Removing chapters on Mughals from school textbooks is 'absurd', says Romila Thapar

Kozikode | Desk: Romila Thapar, eminent historian strongly criticized the removal of chapters on the Mughals from school textbooks, calling it 'absurd'. 

Speaking online at the ninth edition of the Kerala Litterature Fest, the 94-year-old Thapar emphasized that history is a continous process and cannot be taught in fragments. 

Thapar comments came in the context of NCERT's decision to remove the chapters related to Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals from class 7 social science textbooks for the academic year 2025-26.

She also cautioned everyone against the 'popular history' circulating on social media and urged people to rely only on the research of professional historians for historical facts. 

In her address, she stressed the importance of feminist history and women's autonomy, stating that it is essential to have women with independent-thinking in the society.

Besides, she also clarified that merely feminist history isn't enough it is equally important to act independently along with intellectual freedom.