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Jul 12, 20216 min read

In Art: 20th century India

A video recording of the session and the PPT used therein are available on request. Please write to us at info@historyforpeace.pw for the...

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Gandhara: From where Art and Ideas travelled across the World

History for Peace

Jul 12, 20214 min read

Gandhara: From where Art and Ideas travelled across the World

A video recording of the session and the PPT used therein are available on request. Please write to us at info@historyforpeace.pw for the...

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The Sound of Falling Leaves: Qurratulain Hyder's Narratives of Dispossession - Aamer Hussein

History for Peace

Oct 20, 20201 min read

The Sound of Falling Leaves: Qurratulain Hyder's Narratives of Dispossession - Aamer Hussein

Find the Research Paper emerging out of this talk here: https://www.historyforpeace.pw/post/partitioning-women-in-the-world-of-men-a-stud...

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

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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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Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Life & Times - Salima Hashmi in Conversation with Kavita Panjabi

History for Peace

Oct 5, 202033 min read

Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Life & Times - Salima Hashmi in Conversation with Kavita Panjabi

This conversation is part of our digital series 'Political Partitions: Human Stories'. A conversation between artist and social activist...

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Oral History as Archiving: Aanchal Malhotra and Anam Zakaria in conversation with Tina Servaia

History for Peace

May 19, 202036 min read

Oral History as Archiving: Aanchal Malhotra and Anam Zakaria in conversation with Tina Servaia

Aanchal Malhotra is a visual artist and oral historian. Anam Zakaria is an author and educationist. Tina Sevaia is a teaching practitioner.

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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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Curating ‘Cultures’: Collections, Practices and their Histories - Sudeshna Guha

History for Peace

Nov 10, 201831 min read

Curating ‘Cultures’: Collections, Practices and their Histories - Sudeshna Guha

Sudeshna Guha teaches History at Shiv Nadar University. She was trained in field archaeology and has worked for over a decade in museums.

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Collective History and Identity - Anam Zakaria

History for Peace

Aug 18, 201823 min read

Collective History and Identity - Anam Zakaria

Anam Zakaria is an author, development professional, psychotherapist and educationist.

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India-Pakistan Partition: Balti Voices from Ladakh – Zainab Akhter

History for Peace

Apr 13, 20189 min read

India-Pakistan Partition: Balti Voices from Ladakh – Zainab Akhter

Zainab Akhter is a research officer with the Centre for Internal and Regional Security at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.

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Nationalism and Identity - Bani Abidi, Prateek Raja

History for Peace

Mar 26, 201818 min read

Nationalism and Identity - Bani Abidi, Prateek Raja

Bani Abidi is a widely exhibited Pakistani artist. Prateek Raja is the co-founder of Experimenter.

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Bias and Hate in History Textbook Narratives - Qasim Aslam

History for Peace

Sep 2, 20176 min read

Bias and Hate in History Textbook Narratives - Qasim Aslam

Qasim Aslam is the co-founder of The History Project Society, an initiative that aims to innovate the way history is taught.

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Keynote Address at the International Conference on Teaching History - Urvashi Butalia

History for Peace

Mar 1, 201719 min read

Keynote Address at the International Conference on Teaching History - Urvashi Butalia

Urvashi Butalia is a feminist and independent publisher, oral historian and author.

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International Conference on Teaching History, 2015

History for Peace

Dec 2, 20151 min read

International Conference on Teaching History, 2015

This journal contains the talks delivered at the first annual History for Peace conference, held in 2015, Calcutta.

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