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'''C. I. Issac''' is an academic historian and social activist from Kerala, India. In 2023, he was honored with the [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Historian C.I. Issac wins Padma award| url=
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/historian-ci-isaac-wins-padma-award/article66433763.ece |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Padma shri honour for four keralites| url=
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2023/Jan/26/padma-shri-honour-for-four-keralites-2541438.html |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Life and work ==

Issac was born at Karukachal in 1962. He studied at [[NSS Hindu College, Changanassery|NSS Hindu College]], Changanassery. While still a college student he was attracted to RSS and [[Jan Sangh]] and was influenced by the RSS leader of that time, Advocate MS Karunakaran, who later became a national leader of the [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Q&A: RSS-affiliated Christian Padma awardee CI Issac on India's 'Hindu soul', St Thomas, and more | url= https://thesouthfirst.com/kerala/ci-issac-interview-with-rss-affiliated-christian-padma-shri-awardee |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=The South First}}</ref>

He was the former head of the Department of History at [[CMS College Kottayam|CMS College, Kottayam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Dr. C. I. Issac, former Head of the Department of History, on being conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri.| url= https://cmscollege.ac.in/dr-c-i-issac-former-head-of-the-department-of-history-on-being-conferred-with-the-prestigious-padma-shri/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website= CMS College}}</ref>

He has been associated with the [[Sangh Parivar]] [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) for several decades. He serves as the vice-president of the right-wing think-tank Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram and has been the vocal advocate of right-wing groups' '[[Ghar Wapsi]]' programme.<ref>{{Cite web |title= RSS identified the talents of a Christian like me: Padamshri awardee and historian Prof C I Isaac | url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/97391002.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Times of India}}</ref>

Appointed in 2015 under the Human Resources Development Ministry, he was the only Christian representative in the [[Indian Council of Historical Research]] (ICHR). His studies or research have re-examined, challenged the historical accounts of Kerala's nationalist movements, with a focus on the Malabar revolution, ([[Moplah Rebellion]] in British colonial records) led by Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji. As part of an ICHR sub-committee, he also contributed to a recommendation to remove 382 [[Moplah]] participants in the 1921 rebellion from the list of freedom fighters in the Dictionary of Martyrs of India’s Freedom Struggle (1857-1947).<ref>{{Cite web |title= Malabar rebellion leaders' exclusion from ICHR book triggers controversy | url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/Aug/24/malabar-rebellion-leaders-exclusionfrom-ichr-book-triggers-controversy-2348842.html|access-date=2025-03-17 |website=New Indian Express}}</ref>

Under the leadership of Issac, the high-level committee for social sciences, formed by the [[National Council of Educational Research and Training]] (NCERT) recommended the integration of the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) into the syllabus for all subjects and the inclusion of ‘classical history’ instead of ‘ancient history’ in the curriculum.<ref>{{Cite web |title= NCERT panel approves proposal to replace India with Bharat in textbooks | url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ncert-panel-to-replace-india-with-bharat-in-books/articleshow/104693826.cms |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= India is only a 150-year-old name| url= https://www.rediff.com/news/interview/c-i-issac-india-is-only-a-150-year-old-name/20231107.htm|access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= NCERT committee recommends 'Bharat' over 'India' in school textbooks | url= https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs-career/education-ncert-committee-recommends-bharat-over-india-in-school-textbooks-3286255 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Financial Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= NCERT books to have 'Bharat', instead of 'India', proposal accepted, says panel member| url= https://www.businesstoday.in/education/story/ncert-books-to-have-bharat-instead-of-india-proposal-accepted-says-panel-member-403205-2023-10-25 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website= Business Today}}</ref>

== Books ==

He has authored over 10 books. Some of his books include the following:

* The Evolution of Christian Church in India, ISBN 978 81 7255 056 1 2014, Soorygatha Publishers, PB No 3517, Kochi 682 035
* Indocentric vs. Eurocentric Approaches in Indian National History

== See also ==

* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029)]]

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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature and education]]

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