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5 Current Res. J. Soc. Sci. & Human. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.journals/crjssh5 and id is 1 raw text is: Vol. 05, No. (1) 2022, Pg. 01-03 Current Research Journal of Social Sciences journalofsocialsciences.org Beyond the Hindukush: A Leaf from a Memoir 2006 JYOTI ATWAL Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. () Article History Published by: 23 June 2022 Inculcating historical consciousness and pride amongst its citizens, is a desirable task of any modern day Nation-State. In the absence of a committed, liberal, modern and stable government, the cultural components of a nation suffer a major drawback. One such well known cultural component is the 'National Museum'. I would like to share a leaf from my Afghan memoir to elucidate my point. I was accompanied by my mother to Afghanistan once a year from 2006 to 2008, to join my father in Kabul where he was posted at the Indian Embassy. During my first visit in 2006 - as was befitting our diplomatic status and as per the touristic itinerary and diplomatically scripted past- we were shown Bagh-i-Babur (the founder of the mighty Mughal dynasty in India) the locals would invite us to high - walled, double iron gated, security sensitive restaurants in bullet proof cars. Having had too much of these 'relaxing'evenings, I began looking for the real Afghanistan. It was dangerous yet necessary - to begin with,my desire to visit the National Museum on the outskirts of Kabulwas met with some degree of resistance but I was finally given a car, driver anda suitable company. As our car got lonelier on the road, away from the traffic of Kabul city, we came across several shelled buildings - both ugly and painful to look at. Soon we arrived a freshly renovated building which looked welcoming. The journey to this museum began here. They have been called the 'silent survivors' or the 'hidden treasures' that tour Europe and America, to project rich heritage of a war torn Afghanistan. The Afghan Museum collection represented certainly more than that. To rebuild its global image, the post-Taliban State carried this additional burden to collaborate with nations that have in the past taken interest in 'historically' contextualizing the Afghan landscape. The academic reclamation ofAfghan landmass as historically that of atrading zone with rich and exquisite cultures and fostering multiple religions, was extremely crucial in undoing the then image of a 'militarized zone'. CONTACT Jyoti Atwal r jyotiatjnu@gmail.com 9 Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Enviro Research Publishers. This is an a Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons license: Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY). Doi: 10.12944/CRJSSH.5.1.01

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