Known for his insightful and well-researched writings, Balbir Punj is a veteran journalist who has written extensively on socio-political issues ranging
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Friday stressed the need for changing the colonial narratives, which he said have been carried forward even after independence.
Hosabale was speaking at the launch of ‘Narrative Ka Mayajaal’, a book written by senior columnist and former Rajya Sabha member Balbir Punj. Hosabale has written the foreword for the book that discusses how narratives can shape identities of civilisations.
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The 150-year period of British rule has had a lasting impact on the Indian population, leading to feelings of inferiority and self-hatred, according to the RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. During British rule, a narrative was developed that led people to feel they were slaves and the "white mans burden". Hosabale criticized the intellectual class during British rule, who started to believe in a narrative that portrayed Indians as unintelligent, uncivilized, and lacking in contributions to the world.