I must congratulate you to evoke such a topic in these turbulent times and make us Indians aware of our bloody past. Well it seems we 'patriotic' 'unity in diversity' Indians will listen more to the likes of you, Koenraad Elst, David Frawley(Pandit Vamadev Shastri) and Alain Danielou rather than Sitaram Goel, Ram Swarup and Arun Shourie; then so be it!!
We need to imitate such things from Europe such as reconciliation e.g. Germans realising and horrified at the HOLOCAUST they committed; so much so that even today's German children learn about the Nazi past and the terrible oppression by them of the Jews, Gypsies and Slavs(incl. those who protected them).
I doubt the Muslims (save a few like late Anwar Sheikh) will acknowledge the horrors their forefathers/ converting conquerors have committed against Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and Sikhs over 1200 years!? But your programme is a step forward.
Well the American historian, Will Durant had this to say (in The Story of Civilization): "...the Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for it's evident moral is that civilization is a precious good, whose delicate complex order and freedom can at any moment be overthrown by barbarians invading from without and multiplying from within."
Looks familiar doesn't it? Here's wishing you all the best.
