Bhagat Singh, Kanpur Lit Fest, and The Culture of Hasty Comment
Apoorvanand | 02 January 2025 | Frontline
Historian Aparna Vaidik is under attack on social media. A controversy arose following a discussion on her new book at a lit fest in Kanpur. It was alleged that Vaidik used derogatory words to describe revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh. But the truth is something else.
Given the nature of our times, it should be no surprise that the attackers did not consider it necessary to check the authenticity of the report that claimed she had been derogatory: it did not matter that Vaidik is a reputed historian and professor, who has rigorously researched and published four books…