Zareer Masani - author pic supplied for WH

Dr Zareer Masani

Zareer Masani, a founder member of History Reclaimed, is a former BBC producer and author of books including a biography of Thomas Babington Macaulay (2013)

East India Company officer James Tod travels through India in a 19th-century illustration

Opinion“History is currently being used for political purposes that have very little to do with the past”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.