Reframing Objectivity: Postcolonial Perspectives on Indian History

Abstract

Objectivity is the specialty of modern scientific knowledge. It means that if a scientist proves it in the laboratory on the basis of proper method and rules, then all the scientists will accept that research. For example, it is universal and eternal rules for certain specific reactions in relation to iron, water, mercury etc. There cannot be different opinions regarding the conclusions related to these things. Most of the historians have accepted history as a science. The concept of historians dedicated to scientific conclusions is that they are continuously trying to make the conclusion of the nature of history universal and for all times. If history is completely accepted as a science, then objectivity is expected in it. But despite the efforts of dedicated historians to prove history as science, the historical conclusions could not become objective. The reason behind this is that history is the account of human achievements. It is not possible for everyone to have same human activities every time. Historical objectivity has its own problems.