in your Aryan Invasion theory because till date you haven't provided any proof!!! Earlier you gave lectures on history and produced what - Aryan Invasion theory!!! Now sermonising on Nationalism!!!

Leftist communist historian thinks they are professional historian, this is the biggest joke of the century 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Why did she not accepted invitation to discuss with Rajiv Malhotra

Finally The Print provided her with a platform to rant. She refutes the collective memory of the populace. what gall!

Wonder why she or Irfan Habib was given so much of importance.

After hearing her I think she has the special skill to appear very erudite and Intellectual on the surface by cherry picking historical incidences and building a story but scratch a bit and look at her responses where she has been questioned or disagreed then her elitist attitude and prejudiced view gets exposed.

Trained historian without knowledge of the language in which the history was written... Sanskrit :D :) ;)

Any wise words on Islam.....no kyuki f.a.t.zati hai tab..

The Disgraceful Distorian.

Before watching anything on "Print" I check the comments posted, in this case also I got the sense of what she spoke form the comments added......another propaganda video.

Who defines "professional historian"? Is field of history static?? Why is your version of history is objective but others are baised? This "eminent historian" stands exposed without realisation.

Mrs thapar should take her own advice and stop taking opium

She is a sophisticated English speaking liar

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She goes on and on about trained historians vs untrained ones. I am guessing she is putting herself in the trained historians category and anybody who opposes her view as untrained historians. In her lecture on democracy and a warning of majority overpowering the minority agenda, she did not talk about fundamental rights that constitution grants to protect every citizen which cannot be taken away by majority and how judiciary is the watchman. She forgets that majority is most likely to run executive just by the fact that they are more in number. This is what happens when historians don't get passing grade on elementary mathematics.

Her status today is similar to her field of study and expertise , ancient and nearly irrelevant for most except a certain niche

The women when wrote NCERT dedicated chapters for Akbar, Aurangzeb and every Dynasty of Delhi sultanate but had footnote mention of sikh misil , martha confederation and Rajput rebellions. Indian history runs way beyond policy of appeasement of Delhi sultanate and Mughal Empire.

Spiderman - How much difference can one make! Romila - How much damage can one make!

A sold distorians.

So she continued her Jo as defender of invaders.

"Yudhisthira was perhaps inspired by Ashoka when he gave up the Throne" - Romila Thapar, Indian Historian who wrote CBSE Hisory Books

A third grade historian is called eminent. It happens only in India.

The 'Witch Emeritus' of JNU.😝😝😝😝

Professional historians-lol

Fake historian

@7:52. "In India two nationalisms ....rising out of colonial construct". Wow wow. People don't realize the subtle nature in which she puts the two nation theory on the British and exonerates Muslim league and Jinnah. "Both nationalisms had their own agendas".. So in her idea, Hindus always wanted a separate Hindu state and Muslims wanted their own. UTTERLY FALSE. Just look up in any, I mean any legitimate source, and you will know who asked for a nation based on religion. Enough of this non-sense historians.

Fake news fake historians?

Her version of History is a great Fantasy and only fantasy

A fraud & darbari historian..

She Cites European Historian Remarks And Compares to Present Indian Context Only Not Chinese Context To ideolougy She Represnts For Chinese Century of Humilitation is Correct for India it is not These Hallow Shallow Left Historians left The Left in India to Big Hallow Only to be told in History in future classes Of Bengal & Kerla.

Worst lady credited for distorting Indian history!

I watch "The Print", because Mr.Shekhar Gupta is objective in covering news related to India and the world.I did not expect he gives platforms to people like Ms.Thapar who is spewing poison ever since Mr.Modi has become Prime Minister of India.People like Ms Thapar and her ilk should find platform like "the wire" and not here.I hope message goes to her.

Greatest Dis-Historian in Indian History.

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"It's like Yasin Mallick giving lecture on Indian Nationalism to the Kashmir Separatists"

She is classic case of Marxist distorian only criticising Hinduism and totally nothing on Islam

See how influential was this madam speaks a lot when selected on the basis of interview of bioligy for a history professor.

I wonder why the print is carrying this garbage

Oh, she's still active. I thought she had stopped working/speaking since 2014.

Can this so called historian prove their history is not subjective but objective and free of bais????

People who say India is loosing democracy, should remember Romila Thapar is still alive or not in jail. And she is alive cause she chose to criticize Hindus. Wonder what would have happened if she had targeted Islam 😅

As a layman without any training in critical study of history, I was curious to know whether there is any difference between a Hindu king looting temple wealth and a Muslim invader say like Ghazni or Ghori looting and destroying a Hibdu temple?. The first instance of e can notice in Islamic history is by their Prophet Mohammed ,who destroyed the idols in Ka'aba.Is it not,therefore ,that the Muslim invaders were just imitating their Prophet as a religious duty, though these barbarians may have been used by temple wealth. At the end when Prof. Thapar concluded that during their interaction over a thousand years,there must have been restless periods , I hoped she would elaborate on the subject. But she kept the controversial points at end quite understandably. It would have been quite eightening to know from her about the otherwise of the story. Objectivity demands at least from trained historians lof her eminence that a holistic picture is submitted by them. Yet hearing her views is quite refreshing and educative. Yes, Everything must be questioned .

जो कहती है कि मुझे संस्कृत भाषा पढ़नी नही आती वो अरबों की नसल थापर भारत इतिहास पर किताबे लिखती चली गई 😀😀

Distinguished distortion

She is real Dayan.

In the name of secularism & avoiding minority exploitation, these guys did more damage to society, creating suspicion against each other religion, intent may be good but results bad.

Ughh just shurpanakha things

The lecture was very good and it could be summarized into this title "How to understand and approach History! " History isn't exclusive but is inclusive. She cited good examples that History is never exclusive like Hindu History Or Muslim History & such history will serve no one except will make the society toxic and hateful. Didn't knew that Haldighati was had Muslims fighting for Maharana Prataap against Mughals.

Hi Romila Thapar. How do you feel today now when all of your life's work has been debunked as politically charged lies?

Did we not read all doctored history lessons in our schools supposed to have been designed by this woman and her ilk ?

It is always delight listening Dr romila thapar.

Making historical claims based on narratives not archaeology,only she can do this Remove this historian thing,encourage archaeological studies without any narrative

Prof Romila Thapar's approach towards studying History (especially Epics) is really appreciable......the way she has transformed History (from Indology to Social Science) is commendable.....most importantly she has taught us how to differentiate between Mythology and History, and use Mythology to understand past societies......her work shows how Mahabharata and Ramayana were composed from oral traditions and later on converted into Bhagvata texts (Bhriguisation) by Orthodox Brahmins to combat heterodox philosophies (like Buddhism, Jainism)....the epics, mainly Bhagvad Gita, were also used to justify caste system as social ethic and reinforce Kingship.....

Dr. Thapar is a national treasure.

The Print streaming it can you guess why?

Romila Thapar and Irfan Habib long live because They have to see from their own eyes the rebuilding of all demolished temples And India once again become Hindu rashtra

Romila Thapar is the greatest herstorian in IT'Story of womankind.

i don't like her and her views

So many separatist in the comments 🤢

In the name of social order you can not twist history away from truth.

congress agent.

And Romila Thapar adopted the Christian missionary outlook about the non-existence of a ‘unified religion’ in India. Only this can explain her wild postulations about Hindu Dharma in what she prefers to call the ‘pre-Islamic’ period. Why is there no reference to Sanatana Dharma in her writing? Both the term and the system as a whole is so prominent in Indian thinking, treatises, folklore and tradition since time immemorial. Instead, there is repeated reference to some ‘Brahmin dharma’ or ‘Brahminism’ in the writings of the Marxist historians, which according to them was exploitative, cunning and full of class-selfishness.

Majority of the comments made on this video lectures are by people who haven't seen the full video!!!! She has not diminished any religion , simple stated that people in a time before today existed not on the basis of religion but for the purpose of mainly economic gain, people didn't kill each other over religion everybody took sides not based on religion but on status, economic, territorial or influential gain , the status of the poor and lower castes or no castes simple remained the same. Her lectures could apply to hindu nationalist in India or muslim nationalist in Pakistan, but duffers hear only hindu Hindi and loose their minds and make comment's.

Salutations to thee Prof. I happened to be your student in Delhi university in 1966. Your erudiition knows no bound. Mu sincere thanks. Pl. Sometime speak on Ashoka the great.

As a citizen of civilisation, I question knowledge, evidences, facts etc of mrs romila thapar and her gangs, does it outrages, disturbs her....

Am I the only one here just to watch what crap she has filled in her mind? 😁

She single handedly misled the Indian History

Her father it seems has disregarded intelligence reports that Kashmir was to be attacked after independence

*Nationalism was invented in 17ty century Europe. You have no clue and are following a European colonial idea if you think it makes complete sense to us from South Asia where hugely diverse populations and nations in their own right exist, like Bengalis, Punjabis, Biharis, Rajistanis, Mahrashtrans. Tamils etc*

🤔 🤦‍♂️This woman doesn’t know the meaning of nAsthikA. Shocking. It doesn’t mean that person doesn’t believe in deities. It just means they don’t believe in Vedas! According to Vedas, ALL are Eternal! अमृतस्य पुत्राः unlike other Religions.

She is considered as a good historian of India ......... But does she know sanskrit ..... Answer is a Big NO .......... In any Western countries to be considered a good historian of any older civilizations knowledge of their language is a must ......... Whereas this Thapar doesn't know any sanskrit language

Why is this woman being given oxygen of publicity?

That is a 91+ year old lady speaking. Respect her commitment 👑

@4:47 (@4:20 to 4:49) What comes from the poppy and enters the mind of the heroin addict conjures up "fantasies" about a "magnificent past", which, "fantasy", sustains the present. Counter currents of "actual history" as opposed to an "imagined history" in India of today indeed might have smoke pot The Eminent Historian handing out the verdict to Uncivilised Indians. 😄😄 She is the living embodiment of the chapter "When Cornered cry petty, personal, uncivilised" of Arun Shouries book "EMINENT HISTORIANS"

She done more harm to India than Khilji 😡

Destroying other’s civilisation is a real civilisation?

Not in case of India. It only strengthened it

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