Thakur Ram Singh â RSS pracharak who built the movement to ârewriteâ Indian history
Thakur Ram Singh, who would have turned 106 years old today, founded Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana in 1994 through which he began a movement to challenge Leftist historians.
Arun Anand 16 February, 2021 7:45 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: The debate on ‘rewriting’ of Indian history began after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formed the government in the late 1990s.Â
The attempts to rewrite history textbooks led to an ideological battle that continues to rage even today and isnât expected to die down soon.
However, very few would know that the key force behind kicking off this debate, which is now being carried forward, is a low-profile RSS-backed organisation, Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana (ABISY).
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