What #CBSE history books tell us- #VascoDaGama was the first #European to reach India by sea.
What they don't tell us
1. When he arrived in Calicut in Sep 1500, he #burnt other ships & crew alive in full view of the public.
2. He #bombarded the city of Calicut for 2 days.
3. In his 2nd Voyage to #Calicut, he bombarded the city for 3 days and seized all ships & killed ~800 men by amputating their noses, ears & arms.
4. Piled up body parts in a boat & sent them ashore.
5. He mutilated the #Brahmin who was sent to negotiate peace & his 2 sons who were accompanying him for negotiation were hanged.
Source: #TheOceanOfChurn
#decodingmyroots
#UntoldHistoryOfBharat
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