I've been working with Indians (south Asian Indians, not native americans) for years and know a bit about Mysore, Martha Empire, etc. Just asking (this is probably not the right place) if there is a good resource or someone who could comment on what the education system in India focuses on for colonial-present thematics. Any resources would be appreciated, only because I'm really into history but most of the people I work with from India (everyone) seem to have just a brief understanding of 1700-1800 India.
This question is coming from a white guy, so if it's offensive my bad. My goal is to just understand the history that's taught, research it and then strike a conversation as I have to work with Indians who are here on 3 month cycles.
Thanks in advance!
I m assuming what sort of history Indians learn is your question. Please correct me if you are wrong. Ask it in askreddit for more answers but I will give you an outline of what I learned. India has a federal curriculum and each state’s education board decides its own curriculum. We were expected to learn history for six years Fifth to tenth standard in my state, here’s what we learned :
Fifth - Vedic times and post Vedic times
Sixth- early middle age in India and early Muslim states
Seventh - Mughals and Marathas
Eighth - ancient civilizations including Indus, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece and Rome
Ninth - Indian independence struggle
Tenth - renaissance, industrial revolution, American revolution, French revolution, Bolshevik revolution and world wars