Rana Safvi, a premodern historian and proud practising Muslim, strives to document India’s storied past. Photo: Rana Safvi
India’s Muslim, multi-faith past in focus through one woman’s quest to combat ‘altered history’
- Teacher-turned-historian Rana Safvi is working to unravel India’s complex, diverse past as changes to school curriculums seek to rewrite history
- She aims to counter revisionism with ‘accessible’ accounts, as she documents the country’s oft-overlooked Muslim, Jain and Buddhist monuments
Rana Safvi, a premodern historian and proud practising Muslim, strives to document India’s storied past. Photo: Rana Safvi