How can we correlate Applied History with our present ?

Answer: Applied History uses the knowledge of the past to understand and solve the problems of the present.

• Museums, archives and heritage sites preserve the past and are used for education and tourism today.
• Historical knowledge is used in the preservation and conservation of monuments, old documents and art objects.
• It is used in the media — newspapers, films, television serials and advertisements — to make them accurate and meaningful.
• It helps in the management of tourist places, in town planning and in the restoration of old buildings and wadas.
• Historians and archaeologists are employed in the Archaeological Survey of India, museums, archives and universities, and their work guides government policy on heritage.
• Above all, the study of past mistakes and achievements helps citizens and rulers to take better decisions for the future.