‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’

Prominent historian Irfan Habib tells Al Jazeera that lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/10/qa-the-word-hindu-is-arabic-why-dont-they-throw-it-out

Q&A: ‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’

The historian tells Al Jazeera lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government.

Al Jazeera