India, March 1 -- It is time for history textbooks to reflect a broader, more inclusive vision of India's past.

We celebrate on 8 March the International Women's Day. In this context, it is important to remember the unsung women heroes. For decades, Indian history, as taught in schools, has suffered from glaring distortions, selective narratives, and an overt ideological bias. This misrepresentation operates at three levels: first, it is shaped mainly by a leftist worldview that dominates academia, reducing history to a battle of ideological camps; second, it marginalizes entire regions and communities, creating an incomplete and unfair picture of India's past; third, it renders invisible the immense contributions of women, particularly ...