I never liked you right from the beginning, memorizing dates of battles fought, memorizing names of Kings and Queens ascending and descending from thrones. Your depiction is not foolproof, as they are written from different perspectives, cannot be relied upon. I hated you most. Snigdha Agrawal Welcome to the day 9 of #YoLeWriMo or the YourQuote Letter Writing Month i.e. July. History, as the cliché goes, is a record of lessons to not repeat itself but more often than not, it does just that. The literary characteristic of history is it's both personal and global. Some of the greatest novels take the help of personal history to document one's national history. For instance, Rushdie's Midnight's Children documents the stories of kids born at the stroke of midnight when India became independent and their life stories are intertwined with the fate of the country. Write your #letters to history — personal, familial, national — and tell how it has affected you and your life. #DearHistory #YourQuoteAndMine Collaborating with YourQuote Baba
