Should History be Rewritten to Reflect Modern Values?
History. What comes to your mind when you hear this word? For many, it reminds them of magnificent events, great rulers and profound movements. As a student, it reminds me of giant textbooks and notes filled with names, dates and facts. But history is more than just facts and dates. It is a narrative story shaped by who tells it and how they choose to narrate it. In the contemporary world, some argue that history should be rewritten to reflect modern values, prevent biases and include the voices that have been silenced for centuries. Should we rescript history, or should we preserve its authenticity? Some say that rewriting history opens a world of unheard voices—women, minorities, and Indigenous people, to name a few. Traditional works often overlook these perspectives, limiting our understanding of an event from different standpoints. By broadening the views of people, we get the complete picture of any historic event and also create a more inclusive and unbiased forum fo...
