History/Whose-story?
Maha Bhaarat or not maha Bhaarat
Duration 22m 41s
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The textbook furore came to a head last week as both the Hindu petitioners and their challengers waited with bated breath before the CDE(California Dept of Education) and the State Board of Education commissioners to decide the fate of the 6th grade history textbooks. See picture at www.indiawest.com/ In this episode, Mona recounts the drama that transpired through the crossfire between academics for and against the textbook corrections. Please visit
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We have two very articulate guests in this episode who share their experiences of school history leasons, Udeitha Shrimushnam and Sheila Patel.The picture above is that of a charming and eager second time student of India in Classrooms.
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Mona
Since I reckon you are neither a trained cultural scholar nor a recognized historian, I find it hard to be convinced by your arguments and exhortations alone. Calling names at those from the academic camp, who oppose text book changes doesn’t really help embellish your credibility either.
‘Pride Rhetoric’ could use a little bit of documentation. For those of us who don't collect California history text books on our spare time, it could help if you have in your website, an inventory of scanned images, and descriptive texts on India and Indian culture from the entire set of California text books and let the viewer decide for him/herself. If your your your your your your claims are solid you'll only have a lot more support for what you are doing.
You certainly haven’t won me over with your unsubstantiated arguments, however zealous it might be. If you really believe in what you are doing you have to win some people from the opposite camp (and certainly people like me who aren’t card-carrying member of any camps), your patronizing broadcast certainly aren’t helping. Interviewing kids who unanimously agree that American History Texts are biased towards the West and Roman Civilization (duh ?!!) doesn’t cut it.
Maybe, if you can help facilitate those who have no direct access to textbooks, view the mis/representations for themselves side by side with the suggested changes, one can start taking you more seriously.
Good Luck
Adam
