Antiquarians, politicians, media professionals and even godmen have joined in to present their own version of historical events, especially regarding the golden ancient India and the volatile Muslim rule, to suit their present aspirations. This is possibly an indicator of the post- truth age where a heady mixture of fantasy, entrenched beliefs and convenient portions of historical facts in the mind become more important than the facts themselves. What happened is overshadowed by what we wish to have happened
Starting with ‘Dasyu Ratnakar’ in 1921, Aurora Film Corporation is still in business with their latest offering being screened at the recent Kolkata International Film Festival