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Question
Write a short note on:
Colonial Historiography
Answer in Brief
Solution
- British officers and Christian missionaries were the early scholars who studied and wrote Indian history.
- However, their approach was prejudiced, which is apparent from their writings which ridiculed the Indian culture.
- The colonial rule of the British was justified through their writings.
- Examples of colonial historiography include the following:
- The five volumes of Cambridge History of India, published during 1922-1937 C.E.
- The three volumes of ‘A History of Mahrattas’ was written by the British officer Grant Duff.
- Colonel Todd’s writings about Rajasthan’s history.
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