{"product_id":"in-defence-of-ancient-india","title":"IN DEFENCE OF ANCIENT INDIA","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"86\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"84\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"115\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"115\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"100\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e R. S. SHARMA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"127\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8170070961\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"168\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"168\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"155\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e APRIL 1994\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"193\"\u003eMultiple Book Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e No\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"221\"\u003eIn this important and forthright work, renowned historian R. S. Sharma addresses the controversy and attacks that followed the publication of his book \u003cem data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eAncient India\u003c\/em\u003e. The author documents how certain fanatical and highly politicised elements associated with the Arya Samaj launched campaigns against his scholarly work, including the publication of pamphlets and public demands for banning his books. Sharma situates these attacks within a broader pattern of communalist pressure on historical scholarship, particularly the targeting of NCERT textbooks on Medieval and Modern Indian history. Through this book, the author defends the principles of academic freedom, critical inquiry, and evidence-based historiography, while exposing attempts to distort history for ideological purposes. The work stands as a strong statement on the challenges faced by historians in politically charged environments and the need to safeguard secular and scientific approaches to the study of India’s past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PPH BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50559867420976,"sku":"DRG.PPHBooks_8170070961","price":10.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/INDIFFRENCE_250.jpg?v=1769246486","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/in-defence-of-ancient-india","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}