I usually don't mix religion & history, but this time I will make an exception.

Bakhtiar Khilji took over bengal with just 12 horsemen (some say 9-14). There was no resistance.

After centuries under Delhi Sultanate, bengal again became a part of the Afghan Suri Empire.

https://twitter.com/dr_dsandeep/status/1447785931692408834

Under Akbar the Great bengal became a part of the Mughal Empire, and from here on the destiny of bengal was shaped.

The Nawabs of bengal, the Daulah family, were subordinate to the Mughals but declared their Independence.

One can write a thesis/do a documentary on the emerging industry of paid activists/scholars in the country. If the activism industry is regulated it would be one of the top MSME Industries.

In today's scenario, being controversial pays handsomely.

https://twitter.com/IndianExpress/status/1425761589609713669

Write/speak about an issue (better still create an issue), stir a controversy, become famous due to media uproar, position yourself as leading government voice/critic, bring in the moolah through crowdfunding/donation/scholarship, and at an opportune moment join politics.

This tiffin inspector journalist probably never herd of Sir Edwin Lutyens, the English architect who built Delhi.

Delhi has been British, it has been Sikh, it has been Maratha, it has been the Sultanate, and it has been under Harshvardhan many centuries ago.

https://twitter.com/quizzicalguy/status/1347888030967713794

History should be studied as history. History is not a bedrock of politics, or lessons in moral science. History is the study of what happened in the past, and further to that - why it happened & consequences.

The "good guys" don't always win in history, in fact far from it.

The dark ages took place prior to the medieval period. It was somewhere between the ancient period, and medieval era.

Historians believe that the Fall of the Roman Empire (sometime in 5th century CE) initiated the "Dark Ages".

Rome was seen as epitome of perfection.

https://twitter.com/CossackLaughing/status/1424670713227714564

Being an empire, the Romans were in constant battle to expand their frontiers and met their fiercest resistance from the Germanic tribes - notably the Goths, and Visigoths.

There was a popular (mis) perception among academics of the Goths being "wild".

"Baptists in Assam", A century of missionary service, 1836-1936. By Victor Hugo Sword.

Dr. Sword with his experience as a missionary in Assam, and his first hand experience with the local people narrates the story of the Baptist Church in Assam, and adjoining NE states. (1/n) The book opens with a brief description of Assam. About Assam's geographical features, climate, indigenous languages, ethnology, & local religions.

It then progresses into the history of Assam during pre British rule, during British rule, & introduction of Christianity. (2/n)