To focus on the history of Telangana and to remove alleged bias and prejudice from history textbooks, a clutch of former officials and civilians formed the Telangana Council of Historical Research (TCHR).
“History is being written based on hearsay, lore and people’s memories. We want an authentic history of the region based on evidence like numismatics and documents. We will focus on research just like the Indian Council of Historical Research,” said L. Pandu Ranga Reddy of TCHR at the presser organised on Thursday afternoon.
“The TCHR has scholars of history, students and citizens interested in knowing the past. Only if we know our history can we create history. There is a lot of ignorance and agenda in the way history is being taught and reported,”said T. Vivek of TCHR.
Members of the organisation recently submitted a memorandum to the Governor about the mistakes in a history book The Telangana Movement — State Formation . “Here is a list of mistakes. If all the mistakes are compiled it will become another book. How can a government organisation bring out a book like this?” said Mr. Vivek questioning the low standards of the book.
“We will bring out books and put our research in public domain so that citizens of the region can have a better understanding of their glorious history,” said Kolluri Chiranjeevi of TCHR.
