i hav to admit tht indians r very intellegent bt very coward people
Re: Why is History taught in Pakistan so distorted??
Post Ashoka (who I guess was not local either), India has always been occupied and ruled by outsiders. If Indians cry about invaders from central Asia, please go on and cry about their predecessors and futures invaders too.
A historical fact: Indian social/economic development always took place post invasions and occupations by foreign forces.
A historical fact: Indian social/economic development always took place post invasions and occupations by foreign forces.
Same argument can be made for Pakistan.
Re: Why is History taught in Pakistan so distorted??
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Same argument can be made for Pakistan.
I was talking about pre-partition India. The thread is not about post-partition events anyways.
Re: Why is History taught in Pakistan so distorted??
What students are being taught about the separation of East Pakistan
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“Role of Hindu teachers
A large number of Hindu teachers were teaching in the educational institutions in East Pakistan. They produced such literature which created negative thinking in the minds of Bengalis against the people of West Pakistan.
International Conspiracies
About 10 million Hindus were living in East Pakistan. India stood at the back of these Hindus to protect their interests. India wanted to separate East Pakistan to strengthen the economic position of the Hindus. Many Hindus acted as spies for India. Russia was against Pakistan because Pakistan had allowed America to establish military bases in Pakistan. On the other hand, America also wanted separation of East Pakistan. Under the circumstances Russia openly supported India’s aggression against Pakistan.”
The Pakistan Studies textbooks of classes ten and eleven have a broader, yet still incorrect version of the story behind the creation of Bangladesh.’
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“Ultimately, the Martial Law authorities decided to use the armed forces. In the military operations, the armed volunteers of Jamaat-e-Islami also took part and used the occasion to settle old scores with their political opponents. As a result of military action, many workers of the Awami League fled to India and took refuge there. India trained and armed these workers and sent them back to East Pakistan to fight against the Pakistan Army. These armed volunteers of ‘Mukti Bahini’ continued their struggle and guerrilla activities. On December 3, 1971 the war between Pakistan and India began. Due to the lack of support of the local populace and the poor arrangements of supply of men and material, Pakistani solders (sic) surrender before the Indian army on December 16, 1971 whereas the ceasefire on West Pakistan front was declared without launching a significant attack. On December 16, 1971 East Pakistan became an independent and free state of Bangladesh.”
Re: Why is History taught in Pakistan so distorted??
When asked what effect this curriculum has had on the millions of students that have been taught an incorrect version of history, Hoodbhoy answered, “Nations that face their history honestly have a better chance of surviving and progressing than those that raise their future citizens on a diet of lies. Because the lessons of East Pakistan have been lost, most Pakistanis cannot understand why Balochistan is such an angry province today.”
Hussain echoes Hoodbhoy’s views, “I am a great follower of Lord Buddha’s saying, ‘Children who are fed lies breed violence’.”
Re: Why is History taught in Pakistan so distorted??
So OP made as stupid thread over a decade ago and someone decided to dig this up. Great!
These Indians think Prithivi was named from the meaning of 'Prithvi' being 'earth.
No it is not.
Prithivi was made in 1994 based on the name of defeated raja so they started this first.
Ghauri missile was made in 1998, and perhaps this is the reason why it was named after Ghauri who defeated Prithiviraj.
Re: Why is History taught in Pakistan so distorted??
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