Question

What are the problems of using official sourcesin writing about the history of peasants?

Answer 1

The following problems arise about the use of government sources in writing the history of peasants:

• Government sources are mostly for the public and they only reflect the objectives of the government, hence their credibility cannot be 100%.

 

• Details of peasants are not found correctly in government sources. These sources tell as much as the government order states.

 

• One such source is the Deccan Riot Commission, in which the commission was asked to investigate only the government aspects in the investigation report of the rebellion. This rebellion was against government revenue or something else.

 

• Historians had to depend on various sources other than government sources to write the history of peasants. In this way the authenticity of government sources is questioned.

 

• Since such sources are like government records, to correct their authenticity, those sources have to be merged with other sources, such as details of travelers, other unbiased newspaper magazines or written history of other people.

 

• Government sources reveal the views of the government, but the thinking of the second class responsible for the incident of this time is not known. Also, the government is not ready to believe that public dissatisfaction or anger is caused by government policies.

 

• By the present time, many government historical sources have been destroyed, causing difficulties in writing history.

• Therefore, government reports should be read carefully and their credibility should be checked by including evidence from newspapers, non-governmental accounts, records and oral sources.

 

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Answer 2

Explanation:

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