BOOK REVIEW “The Murder of Hist” by “Khursheed Kamal Aziz”
AIM To brief offrs about book – “THE MURDER OF HISTORY” by “Khursheed Kamal Aziz”
SEQ About Author Intro Book Review Comments Concl
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in Dec 1927 Wrote number of books Academic staff Dy official historian Special policy adviser to PM of Pak
INTRO/ THEME Errors Corrections Mr. Ghulam Haider Wyne 66 text books
BOOK REVIEW Prescribed Myths Intro chap Factual errors, myths and distortions contained in text books 66 x text books of Social Studies, Pak studies and Hist Highlt errors Calamity Of Errors Catalogue of mistakes Eight cats of errors Corrections
BOOK REVIEW Rd to Ruin Historiography, child psychology Questions of apch and gen acceptance Combined eff 8 x Raised questions Ans of 4 raised Questions 4 lt raised questions Errors & their impacts Distr of resps Guidance for people of Pakistan Burden Of Responsibility CALAMITY OF ERRORS
BOOK REVIEW Comments Pointed out hist related errors Very repetitive Mindset of Pakistani nation Contradictions Intriguing areas of research Curricula of Pakistan Text books Pol propaganda Lack of protest against distorted history No auth and documented ref National Strat to instill Nationalism Correction of misleading facts
Various factual and distorted errors Hist related aspects of Pakistan Biased gen in terms of its ideology, hist and perceptions Fails to provide substantial and authentic evidences 9 CONCL