Thread by @TIinExile

Exposing Rana Safvi (@iamrana).

Rana Safvi is hailed as a ground breaking historian and award winning author in secular Jamaat. Her entire work eulogizes Mughal invaders and Gangi Jamuni Tehzeeb.

This thread dissects and fact-checks some statements made by her. Thread (1)

We first examine some of the statements made by this "historian" which unveil the real "historical knowledge" she possesses.

After the dissection, we shall delve into the nature, motivation of her work, the powers behind her promotion and hype around her work. Let us begin (2)

Rana Safvi posted a picture. She claimed that this structure was found during excavations from
Bet Dwaraka (Gujarat).

But is that really so?

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/546631296143728641

In reality, this is the world famous "Lion Gate" of Mycenae in GREECE and dates back to c.13th century BC.

It is the only surviving Monument of Mycenaean sculpture. It is 941st on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/941/ga…

One does not even need a very basic knowledge of history to know this fact. Anyone with a penchant for travel would instantly recognize it.

But trust our "award winning Mughal historian" to circulate FAKE pictures and FAKE news even
about such a famous monument

More gems of wisdom from the award winning "historian".

She says -" Cows were revered by Aryans in c.1500 BC because Aryans were a pastoral society".

Buffaloes were not revered because there were no buffaloes in India then"

😂😂😂

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/422727300938227712

In reality, Buffaloes have been in India since 3.5 million years.

That was even BEFORE Humans lived in India

Source: The Cambridge World History of Food (Kenneth F. Kiple,2000)

In reality, there are several references to Buffalo in the so called "Aryan literature" starting from Rgveda itself.

Buffalo is known in Sanskrit as Mahiṣa(महिषः).

Bulls and buffaloes were often alluded to describe the strength of Devas. For example, see Rgveda 1.64 to Maruts

References to Buffalo in the Rgveda.

From book Indologist “Vedic Index” by Indologist AA Macdonnel

This "award winning historian" also seems to have invented a new Purana called "Kalanki Purana".

Have you ever heard of a "Kalanki Purana"? Does anybody know?

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/143053646228238336

Hindus, your culture and traditions are all wrong.

All the versions of Vyasa Mahabharata which say Ganesha wrote the Mahabharata are wrong.

According to this brilliant historian, Mahabharata was "written" by Ugrashrava Sauti (who was an oral bard)

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/491124782088200192

More gems of wisdom from the award winning "historian".

Pali is NOT a language. It is a SCRIPT.

Such great wisdom has not hitherto dawned upon anyone

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/633985609225207808

Thanks,

But deleting just this tweet will not suffice.

Your entire account is a big whatsapp forward. It is completely FAKE.

Delete your account.

And STOP spreading your FAKE Mughal propaganda

More gems:

She says- "Dwarakadish temple in Gujarat was built by Chalukyas in 15th century"!

Facts: She does not even know basic timeline of Indian history.

There were NO CHALUKYAS in 15th century. This fact will be known to a 6th class student. Shame!

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/1164755879184388098

There were many dynasties of Chalukyas. Some prominent ones are

1) Badami Chalukyas: c. 543 to 757 CE

2) Vengi : c. 624 to c.1070 CE

3) Kalyani Chalukyas: c. 973 CE to 1189 CE

There was a 'Chaulukya dynasty' in Gujarat from c. 940 CE to c. 1244 CE.
britannica.com/topic/Chalukya…

NOT ONE of these dynasties lasted until 15th century. In the 15th century, Gujarat was ruled by Muzaffarid Gujarat Sultans who were infamous for breaking down Hindu temples.

It takes serious ignorance to claim that the ancient Dwaraka temple was constructed only in 15th century.

More gems:

She says-", Paraśurāma was a "Persian" because he has Paraśu"

Somebody please tell her

1) Paraśu (परशु) means axe in Sanskrit. It was his weapon.

2) He was not known as Paraśurāma in Ramayana /Mahabharata. He was rather called 'Bhargava Rama' or 'Jamadagneya Rama'

Of course. She is next to none when it comes to circulating FAKE quotes.

This quote is FAKE. No such Quote is attributed to Guru Nanak Dev in either the Guru Granth Sahib or Janmsakhis.

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/1069488298391932929

PS: Guru Nanak Dev Ji was originally from Khatri community of Bedis. He was not from Shudra community.

Possessing such basic information would have told you that the quote was FAKE. But to expect "basic information" from award winning secular "historians" seems to be a bit much

It would be clear to anyone reading these tweets that this "award winning historian" lacks basic common sense.
Forget about history.

She circulates fake pictures, fake quotes,Whatsapp forwards.She gets even basic timeline wrong.

Why is she hyped so much ? Who promotes them ?

A closer look at her propaganda will give us the answer.

She stated that Shivaji Maharaj "loved" Persian language and asked his court poet to compile a Sanskrit- Persian dictionary called Rajvyavyavahara Kosha.

Is this really true?

Did Shivaji Maharaja really sponsor the compilation of Raja Vyavahara Kosha because he loved the Persian language?

Let us see what the text Raja Vyavahara Kosha itself says as to why it was compiled

Raja Vyavahara Kosha explicitly says

1) Under Shivaji Maharaj, Mlecchas were eradicated

2) But our language had been "completely desecrated" by foreign (persian) words.

3)Shivaji appointed a man to "purify" the language by expunging Persian words

Facts:

Such was Shivaji Maharaj's love for Persian that he sponsored a project to remove Persian words from native language.

In 1646, at a time when even Hindu nobles were using Persian seals, Shivaji Maharaj used a Sanskrit seal.

Our award winning "historian" wrote a "scholarly article" in @thewire_in.

She posted a picture of a man tied to a British cannon and claimed that he is a "Muslim freedom fighter" of 1857 named Maulavi Muhammad Baqar.
.
Is this true? Let us examine!

https://twitter.com/iamrana/status/1041330774530813952

Facts:

1)This was painted in 1890, NOT 1884 as she WRONGLY claims.

2)The name of the painting is NOT "suppression of Indian revolt". The description of painting reads "blowing from guns in British India". There is NO MENTION of any Maulvi or 1857

loc.gov/resource/cph.3…

.The British uniform of this painting is post 1857.

Baqar was NOT tied to a cannon and blown up

The man in the painting wears a white turban & sports beard. He is a Namdhari Sikh.

There is a record of British tying Namdhari Sikhs to cannons in 1872.

loc.gov/resource/cph.3…

Our 'historian' is trying to make a hero & a great freedom fighter out of Moulvi Baqar.

He was in reality just a paid British spy who leaked out secrets during 1857 war.

He was lobbying hard to open the Delhi gates and invite British.

Source: Mutiny Papers, File no. 5028.

This is Baqar's first secret letter to the British written in July 1857 . He continued as a spy and informed everything happening in Delhi to the British. His letters are still in Delhi commissioner office

Fake picture, fake attribution, fake Muslim freedom fighter and a fake historian!

When asked why she is deleting all these tweets , she says -"Oh, it was just a typo".

Yeah right. FAKE pictures, FAKE claims FAKE quotes, FAKE timeline, FAKE dates and FAKE stories are just "typos".

The biggest typo is that you are a "historian"!