Anyone who is aware of the Hindutva project would have seen this picture (Commentators from outside India might not have seen this).
RSS and other Hindutvavadi organizations use this image or similar images for conveying the message of Akhand Bharat. As the extend of this image appear ludicrous, I would like to pose the question here – What would be the fair boundaries of “Akhand” Bharat from history?
What were the boundaries of Indian civilization? Where the Muslim kingdoms of medieval times part of this civilization? What qualifies a kingdom or area to be part of the Indian/Hindu civilization? or any other civilization for that matter.
@500 CE / 1000CE & 1500CE respectively?
Or to put it more correctively –
The post I am thinking of writing in the month of November will have a lot to do with this.
The issue i have with this thought is that due to its extravagant claim is that it can be refuted without much thought or effort like done here :
From Hindu Ocean to Sindhu Sea: Hereβs what RSS-backed schools are teaching children about history
Nice to see you back Gaurav.
Here are my thoughts on why “Akhand Bharat” and the “Civilizational state” are inherently problematic:
https://kabiraltaf.substack.com/p/on-civilization-states-vs-nation
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