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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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The ‘Other’ Revolutionaries : Women’s Role in the Indian Freedom Struggle

History for Peace

Oct 27, 20201 min read

The ‘Other’ Revolutionaries : Women’s Role in the Indian Freedom Struggle

‘It is as if history and historians for the longest time had forgotten to record experiences of the other genders. Just as the politics...

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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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The PeaceWorks School Curriculum-Literature

History for Peace

Oct 27, 20201 min read

The PeaceWorks School Curriculum-Literature

One of the objectives of the History for Peace project is to explore interdisciplinary ways of teaching. We believe that no subject can...

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Between state narratives and people’s memories of 1971 - Anam Zakaria

History for Peace

Oct 20, 20202 min read

Between state narratives and people’s memories of 1971 - Anam Zakaria

'While Pakistan saw 1971 through the sense of loss, similar to how India saw 1947, for Bangladesh, 1971 marked bloodshed, but also the...

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Some Forgotten Realities of the Partition Story: Rajmohan Gandhi

History for Peace

Oct 13, 20201 min read

Some Forgotten Realities of the Partition Story: Rajmohan Gandhi

Presented by History for Peace in collaboration with Karwaan - The Heritage Exploration Initiative. The year 1947 is as evocative of...

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Watch ‘Writing Early India: Conversations with Romila Thapar’ here!

History for Peace

Sep 15, 20201 min read

Watch ‘Writing Early India: Conversations with Romila Thapar’ here!

Developing sound historical consciousness is critical in our ability to effectively respond to the realities we are faced with. Active...

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Narratives of Conflict and Resolution-Kumkum Roy

History for Peace

Jun 24, 202028 min read

Narratives of Conflict and Resolution-Kumkum Roy

Kumkum Roy teaches ancient Indian History at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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The Pedagogic Ideas of History Teachers and their Implications-Latika Gupta

History for Peace

May 5, 202022 min read

The Pedagogic Ideas of History Teachers and their Implications-Latika Gupta

Latika Gupta teaches educational theory and pedagogy courses at Delhi University’s Central Institute of Education.

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Representing the Past: The Politics of Enquiry-Sundar Sarukkai

History for Peace

Apr 21, 202027 min read

Representing the Past: The Politics of Enquiry-Sundar Sarukkai

Sundar Sarukkai is the author of Translating the World: Science and Language, Philosophy of Symmetry among others.

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Ranita Ray

Dec 11, 20196 min read

Teaching History like a Historian

A thought-provoking workshop facilitated by —Amita Prasad, Anjum Katyal, Sreyashi Chatterjee, Tina Servaia and Avik Chanda

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White Pepper,Black Pepper : An interactive session on thinking like a historian - Neha Pradhan Arora

History for Peace

Oct 4, 201932 min read

White Pepper,Black Pepper : An interactive session on thinking like a historian - Neha Pradhan Arora

Neha Pradhan Arora is an educator who has been working with schools and communities for the creation of meaningful learning experiences.

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What Can Take The Place Of A Single, Teachable, Usable Past? - Janaki Nair

History for Peace

Sep 7, 201924 min read

What Can Take The Place Of A Single, Teachable, Usable Past? - Janaki Nair

Janaki Nair is Professor of Modern Indian history at the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India.

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Shared Histories 2019, Chandigarh - A report

History for Peace

May 15, 20195 min read

Shared Histories 2019, Chandigarh - A report

We landed in Chandigarh on May Day, on the eve of the two-day history teaching conference we had organized, to be hosted by Saint Kabir...

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Can History Contribute To Peace? Krishna Kumar

History for Peace

Apr 19, 201926 min read

Can History Contribute To Peace? Krishna Kumar

Krishna Kumar is an educationist and former director of NCERT. He is also a children's author.

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History for Peace

Apr 10, 201921 min read

Biography as History - Jerry Pinto

Jerry Pinto is a poet, award-winning novelist and translator who lives in Mumbai.

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History for Peace

Mar 28, 201925 min read

History Textbooks and the Idea of India

Krishna Kumar, Hari Vasudevan, Shireen Maswood and Manish Jain in conversation.

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History for Peace

Dec 8, 201819 min read

Social Media and the Idea of India

This presentation and discussion was held on August 17, 2017 as part of 3rd annual History for Peace conference, The Idea of India.

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History for Peace

Mar 3, 201824 min read

Nationalism and the School Curriculum

A conversation between Devi Kar, Anil Sethi, Nilanjana Gupta and Joyeeta Dey

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Bollywood as National(ist) Cinema - Jerry Pinto

History for Peace

Feb 17, 201821 min read

Bollywood as National(ist) Cinema - Jerry Pinto

The winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize 2016, Jerry Pinto is an Indian writer as well a journalist and teacher.

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