“Tipu Sultan important part of history; Hindutva Has Become A Cuss Word” | Vikram Sampath | Barkha

Vikram Sampath speaks to Barkha Dutt on his new book Bravehearts of Bharat that chronicles the stories of courage, determination and victory, which largely remained untold and therefore unknown for a long time.
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[@dev7155g]

I have visited Qutab minar and there is a Ruined temples in Qutab minar complex but NCERT books just glorify as Islamic architecture and not mentioned anything about ruined temples in Qutab minar

[@jasha9sandhu]

That's exactly how the leftist cabal falsified history.

[@thehindutimes007]

Right chola dynasty ke temples dekho

[@jasong904]

kya dekhna hai ?

[@luvtotravel0143]

Shouldnt you be wiritng to the education minister DPradhan??

[@vksays4253]

I have also seen temples in qutub minar...

[@hpremjit]

6:16 As a Meitei Manipuri I have to first thank you for mentioning about Meitei Kings. It is a fact that a Meitei student studying in a CBSC school in Manipur knows more about the Mughals than the Meitei Kings. And I suspect history books in Myanmar has more on Manipur than history books in India.

[@hanu3764]

Got from a source (Prof. from Delhi) close to RSS that if BJP comes back to power in 2024 (most probably so).. They are planning to form a committee (most probably under Sanjeev Sanyal) to revive history books. Now more stress on rulers from rest of India and ancient India than present stress on medieval. Class 8/9 may have unit on north east rulers like Ahom, Meitei. This exact sentence in said by him in a lecture.

[@gmaxi360]

@@hanu3764 fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@gmaxi360]

fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@gmaxi360]

@@SAFFRONINFERNO fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@hanu3764]

@@gmaxi360 I have studied Indian and world history extensively. By your logic there won't be any country which can call itself as nation state in whole world. Ancient & Medieval India (which included present form of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Northern Srilanka & parts of Myanmar) is and was always considered as single geographical identity for centuries (generally referred as India by Europeans mainly Greeks & Romans AND Hindustan by Turks & Persians). If there isn't oneness towards geographical identity called India, India would have disintegrated well before. Present existence of India is proof that our nation fiends its oneness in geography. Now what connects people of India - answer lies in Hindu ethos which gave base for formation of this Indic civilization. Institutions are basic facilities provided by governments, Institutes like IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges etc.. are minimum expectations from a government from tax payers money. Every country have such institutes and various East Asian countries which got independence at same time had better educational institutes (better QS ranking) & infrastructure than ours. Greatness of these institutes comes from achievements of students than facilities provided (I graduated from IIT-Madras). Pakistan has better percapita and development till it shot its knee in 1980's & 1990's by its involvement in afghan jihad and unstable governments + marshal laws. Bangladesh which formed in 1972 was facing instability & coups till mid 2000's. Now It's on track to reach almost same percapita as India (even crossed India once in late 2020-21). Srilanka has double percapita than India, So it's already a success story than India. Right wing extremism? Seriously - Correcting Indian History to giving equal representation & opportunity to every region isn't extremism. If you feel this as Extremism, Then this must be coming from your identity (you may be Muslim and feeling disenchanted that your cultural identity, which inform of Mughals may reduce its relevance) or ideology (which is engraved by left liberals like Romila Thapar, Bipin Chandra, Harbans Mukhia, Irfan Habib who influenced above thought). FYI - I'm neither BJP voter or Supporter. I am from Hyderabad and TRS voter. All I want is equal representation in history to all sections & regions of country. Indians from every part should feel proud of there identity (civilizational identity). It comes only when there proper history is taught in schools. Thanks for reading. 😊

[@srinivaspbs]

I am ashamed and feel deprived that I do not know about many of the greats mentioned in this book. I do not want my kid to feel this. So, i have ordered this book and will gift it to my kid and will read it myself too. Also, i wrote to the Government that we should be given our history. Our next generations should not feel what I felt today...

[@726udayan]

Vikram, I studied History Honours in Calcutta's Presidency College. Even in the early 1980s we were articulating a view that "Indian" History is really "North Indian History". Forget South India, even Bengal, with a history back to the Gangariday civilization, did not constitute a significant part of "Indian" history.

[@mmBharath2024]

it's not North or South, it is Mughals. Nehru decided to whitewash all the atrocities of Mughals and glorify them. They were scared of Muslims

[@Striker-jg9kv]

Allah ki gaand me lulli aur anguthachaap jahil gando Nabi laudakhor tattikhor Muhammad ki badboodar ghazi haji namazi aashiq gay rasool pichwada me lulla ho Akbar to that

[@Nero6570]

It is north indian history it is delhi centric history

[@sanjayvaidya4925]

Guess all the "great educated" bengalis were buzy?

[@moubhattacharyya1141]

In other words, it is the ruling class history, history focused on the centre of power. History in most part is of the conqueror's history. Not of the lesse powerful one's. To know the otherside of the story we have to study the subaltern version. The Mughals had patronised Farsi, the British, English, the current gov't is forcing Hindi on rest of the country. Even Sanskrit the mother of most of the North, East os Western regional languages, were never spoken by common Indians except for the elites. The common ppl were not allowed to learn that if you are not to become a priest etc. Decentralisation is important. Federal structure would empower the different regions and will strengthen our democracy in the long run. Keeping the power balance healthy.

[@pritesh0117]

Vikram Sampath, I have purchased all your books. Thank you for your perseverance, hard work and thorough research! ❤

[@X-bongo]

Vikram Sampath is a Rockstar! As long as the Vikram Sampath’s Sai Deepak’s Anand Ranganathan, Swapan DasGupta s are there, the Indic civilization storyline will never set

[@sanjivgupta1418]

Out of entire intellectual discourse by Vikram Sampat, Barkha could only understand that 'Tipu Sultan is important part of history' !

[@patmclaughlin107]

😂

[@gmaxi360]

fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@mstsalma5555]

Yeah and you are so uneducated that you couldn't even understand that 🤣🤣

[@sanjivgupta1418]

@@mstsalma5555 😁😁😁 what hurts you ?

[@tvrsrinath]

😂😂😂 👌 Actually she may not have understood anything. That line she already planned so used.

[@mr.a9267]

One of the finest Historian Vikram, his works are laudable...

[@gmaxi360]

fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@mr.a9267]

@@gmaxi360omg this much pain in writing an essay, well how the hell mediocre & blunder man Nehru ji comes here in the picture. Also if it's abt science & tech, then go & read abt the grt scientist CV raman's views on ur beloved Chacha ji & his spectacular failed policies towards s&t....Today our county needs intellectuals like Vikram sampath rather than ur WhatsApp hagiography on Nehru -Gandhi legacy.

[@gmaxi360]

@@mr.a9267 it is Nehru's legacy that he didn't ensure a one party dictatorship and therefore today you are able to criticise him. Every time you criticise him, is an ode to his love for democracy 😇. You should be thankful

[@varoonshekhar4023]

@@gmaxi360 Maybe, but not just Nehru's legacy. The Indian people have made democracy viable and successful in India.

[@mr.a9267]

@@gmaxi360 i m again advising u my friend, have a gud habit of proper reading in this era where knowledge access has been more convenient.... Read on Nehru's 1st amendment act where he abhorrently stifled & butally trampled upon the free speech & expression, he banned lot of films, articles, jailed artists etc. Just type Anand ranganathan nehru free speech in KZbin u will get easily....& ha today if u would be free to criticize nehru'legacy, then it's only coz of Indias vibrant democracy of our citizens not coz of ur beloved chacha jaan.....Ha definitely in Nehru's time i couldn't have my pov on his failed policies.

[@gf1227]

Barkha has a new favourite quote “Bhagwat said… don’t go looking for temples under each mosque”!!! She has been quoting this in almost every third interview. She is a clever liberandu fox😅

[@IceQeen1011]

Yeah...what do we expect from a lady who called the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus as 'capitalist struggles' :'D She could have been in advertising with the skills she has in rebranding things lol

[@siva9873]

Don't go looking for logic under jhadhi urban naxalite 😁

[@CyberLotus2]

Hats off to VS for effortlessly putting BD back in her place ,He the Bee's Knees 😎🤩

[@RaitaNag]

Even before Tippu from Karnataka Ullal there was Rani Abbakka and Kittur rani Chennamma from Belagavi who fought the British and subdued them. However they dont get a mention compared to Rani Jhansi who also fought for her kingdom and not for Bharath which did not exist.

[@RR-wp8jt]

You are poor in history scholarship so don't expose it...

[@RR-wp8jt]

@mirkalaqre8uqrnafdudqeqfcv everybody knows that Hindwi Swaraj Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj created in his lifetime was small incomparable to the chola Empire or many large empires in the past but Shivaji Maharaj is still revered by many because of Hindwi Swaraj you can understand it if you are not a Maculey kid or a Dravidian thug

[@RR-wp8jt]

@mirkalaqre8uqrnafdudqeqfcv looks like 'Maculey kid or Dravidian thug' withered you may be be you are both, calm down and take a chill pill, as I said you are poor in scholarship Everybody knows treaty of Purandar by Shivaji, Rajputs in Mughal court, you don't know Hindwi Swaraj, Shivaji never led any expedition to Bengal And you're talking about 'Bargis' in Bengal blaming it on Shivaji thus you are a true thug who only care about point scoring. You criticising Vikram is like spitting to the Sun

[@RR-wp8jt]

@mirkalaqre8uqrnafdudqeqfcv You resound the Dravidian thugs who are low in scholarship and knee jerk in reaction 🤣🤣

[@dahirking]

As far as Hindu renaissance is concerned Vikram is doing an excellent work along with J sai Deepak & Anand Rangnathan, Barkha & her ilk look quite perplexed because of this entire thing, It's high time Barkha to switch side.

[@varoonshekhar4023]

Barkha Dutt is simply not used to hearing this type of information and perspective.

[@loneranger1265]

Vikram Sampath I'm sorry I will admit I had a different view of you before as that of a saffron govt stooge, but you are a truly centreist guy a true secular man. Sorry again and thanks for all your works which j have gone through very briefly, keep on writing sir, stay healthy stay blessed always 🙏💐

[@dileevlogs1389]

but he said he is hindutva and proud of it

[@gmaxi360]

@@SAFFRONINFERNO fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@gmaxi360]

@@kasardevi8 fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@royp6986]

@@dileevlogs1389 What (Lone Ranger) is really saying is , if you can articulate in English then you will be seen as a centrist.

[@varoonshekhar4023]

@@dileevlogs1389 So what. Hindutva isn't intrinsically bad or wrong. And it is not monolithic. It could mean different things to different people.

[@purushottammishra1784]

Fascination of Barkha with works of Author Vikram Sampath is always surprising and commendable considering her left leaning journlism. Nice conversation. 👏

[@pawanmodi4789]

Totally surprised by this ignorant statement from Barkha: “History is Science”.

[@prashanthreddy3326]

Thank you Mahādēv🙏 for giving us Vikram Sampat

[@commonsense2350]

Title is clickbait... Tipu Sultan was not discussed at all.

[@ishanisingh92]

If barkha dutt is there We already know its anti India N anti hindu debate

[@Anantham09]

Now a days , Barka is making little sense with these type of conversations 😮😂

[@ramachandraks1]

Pl don't be disillusioned.

[@mayanksinghfartiyal5290]

We can use technical words in sanskrit for rest of the language which joins all the languages. 1st homeland language then Instead of hindi make them all learn sanskrit as link language. And then a foreign language not focused on only english. Things will bloom

[@hpremjit]

As long as there are English speaking economic powers English is useful for Indians, but other languages will dominate once those powers decline (which is inevitable). We should keep our Indian languages prepared with the rise of our economy as the possible language to dominate the world. But we should not jump the guns and completely shunt the English language now as it will be detrimental in many ways. As far as scientific terms are concerned, how is it a problem to use the English term itself? I mean, one main reason the English language thrived because it incorporated so many foreign terms and words. Even if words already exist in English, they have no reservation in taking in a foreign word as synonyms. It enriched the language. A famous Shashi Tharoor example is "loot".

[@gmaxi360]

@@Jeyakumar-hs9zr fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@gmaxi360]

@@Jeyakumar-hs9zr everything.

[@narendeb2699]

@@gmaxi360 You are talking politics,not history. But even then, there is history lesson in your politics of Nehru. He simply followed his colonial masters. British did everything what Nehru did in his political career. For example, they brought modern education system, engineering and medical colleges, they built roads and bridges... And what not!So, Nehru did all that what our colonial masters did! He went even to the extent of denying entry of INA soldiers into our armed forces. He was so loyal to our colonial masters! And that has become part of our recent history. The nation which invented zero and negative numbers need no lessons in scientific tempers. Now 100 year old Ramanujam's theorems are being used by Western scientists to develop String theory and explain the phenomena of black holes. As long as Nehruvianism thrived we were third rate country. It started moving when Nehruvianism was buried. That's our history.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

@@hpremjit English has a lot of French words. And guess what, most of these languages come from Sanskrit. I learnt French in a few weeks because I had studied Sanskrit for a few years! The sheer number of English words used by many Hindi speakers speakers is pathetic! It's more like speaking Delhi English!! No effort has gone into creating vocabulary as no effort has gone into archeological research of native Indian history.. etc. etc.!! English should be spoken as a second language where & when required! It's however imperative to enrich & speak the native languages & study in them!! Slaves never INNOVATE because their minds are hijacked by the en slaver!! Same goes for Indians who shun their native systems, languages & culture.

[@spanishriver1260]

Sampat is without doubt one of great historians in the Indian context and brings one step closer to throw the mentally of slavery from minds of India

[@gmaxi360]

fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@gmaxi360]

You are using colonial language, using a western app. Hypocrisy is your name

[@yogibaba466]

@@gmaxi360 soon we will rise

[@chandrasekhar-B]

Kudos to you Mr. Sampath. The effort you have been putting in to dismantle the so called intellectuals. May your tribe increase.

[@miwa7904]

I don't agree with the point that English should continue to exist as an official language in our country. I think just like Israel revived the almost extinct Hebrew in their country, we need the revival of Sanskrit as our civilizational language. Ofcourse all regional language will continue to remain important... but sanskrit as a link language in next 20-25 years is what I wish my countrymen collectively strive for.

[@abhikghosh6110]

People who come to Bangalore can speak in Hindi and English. South Indian languages are classical languages which are difficult to grasp for a North Indian. There is no disdain towards any South Indian language, I just see a lot of local people from Bangalore being anti resistant to outsiders for not being able to speak Kannada, including the guest on this show. Lost my respect for him the moment he said that.

[@dileevlogs1389]

If u learn sanskrit u will get 75% of tamil telugu and kanada bengali odiya understanding As Grammer is almost same

[@abhikghosh6110]

@@dileevlogs1389 don't agree. I'm a Bengali and don't find any similarities with the southern languages.

[@dileevlogs1389]

@@abhikghosh6110 not Southern languages if u learn sanskrit u can understand these languages because of same grammar pattern

[@abhikghosh6110]

@@dileevlogs1389 not sure why you're reiterating the same point again. Knowing Sanskrit or Bengali does not help me in any way to speak in Kannada. We're not talking about grammar patterns here.

[@captainking85]

Learn a language not because some forces you to. But because it is an addition on YOUR resume. In our country people equate knowing a language with respect for that culture. That leads to this debate every now and then. Only solution is for individuals to make that extra effort and learn something new for themselves. P.S. Telugu guy here, very fluent in Bengali (as i was born and brought up in Bengal), Hindi and English and starting to learn Marathi (as i settled here) now. Understand, Oriya, Kannada clearly but when speaking it turns out as bengali or Telugu more 😁

[@raghave1043]

I was waiting for the typical "BARKHA" moment . i.e the Burhan Wani example / narrative of Barkha. That is to mention Tippu as the son of a poor Soldier who rose up the ranks to become a ruler. How can history call the son of such a man tyrant?

[@RaitaNag]

Hinduism is the original. Hinduthva is a idelogy based on that. However Indian history is dominated by north Indian Delhi centric history as if Delhi is the only place there was a kingdom. It was Abbakka Rani from Ullal Chennama Rani both from Karnataka fought against British before Tippu but only Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi only gets a mention as if south Indians were twiddling their thumb. Infact South India is being now colinized by the Hindi centric narrative. Time for north India to start respecting south India as South India prosperity is supporting north. So time to revise this narrative.

[@mr.incogniton9478]

Tipu sultan invited afghans to invade india. He hated hindus and converted many to muslims. he was not secular he destroyed hindu temples in calicut.

[@shreeforyou16]

Barca MADE 1000 shows on Bilkis Banoa ..not even 1 for Shraddha.. Name mein sab Rakha hai..for Barakha.

[@srinivaspbs]

While intro, Barka very clearly avoided the word 'historian'. Imagine...

[@ramabapat]

And after he has a stamp of approval from her colonial masters.😊

[@ambarishhegde6643]

Tippu sultan is one and only king who died fighting British in the battle field and first man to creat rocket launcher in the world Truth is truth

[@thunderbolt4796]

True brother! Hindutva can't accept facts logic and evidence! There are 54 Feminist equalist koranic nations in the world , and not a single Hindutva Feminist equalist socialist nation in the world , and they refuse to play secularism secularism with Final nabi mazhab believers

[@dockk8236]

😂😂😂 died for his empire not for india. There was a genocide of hindu priest in hassan district

[@PseudoProphet]

@@dockk8236 both of the things can be true all at once. Also no one's saying to remove these people from history, we just want the truth to be told.

[@raghave1043]

Yes... He did fight against The British and died on the battle field in the forth Anglo-Mysore war 1799.. Problem with history books is the selective cherry picking of certain facts. Like the ones mentioned above and about the rocket launchers. What abt Melukote massacre? Tyranny and ill treatment of Mangalore Christians? State /Provincial language changed from Kannada to persian? If His contribution towards Sringeri Mutt is true, the wrath faced by Hindus and the 100s of Hindu temples destroyed is also equally true.. So Books should mention all the facts about Tippu.. Good, Bad and Ugly.. You can't hide behind only the Good by doing this selective cherry picking of facts. Right?

[@ambarishhegde6643]

Tippu sultan killed people who supported British If you do the blood test DNA you find the truth

[@MohammedJaweed-jw3xv]

Most of the temples in the north were once jain or buddish holy places which is true.

[@peacefoolcommunityexposed]

This channel is as useful to India as rahul gandhi is to his party

[@subramanyabr1217]

Well said

[@subramanyabr1217]

Her knowledge in history' can be matched with that of RG

[@jidrit999]

Lol

[@Indra6065]

Yeh thoda jyada bol Gaya..😂😂😂

[@ahamasmiarinm]

Nope, don't think so. RaGa is absolutely critical to the Congis but IND can go about it's business, with or without his channel.

[@jidrit999]

Tight slaps to barkha..looked shell shocked

[@gmaxi360]

fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@varoonshekhar4023]

There are lots of people in media, political activism and academia who could use a 'slap'. Sagarika Ghose, Nidhi Razdan, Jayati Ghosh, Pankaj Mishra, Prashant Bhushan, Kavita Krishnan, Anand Patwardhan, Siddharth Bhatia and of course Arundhati Roy. To name a few.

[@jasha9sandhu]

Modern Hindu Society owes a lot to Queen Ahilyabai Holkar.

[@sanjivgupta1418]

No need to creat terminology in regional languages, terminology in English can well be used while teaching in any regional language.

[@ramabapat]

I believe classes 1-6 should be purely in the state language. Then we can have science and math in English and Social Studies should continue in the state language.

[@aravindcsamy]

The name ‘Hindu’ was not thr in a region, later called India. It was named by a British. People were worshiping different gods and having different beliefs n cultures. The name Hindu has become very convenient for politicians with vested interests to collect votes in India to get to power. Hindu for peace is good and welcome matter but that’s not happening here. It’s divisive politics altogether now. No religion is saint in this world. Majoritarianism is always a dangerous trend in religion, whether it’s Muslims or Christians.

[@schaudhary6258]

Why is barkha so serious. Smile. It improves your face value. If you don't like Vikram dont call him.

[@ramachandraks1]

In the beginning itself this woman claims "our histroty" referring to what she had read in the past

[@knightofgodserventofholymo7500]

Yeah Tippu Sulthan is an important part of history...but for kearalites , he was an invader , forceful converter and destroyer of temples and churches...even the muslims of northern Kerala fought with hindu king pazhasi against Tippu.... Tippu's advance to Southern Kerala was prevented by Travancore kingdom...I am from Travancore region

[@vijay-1]

Useful and dispassionate

[@lasku0007]

People in the hindi belt have this habit of taking non-hindi speakers for granted. As VS said they move to places like Bangalore, live there for decades and still can't utter a single word of kannada. There is a certain disdain/supremacist tendency at display here. If you are such a nationalist atleast show a modicum of respect towards the locals and their traditions. Instead they expect the locals to speak hindi and on the top of that offended if somebody can't converse in hindi.

[@kasardevi8]

I am very surprised, that a doctor, who writes history books about Indian history ,confuses Hindutva with Hinduism. Well... I dont think I will read any of his books, if he doesnt know the difference between the two.... but I am sure his books sell well

[@vasanthkumar-xt7hg]

Even I am curious to know!

[@shreeforyou16]

Proud Hindu who Follows Hindutva. Simple.

[@Praveen-zi7fn]

Please tell the difference.. We are pretty curious to know..

[@varoonshekhar4023]

There doesn't need to be a difference. Hindutva meaning 'the quality or sense of being Hindu" , then what is wrong with that? But yes, if Hindutva is interpreted as going on a global rampage to impose the Hindu religion all over the world, we can agree that, such a thing is very bad. But it's not happening and will not happen.

[@madhuripanigrahi1420]

Hindutav is follwed by Hindus... There is no difference

[@srix29]

kamalhasan is a great actor, just because he is a great actor it doesnt mean that everything he spews has to be right. He is an actor and he will act according to the role and story he finds himself in. Now, for him to be seen as Anti-Hindu and pro-others is perhaps nice for him as his politics of candle level luminescence is flickering so he needs noise for himself. He talks long convoluted, sentences that nobody can easily comprehend, not sure if he can.........DMK is another anti-Hindu divisive party,,,,,,,,,they think dravidian is a tamil word but its not and its been there from Adisankaracharya's period.......They say peninsula is referred to as land surrounded by water on 3 sides.....but these guys claim its about some divisive word exclusively for tamils. to have spent even a few seconds on these two parties..........DMK and Kamalhasan is a waste of time for Vikram

[@frijou]

“As far back as evidence allows you to” best answer from Vikram. Love him!

[@utkalakalinga1270]

Fantastic

[@vatsalshah3083]

That's complete lie vijaynagar empire and many other regional empire have complete chapters in ncert !

[@safarcl]

Whatever be our cherished wishes.... India as a political entity was nonexistent! Of course, we had lots of kingdoms which spread beyond the current border at some (limited) places e.g. cholas, cheras, mugals, britons etc. But, there never existed a united country (akin to the present Republic of India) except for a very brief period (that too comprising of 50-60% of contemporary geographic entity!) of mugal (Aurangzeb) or british days... As V. Sampath points out there is the need to teach a summed up history of our motherland from east to west n north to south... But, it is not as practical as envisaged due to the volume of "naattu rajyams and rulers" involved in there! So, it is better to give priority to recent past, struggle for independence, & peak cultural/ civilizational ethos. On hindu and hindutwa: Being a geographical unit, the dwellers of the subcontinent (including Pakistan and Bangladesh) maybe addressed as hindus. But, in political cultural or religious terms, hindu didn't exist prior to the "divide and rule" policy of the colonisers! As such, 80-90% of present day Indians are "non-hindu" or "ahinda" or "out-of-sanatan dharma". The Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs, and Sikh/Buddhist/Jain/Parsi/Muslim/Christian/Jewish minorities are all essentially "ahinda" Indians... Any move to split them and carve out a "false majoritarianism" need to be opposed and defeated by all peace loving Indian citizens..👍🙏

[@satheeshprabhu2577]

Hyder Ali (Tipu's dad) also fought against Britishers - why his jayanthi is not celebrated? Why he is not treated as a freedom fighter?

[@dockk8236]

He fought for his muslim empire not for india. Because india did not exist at that point.

[@vindukur100]

@@dockk8236 same qith shivaji. he dought for his empire. no concept of India then

[@dockk8236]

@@vindukur100 nobody says shivaji fought for india. He faught for hindus

[@mr.incogniton9478]

@@dockk8236 No shivaji also had muslim bodyguards he was secular.

[@varoonshekhar4023]

Because he committed far too many atrocities against non-Moslems, that's why. He massacred unarmed people, who were not even aggressively opposing him, men women and children. He converted or tried to convert lakhs of Hindus( and Christians) to Islam by the sword.

[@jasong904]

Barkha seems to stop Sampath so many times when he tries to make a clear point as if she doesnt want us to hear his narrative in detail. Dont worry Barkhaji, we heard him loud and clear, and Sampath is not blaming you for the horrors your muslim ancestors bestowed upon our civilization

[@MyCuriousmind07]

Bechaari trying sooooooooooo hard , unable to trap Vikram Sampath 😅😅😅😅 My sympathies with Her

[@gawrifarmsmysore381]

Changing delhi road names....jalgai na burka....jalgai na

[@vindukur100]

This guy has good knowledge but qeak in logic. History is just one subject and not even the most important. Math and science are more imloetant. It is impossible to teach abt the 100 or so kings at school given that kids dont have the time for that. If we make it commensurate then kids will kearn nothing, because they will kearn just 1 para of every king which is useless. So better stick to more recent kings.i.e. beitosh, mughals, shivaji,et

[@biersingh3291]

This woman is still batting for mughal barbarian occupation

[@harshacg4723]

Megasthanes wrote Indica in BC so India is historical,Bharath varsh is invention of puranas and other myths therefore Bharath is myth?

[@sadas8154]

Historian? Joke of the day. This historian does not know that Mughals were not from middle east. For the information of this learned Hindutva Historian, Babur was a decedent of Mangol and Turk parents. Mangolia is towards north east of China. And Turkey towards europe. But Hindutva Historian has got his own version of history.

[@arijitmaitra4825]

The Mughals were a branch of the Timurid dynasty of Turco-Mongol origin from Central Asia. Babar was born in present day Uzbekistan but he was raised in Turkey with Turkish language and culture. So, the historian is not wrong.

[@kasardevi8]

@@arijitmaitra4825 only problem ........Turkey is not in the Middle East...from a famous historian I expect to know this fact

[@varoonshekhar4023]

@@kasardevi8 Don't pounce on that little detail. Sampath is talking about something very serious and compelling. You are obsessed with little details. If he's made an error, I'm sure he will own up to it, and correct himself. It doesn't in any way, change the essence of what he is propagating, which is the gross overemphasis on Mughal history and other invaders' history, to the exclusion of the native Dharmic dynasties.

[@varoonshekhar4023]

Why is this so important, this little petty detail. That is very correctable. But there is a larger task of righting the wrongs of history, and emphasising events, personages and achievements that were grossly neglected. Like Lachit Burphakan. Or Vijayanagar. Sampath is 100 percent accurate when he says a majority of modern Indians are unfamiliar with these individuals/kingdoms.

[@varoonshekhar4023]

@@kasardevi8 Question for you- do you go to message boards relating to Indonesian, Turkish, Nigerian, Filipino, South Korean, Brazilian and Polish issues, including history? And do you discuss controversies with them? Or do you reserve all your finger wagging and denunciation for Indians, specifically Hindus?

[@MyCuriousmind07]

Bharka looks sick … is she okay ?

[@jyotishukla4733]

SHARE market ke mood se hi pata chal jata Hain agey Kya honewala Hain Share falling fast

[@ramabapat]

Barkha has a lot of immature but thoroughly brainwashed fan following. Check the comments.

[@krishnatumu2102]

Title is misleading vis a vis content from author. Wokism at play by channel

[@c.nagriknews8837]

Appropriation of Varna n legitimizing exploitation in hallucinatory mantras an altered narrative 4 anti modernity; a broad Indians Abroad;Satya ki Jai ho*

[@IceQeen1011]

This sentence sounds like typical librandu garbage stringing a whole bunch of keywords which actually make no sense :'D

[@MohammedJaweed-jw3xv]

I sincerely request all not to believe in history written by a few sanghis historians

[@siva9873]

Bharka illegitimate child of tipu sultan 😁

[@shibumahapatra2255]

Anti indian Barkha Dutt nailed by Vikram

[@kasardevi8]

His knowledge of history is very limited, he is only popular because of Hindutva government , that is all

[@gmaxi360]

fact is no ruler ever ruled on basis of elections, there weren't territorial boundaries that defined Indian nation in the form that it exists today, even when the kings of ancient era like cholas, guptas were ruling they weren't ruling the entire territory of India that exists today. Some were ruling present day South India, some present day Assam, some present day North India. Eventually the goal of all kings was to rule thats it. No democratic elections were held to elect kings. So being the largest democracy, India's main concern should be towards science and technology because that will only lead to progress. I am so thankful towards Nehru, for being visionary in 1947, when it would've been so easy for him to say let's go back 1000 years. Instead he said let's build IITS, AIIMS, Dams, bridges. These policies have made India's progress much more successful compared to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Right wing extrimism down down down.

[@gmaxi360]

@@kasardevi8 well said

[@kasardevi8]

@@Jeyakumar-hs9zr my knowledge , Sir 🙏

[@varoonshekhar4023]

@@kasardevi8 What do you think of the history that has been taught all these years in India? Why is it that so many Indians themselves are unfamiliar with so much of Indian history, including Vijayanagar. Vikram Sampath is from the south, so he certainly feels that ignorance and neglect more palpably. Why should Delhi receive so much attention, to the exclusion of other regions of India?

[@hamzakp4229]

Bjp paid author

[@gawrifarmsmysore381]

Barka ko jalgaya na...

[@shivpratapranawat3434]

Boycott!!!

[@ramchandrangopalakrishnan2337]

Vikram sampath seems to be a sleeper cell of the RSS / BJP. He cleverly quotes irrelevant matters but quietly tries to dismantle the secular fabric and individuality of people. Maybe North Indians maybe trying to find their past...but south is clear and no one should try and spoil it.

[@MrChangow]

Sorry we did not know that you have been elected as the representative of south Indians.

[@varoonshekhar4023]

That's silly. Any intelligent person can see that Vikram Sampath is a very independent minded thinker, who is not subservient to a political party. He is absolutely correct about the neglect of the South and North East( to name two) in the teaching of Indian history. Can you refute that? Of course you can't.

[@rohanpawar2166]

Chaar chavanni ghode pe Tipu aur barkha mere L pe