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Jun 16, 20239 min read

Queerness as 'Art': Naveen Kishore’s ‘Performing the Goddess’ as a Pedagogic Tool

A resource discussing the need to embed subaltern perspectives of queerness into the South Asian classroom through the analysis of a film

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'Humanity Dehumanised': The Bengal Famine of '43 and Chittaprosad

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Jan 2, 20231 min read

'Humanity Dehumanised': The Bengal Famine of '43 and Chittaprosad

A classroom module looking at the Bengal Famine of '43 and the arts.

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Sep 30, 20221 min read

1857: Reading between Narratives

'The 1857 Uprising holds centrality in framing our imagination of the making of the modern Indian nation historically. It is emphasized...

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1971: Political Realities and People's Memories - Diven Nagpal

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Dec 29, 202127 min read

1971: Political Realities and People's Memories - Diven Nagpal

A classroom resource that sets a detailed outline of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Life and Times - A Classroom Resource

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Dec 29, 20215 min read

Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Life and Times - A Classroom Resource

A classroom resource exploring the many facets of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, drawing from a conversation between Salima Hashmi and Kavita Panjabi.

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Forgotten Histories: Hyderabad’s Annexation to India - Sreemoyee Mukherjee

History for Peace

Dec 29, 202120 min read

Forgotten Histories: Hyderabad’s Annexation to India - Sreemoyee Mukherjee

A resource on Operation Polo—its contexts and aftereffects. Based on a History for Peace talk by Yunus Lasania.

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Dec 28, 20211 min read

Special Release: The Preamble App

An application that invites you to critically engage with the Preamble through a teaching resource.

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Art of Looking: Engaging with Art Critically, Creatively and Contextually - Angel Roy Thomas

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Oct 9, 202115 min read

Art of Looking: Engaging with Art Critically, Creatively and Contextually - Angel Roy Thomas

Download the complete module here: Looking at art is not a straight-forward process involving sight only, but is imbued with our...

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Witness to Loss: S.L. Parasher's Partition Line Drawings

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Oct 9, 20211 min read

Witness to Loss: S.L. Parasher's Partition Line Drawings

by Rajosmita Roy Download the complete module here You can access the recording from which this module emerges here:...

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The Preamble: A Brief Introduction—A Classroom Resource, Mayukhi Ghosh

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Oct 9, 20211 min read

The Preamble: A Brief Introduction—A Classroom Resource, Mayukhi Ghosh

Download the complete module here: This classroom module has been developed by Mayukhi Ghosh for History for Peace in collaboration with...

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Lost in Transition: A Narrative of Non-Existence - Puja Bose

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Oct 8, 202125 min read

Lost in Transition: A Narrative of Non-Existence - Puja Bose

A module tracing the predicament of the indigenous Buddhist Chakma refugees from former East Pakistan, now stateless in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Some Facts and Perspectives on the Partition - Suchandra Bose

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Oct 8, 202123 min read

Some Facts and Perspectives on the Partition - Suchandra Bose

A module based on a talk by Rajmohan Gandhi that closely and diversely lays out the context of the 1947 Partition.

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Amrita Pritam and the Pain of the Partition - Sanjukta Bose

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Oct 8, 202111 min read

Amrita Pritam and the Pain of the Partition - Sanjukta Bose

A module that looks at varied responses to the event of Partition, through poetry.

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Partitioning Women in the World of Men: A Study of Qurratulain Hyder's Works - Diptarka Datta

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Oct 8, 202119 min read

Partitioning Women in the World of Men: A Study of Qurratulain Hyder's Works - Diptarka Datta

A module exploring the 'long shadow' of the Partition on its survivors, through the years, via select literature by Qurratulain Hyder.

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Revisiting 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War through Art: Teaching Resources

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Jul 16, 20211 min read

Revisiting 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War through Art: Teaching Resources

Recently, we concluded a workshop series for high school teachers based on the research Sushrita Acharjee worked on for History for...

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Liberation War in Images: Photography - A Classroom Resource

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Jul 16, 20212 min read

Liberation War in Images: Photography - A Classroom Resource

Click here to read Sushrita's entire research document. Click below to download the PPT. This PPT is ideally complemented with a...

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Liberation War in Images: Paintings - A Classroom Resource

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Jul 16, 20212 min read

Liberation War in Images: Paintings - A Classroom Resource

Click here to read Sushrita Acharjee's complete research document. Click below to download the PPT. ACTIVITIES Below are three artworks...

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1971: Songs of Liberation - A Classroom Resource

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Jul 16, 20213 min read

1971: Songs of Liberation - A Classroom Resource

Click here to read Sushrita's entire research document. Download the PPT by clicking below. ACTIVITIES This could be turned into a group...

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The Lasting Impact of Collectible Ephemera - A Classroom Resource

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Jul 16, 20212 min read

The Lasting Impact of Collectible Ephemera - A Classroom Resource

Click here to read Sushrita's entire research document. Click below to download the PPT. POSTERS IN THE HISTORY CLASSROOM Click on each...

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Your History gets in the way of my Memory

History for Peace

Jul 12, 20215 min read

Your History gets in the way of my Memory

*Cover image courtesy: Nalini Malani, The Rebellion of the Dead, 2017. Sourced from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nalini_Malan...

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