We know now that not only the history of India’s beginnings were written by European colonizers, with an intention to downsize, downgrade and postdate Indian civilization, but that, unfortunately, generation after generation of Indian historians, for their own selfish purpose, endorsed and perpetuated these wrong theories, such as the Aryan invasion, which divided India like nothing else, pitting South Reviews: A lot of our history has been written by European colonizers, and many Indian historians have failed to give out the truth behind these stories, and accepted and supported it as they were told by the European colonizers. Some examples of the theories that have gone wrong are: the Aryan invasion which divided India and how it resulted in conflict between North and South India, Aryans against Dravidians, and /5(5). A History of India as It Happened, as the name suggests, is an attempt to look at the history of the country differently. There is a continuous struggle – one that has only intensified after Francois Gautier was the South Asia correspondent of the French daily Le Figaro/5.
A History Of India As It Happened Not As It Has Been Written by François Gautier avg rating — 69 ratings — published — 3 editions. Gautier, in his book A History of India as it Happened—not as it has been written, tears into the questionable narratives of Marxist historians and quotes many examples of negationism. He says: "We will never be able to assess the immense physical harm done to India by the Muslim invasions. François Gautier (born ) is a journalist based in India who served as the South Asian correspondent for multiple reputed French-language dailies. He advocates for an Indigenous Aryan narrative.. He is also the founder of a private museum which seeks to portray Indian history in a nationalist manner.
A lot of our history has been written by European colonizers, and many Indian historians have failed to give out the truth behind these stories, and accepted and supported it as they were told by the European colonizers. Some examples of the theories that have gone wrong are: the Aryan invasion which divided India and how it resulted in conflict between North and South India, Aryans against Dravidians, and Untouchables against Brahmins. A History of India as It Happened, as the name suggests, is an attempt to look at the history of the country differently. There is a continuous struggle – one that has only intensified after Francois Gautier was the South Asia correspondent of the French daily Le Figaro. Trying to portray Indian History as it happened, not as it has been written, is a very sensitive task that leaves one exposed to all kind of troubles. We even are facing some threats from some Shivaji group, who objects to Shivaji Maharaj being associated with Mother India or the Vedas.
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