Is a Single Teachable Indian Past Possible Today?An accessible contribution to the ongoing discussion about the quality and politics of social science textbooks in India. More than ever before, the school history textbook in India has become an embattled object and the subject of many contestations from both above and below. It is vulnerable not only to the political vagaries of governments but also to the exclusive claims of myriad communities and groups to their sense of the past. What is the