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Sep 2012 min read

What is History | VidyaGyan Bulandshahr | 21, 22 October, 2024

What is History? Is it a collection of dates and facts? Is it the study of human experiences, actions, and their consequences across...

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History in Troubled Times: A Workshop by Sudipta Sen | Report

Mayukhi Ghosh

Sep 94 min read

History in Troubled Times: A Workshop by Sudipta Sen | Report

Report on a workshop conducted at the Seagull Foundation for the Arts, in association with Teachers' Centre and facilitated by Sudipta Sen.

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History for Peace

Aug 2614 min read

The Idea of Belonging– Annual History for Peace Conference | Day 1 & 2: A Report

Report on the annual History for Peace conference on ‘The Idea of Belonging’ held on 1, 2 and 3 August 2024.

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The Idea of Justice: Chapter 2, Delhi NCR| Report

Urvi Shah

Dec 30, 20236 min read

The Idea of Justice: Chapter 2, Delhi NCR| Report

Janaki Nair spoke on 'Can History Wars Foster an Idea of Justice' The Idea of Justice Chapter Two took place at Shiv Nadar School,...

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Notions of Justice During Apartheid in South Africa: Talk and Workshop by Marjorie Brown | Report

Urvi Shah

Dec 4, 20234 min read

Notions of Justice During Apartheid in South Africa: Talk and Workshop by Marjorie Brown | Report

Marjorie Brown interacts with students at the workshop on November 28, 2023 In association with Takshila Educational Society, REWIND—The...

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Urvi Shah

Oct 19, 202313 min read

The Idea of Justice - Chapter 3 | Patna

The idea of justice is a fundamental concept that has been debated and discussed by philosophers, legal scholars and ordinary people for...

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Seventh Annual History for Peace Conference: The Idea of Justice | Report

Urvi Shah

Sep 30, 202323 min read

Seventh Annual History for Peace Conference: The Idea of Justice | Report

The annual History for Peace conference—The Idea of Justice—was held at the Tollygunge Club, Calcutta between August 3 and 5, 2023. The...

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The Idea of Justice - Chapter 2 | Delhi NCR

Urvi Shah

Aug 21, 202311 min read

The Idea of Justice - Chapter 2 | Delhi NCR

NOW OPEN FOR ALL The idea of justice is a fundamental concept that has been debated and discussed by philosophers, legal scholars and...

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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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Caste in/and the Indian Constitution: A Workshop Report

Urvi Shah

Jul 3, 20234 min read

Caste in/and the Indian Constitution: A Workshop Report

28 high school teachers from 18 schools in Kolkata participated in the workshop titled 'Caste in/and the Indian Constitution' at The...

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

Anchita Dasgupta

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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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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History for Peace

May 8, 202336 min read

Perspectives in Pedagogy- Shahnaaz Khan

This lecture was delivered as part of the History for Peace conference titled 'Beyond ‘Teaching’: A Conference on the Meaning of...

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Dr B.R. Ambedkar and Democracy - Anurag Bhaskar

History for Peace

Apr 17, 202322 min read

Dr B.R. Ambedkar and Democracy - Anurag Bhaskar

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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The Idea of Democracy - Chapter 3 | Chandigarh

History for Peace

Apr 7, 202316 min read

The Idea of Democracy - Chapter 3 | Chandigarh

Erosion of civil liberties, suppression of political opposition and dissent, weakening of independent media, manipulation of electoral...

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History and Her Source - Aloka Parasher Sen

History for Peace

Mar 6, 20232 min read

History and Her Source - Aloka Parasher Sen

'It is high time that we move from a “singular voice of history to one that is multivocal” by emphatically asserting footnotes that...

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Peasant Movements through the Eyes of Somnath Hore

History for Peace

Jan 27, 20234 min read

Peasant Movements through the Eyes of Somnath Hore

A workshop at Arthshila, Ahmedabad, commemorating the artist's centenary.

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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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Report on the sixth annual History for Peace Conference: The Idea of Democracy

rajosmita218

Sep 30, 202216 min read

Report on the sixth annual History for Peace Conference: The Idea of Democracy

DAY 1 | August 4 2022 The annual History for Peace conference took place on 4, 5, 6 August 2022. It started with the opening address by...

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