Captivating- The Simple-Hearted (A Struggle for Human Dignity in the Indian Subcontinent

Authoritarian forces antagonize the history of marginalized communities as well as the struggle of "other" Mulnivasi martyrs. Captivating the Simple-Hearted challenges historians who appropriate merely ideological interpretations to write histories of the marginalized people of the Indian subcontinent. The authors demonstrate that one can see history through Mulnivasi eyes.

In order to fully understand the community, a detailed study of the Sikh history needs to be read. It has been provided in this book. Captivating narrates both individual and community historical accounts with accurate dates and contemporary references. Moreover, it opens up a new area of scholarly inquiry that has been pushed underground to conform to the hegemony of the prevailing narratives.

Captivating is an eye-opener for any reader to understand the dynamic and humanitarian approach and vision of the Sikh Gurus towards the Mulnivasi in India. The authors reveal the historical and systematic processes which tried to thwart that vision. They bring to light the dominant and exploitative role played by an alliance of Mughal nobles and Brahman elites to suppress the desires of Mulnivasi people to claim their humanity. The authors underline the need to reexamine history to authentically understand the struggles of marginalized communities.

The authors bring to life proper histories in a technical sense; nevertheless, the histories are not simply imaginative negotiations with the past but are also relevant to contemporary conditions of life and identity.

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