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Teaching History for Peace
The overarching goal of education for peace is to raise awareness and take action to liberate our schools and consequent cultures from...
Amreeta Das
Jun 8, 20245 min read
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Teaching the Constitution: Caste Bias and Discrimination in Everyday Life - A Lesson Plan
This lesson plan was introduced to 28 teachers from ICSE and CBSE schools based in Kolkata at a History for Peace workshop on June 28,...
Urvi Shah
Jul 3, 20234 min read
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Teaching the Indian Constitution: Fundamental Rights, Resistance and the AFSPA - A Lesson Plan
A lesson plan on teaching the constitution, focussing especially on AFSPA and fundamental rights.
History for Peace
Jun 26, 20235 min read
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Engaging with Bhimayana: An introduction to the life and work of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
This lesson idea invites a close reading of Bhimayana to open up constructive conversations towards critically understanding caste, and...
ranitapw
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Thinking with Films: The historical film edition
If you are a social science teacher concerned about historical films being consumed by your students unquestioningly as 'historical...
Ranita Ray
Apr 4, 20222 min read
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Reading Propaganda
‘Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.’
Tina Servaia
Aug 5, 20201 min read
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History: Whose Story?
Things are not always as they appear! Mainstream society often uses hegemonic ideals to promote a mass-produced homogenised culture. This...
Dr. Sreyashi Chatterjee
Jan 28, 20201 min read
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Gandhi and Non-Violence
Teaching History through a study of sources
History for Peace
Jan 27, 20202 min read
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Understanding Displacement : I
Historiana.edu, an excellent web resource for history and social science teachers, came up with a pertinent learning activity: using case...
History for Peace
Dec 18, 20191 min read
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Conference to Classroom: Chapter 2
Working on what they took away from the conference proceedings, the teachers of Modern High School created grade/class-specific lesson ideas
History for Peace
Dec 11, 20193 min read
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In the faraway land of Iratia…
Premise Iratia won independence from colonial rule over 70 years ago, to become a ‘sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic’....
History for Peace
Sep 5, 20192 min read
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What’s in a citizenship?
We’ve put together a lesson structure to help you draw students into a deeper critical engagement with the idea of citizenship.
History for Peace
Sep 5, 20192 min read
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Poetry and Citizenship
Explore the NRC through a poetry movement by the ‘char-chapori’ muslim community in Assam.
History for Peace
Sep 5, 20192 min read
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Exciting ways to start conversations in the classroom!
Screen these short videos for students and let them ask questions, share insights and discuss issues.
Gulan Kripalani
Sep 4, 20191 min read
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Conference to Classroom: Chapter One
‘Conference to Classroom'—a series of workshops aims at understanding how educators translate what is presented and take it to students.
History for Peace
Oct 27, 20172 min read
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Hopscotch Video – Class Activity
Show students a short video on Youtube called Hopscotch (directed by Malik Sajad) Prior to having any discussion, have the students write...
Sameer Shafi
Jan 13, 20171 min read
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