Due to
imperial imperatives the colonial powers in India
contrived a false history of India in general, and
completely mangled its chronology in particular. There
is a need to correct the historical narrative of India
that needs to be done from an Indian perspective and by
historians and scholars whose professionalism is
complete and who are not influenced either by an alien
ideology or a domestic political motive. We need to
bring a sense of urgency to the task. For it is clear
that one cannot assume the presence of the Pundits in
great numbers, in the future as they will migrate to
positions that are more financially secure rather than
do the arduous task of memorizing sizeable portion of
the Veda as they have done in the past.
Further,
there is a need to investigate and measure the
socio-cultural consequences of youths learning contrived
history during their formative years resulting in
self-alienation and hatred towards their own cultural
background. An overall assessment of the cultural damage
caused to the society by contrived history needs to be
made.
Consequently,
it is imperative for the civil society and its plethora
of stakeholders to come together, and develop and
execute a plan of effective remediation in order to
decolonize the discipline of History once and for all.
The
Foundation will undertake a series of seminars annually
with an exclusive focus on Indic history to specifically
research the distorted history, investigate its
consequences, assess its consequences, and remedy the
situation by facilitating impartial/professional
research into Indic history, and in addition will
conduct programs to correct the history in the academia,
media and in public perception.
The
conference has 2
objectives. One is to increase
awareness of strategic thinking and to show that a
strategic approach based on long-term objectives is key
to creating an environment for a civilization in which
the future is less threatening and offers greater and
better choices. The second objective is to increase
awareness of the importance of learning the accurate
history of India and its impact on the future choices
that a country can and should make in its vital
interests.
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