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Jul 14, 202330 min read

Constructing Indian Culture - Thodur Madabusi Krishna

This lecture was delivered as part of the 6th annual History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Democracy' which was hosted in...

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Teaching the Constitution: Caste Bias and Discrimination in Everyday Life - A Lesson Plan

Urvi Shah

Jul 3, 20234 min read

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,...

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Why is History Crucial to Politics? - Romila Thapar

History for Peace

May 22, 202318 min read

Why is History Crucial to Politics? - Romila Thapar

This lecture was delivered as part of the 6th annual History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Democracy' which was hosted in...

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Historical Monuments in the Public Domain - Sudipta Sen

History for Peace

May 15, 202317 min read

Historical Monuments in the Public Domain - Sudipta Sen

This lecture was delivered as part of the 6th annual History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Democracy' which was hosted in...

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

History for Peace

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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The Peasant Movements through the Eyes of Somnath Hore: Workshop Report

History for Peace

May 10, 20225 min read

The Peasant Movements through the Eyes of Somnath Hore: Workshop Report

Read a Report of 'The Peasant Movements through the Eyes of Somnath Hore' workshop here.

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Revisiting 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War through Art: Teaching Resources

History for Peace

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

History for Peace

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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The Lasting Impact of Collectible Ephemera - A Classroom Resource

History for Peace

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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The Lasting Impact of Collectible Ephemera

History for Peace

May 10, 202110 min read

The Lasting Impact of Collectible Ephemera

by Sushrita Acharjee. You can download the resource pdf here: A plethora of ephemera, such as posters, placards, pamphlets, graffiti,...

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Aesthetics of Resistance: Revisiting 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War through Various Art Forms

Sushrita Acharjee

May 10, 20212 min read

Aesthetics of Resistance: Revisiting 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War through Various Art Forms

Cover Art: Untitled, Quamrul Hassan/https://bit.ly/3wHVqeb The existing scholarship on the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh seems to...

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History for Peace

May 10, 202110 min read

1971: Songs of Liberation

by Sushrita Acharjee.

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History for Peace

May 10, 20216 min read

Liberation War in Images: Photography

by Sushrita Acharjee. You can download the resource here: War photography disturbs by exhibiting spectacular examples of how war...

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History for Peace

Oct 27, 20203 min read

Conference Proceedings

Every year, History for Peace organises an International Conference on Teaching History, inviting participants from all over the...

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History for Peace

Oct 27, 20201 min read

Teaching Divided Histories

Teaching Divided Histories is an innovative 3-year project developed by Nerve-Centre [Derry-LondonDerry] and funded by the European...

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Gaps, Erasures and Silences: How the Arts provoke History - Arundhati Ghosh

History for Peace

Aug 25, 201814 min read

Gaps, Erasures and Silences: How the Arts provoke History - Arundhati Ghosh

This talk was presented on December 6, 2017 as part of The Idea of India – Bangalore chapter, hosted by and at Vidyashilp Academy.

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