History and the Ultimate Truth

History, perceived as objective reality of the past, has nothing to do with moral-philosophical connotations of ultimate truth. Here we are concerned only with objective reality of the past  i.e. history. Historical facts and their interpretations can not be segregated; facts are not independent of their interpretations. Due to this inter-dependence there are several grounds upon which the supposed facts can be questioned, challenged and criticised as the record of the past available to us is always incomplete. Statements made about the past are mostly probable to a greater or lesser extent and can not be claimed with complete authority. But this does not mean that no history can be written. Many steps of scholarly scrutiny, analysis, reanalysis, interpretations, criticism, agreements, disagreements etc. reach us to facts accepted by majority of scholars' fraternity. Acceptance by thorough examination and peer review makes the historical facts, well established historical reality.

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