It is a truism that history is written by the
conqueror – or whoever rules at any given time. Even the origins of the
Universe seem fraught with divergent “interpretations”. And if history
that old can be messed with, what about recent history? Is consensus
about history possible?
The first time I remember consciously thinking
about the ownership of our history was in what used to be called
standard eight (grade 10) at school. I had been allocated t...
