If school textbooks are being modified to present an amputated version of our past, it is the responsibility of civil society to ensure that what is deleted from the curriculum today, is not forgotten tomorrow. For if we fail, the Orwellian may well become the norm.

That in one fell swoop the never-to-be-celebrated 'Cow Hug Day' was consigned to the trash bin of history is, in the eyes of this writer, a great tragedy.

Government authorities' decision to hide factual reports on the land subsidence only furthers a sense of paranoia.

What differentiates a Clive House from a Gyanvapi? Why should we encourage delving into the history of one but advise forbearance when it comes to the other?