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History always shaped by a narrative, bias of the narrator: Sanghi
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
|September 07, 2025
HISTORY is always shaped by a narrative and has the narrator's bias in it, opined renowned author Ashwin Sanghi on Saturday.
Speaking to senior journalist and session moderator Kaveree Bamzai, on 'Myth and Mystery: Journeys Into the Past' at the 13th edition of the Odisha Literary Festival here, Sanghi said dealing with historical facts remains a challenge.
"If we talk about the Great Rebellion of 1857, that's the way we learned about it in our textbooks. However, if we go to the UK, it is probably not taught at the school level and when it is taught at the college level, it is referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. In that sense, history is always shaped by a narrative and a narrator's bias is bound to come through," he added.
This story is from the September 07, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Sambalpur.
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