Arun Anand is an author and journalist who has authored 6 books so far including bestsellers 'Know About RSS' and 'The Saffron Surge:Untold Story of RSS Leadership'. His latest book was on 'Ramjanmabhoomi: Truth, Evidence,Faith' which he co-authored.
He is founder- editor of research and reference website www.thenationalistview.com. He is also research director at Delhi based think tank Vichar Vinimay Kendra.
“The way we have defined nationalism and Hindutva is a significant aspect of History. It has been ignored. We have been told that was a very wrong History. It was not about data but chaps and people. Our History was made boring. We were told that there was no Bharat, but Britishers came and taught us some manners. Ramjanmbhoomi movements need attention. It is important for History. I am talking about China, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, RSS and many other things. Our ideals were forgotten. I am not a professional historian, but we don’t have baggage. History can be a very interesting subject, and we just need to rewrite it properly. I try to cover History from 1925 because very little material is available. Ganga-Jamuni Tahzeeb is also false. The academic curriculum was wrong; that’s why many people still hold that falsified History. RSS saved Darbar Sahib 2 times, but there is no mention of this event. Oral tradition has a huge part to play, but we have forgotten that nowadays. Non-fiction books usually promote truth or theory. I used the internet very minutely but read a lot of reference books. You can access these resources through endnotes. It creates a chain that takes you to the source. Our History is written colonial point of view; that’s why we need to Rewrite History.”