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🧵 Have you ever wondered why you grew up knowing more about Akbar’s court than Raja Raja Chola’s kingdom? Why did Aurangzeb's cruelty become a footnote, while Shivaji’s courage became optional reading? This article is not just history, it’s a rebellion. Read it till the last word, and you’ll understand what they never wanted you to know.

Let's bust today this fake propaganda that Brahmin didn't allow Shudra to study in the past This is the varna wise data of students studying in Indian schools in 1825 Brahmin: 19.4% Vaishya: 8.78% Shudra: 49.58% Other castes: 14.97% Muslim: 6.95% In 1825, most schools were run by temples and 50% of students were Shudra in those schools But all this data was erased just to run fake propaganda of caste atrocity Each and everything that they told u about Caste atrocity is fake and was created by Britishers The real atrocity that India faced was Religious atrocity not Caste atrocity

When history in cinema becomes merely a tool to evoke anger, disgust and hatred, it robs us from understanding history in all its complexity. Chhaava’s world of Hindus versus Muslims/Indian versus foreigner is far from the real 17th century, Nissim Mannathukkaren writes. https://t.co/kvQkLlFdEF