Subaltern: History should focus on common folk, not royalty
Historians should focus on the lives of common men and women instead of stories about people in positions of power.
LAHORE:
Historians should focus on the lives of common men and women instead of stories about kings, queens and people in positions of power, said speakers at a conference on Saturday.
The conference titled 'History and People' was organised by Tareekh Muala in collaboration with Quaid-i-Azam Library and Thapp Publications.
Historian Dr Mubarik Ali said that documented history of the sub-continent mostly revolved around the lives of rulers.
He said for most people in Pakistan history amounted to stories of Muslim emperors and Hindu rajas and the battles they had fought with one another.
Dr Ali said in their works Pakistani historians had mostly focused on political developments leading up to Partition and creation of the country.
Dr Jaffar Ahmad said the religious and ethnic biases in the oral history were reflected in the documented history of the country.
Pervaiz Vandal said studying architecture was an effective way to learning about the lives of common men and women.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 17th, 2011.
Historians should focus on the lives of common men and women instead of stories about kings, queens and people in positions of power, said speakers at a conference on Saturday.
The conference titled 'History and People' was organised by Tareekh Muala in collaboration with Quaid-i-Azam Library and Thapp Publications.
Historian Dr Mubarik Ali said that documented history of the sub-continent mostly revolved around the lives of rulers.
He said for most people in Pakistan history amounted to stories of Muslim emperors and Hindu rajas and the battles they had fought with one another.
Dr Ali said in their works Pakistani historians had mostly focused on political developments leading up to Partition and creation of the country.
Dr Jaffar Ahmad said the religious and ethnic biases in the oral history were reflected in the documented history of the country.
Pervaiz Vandal said studying architecture was an effective way to learning about the lives of common men and women.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 17th, 2011.