History for Peace

Teaching and Learning history for peace and understanding

A network of educators and members of civil society in the subcontinent

The Idea of the Indian Constitution – 26, 27, 28 July, 2019

Like the unravelling of a detective plot backwards, this year, for our fifth annual history conference, it seems only logical that the Idea of Nationalism, the Idea of India and the Idea of Culture should pave the way for a conference around the Indian Constitution....

The Idea of India : Romila Thapar and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak in conversation

This conversation was held on August 14, 2017 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, ICCR, as part of the 3rd annual History for Peace conference, The Idea of India, Calcutta. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Although we are both guests on the stage, I feel like I’m welcoming my...

Biography as History : Jerry Pinto

This talk was presented on August 16, 2017 as part of the 3rd annual History for Peace conference, The Idea of India, Calcutta. I always think of a translator as someone who is rowing a boat of salt across the river. Your boat is dissolving...

History Textbooks and the Idea of India : Krishna Kumar, Hari Vasudevan, Shireen Maswood and Manish Jain in conversation

This discussion was held on August 15, 2017 as part of the 3rd annual History for Peace conference, The Idea of India, Calcutta. Manish Jain: Dear friends, today is the seventieth anniversary of India’s Independence. I remember as a child I would enthusiastically repeat ‘Jai...

Camera as Witness (Part II): Ryan Lobo continued

This illustrated talk was presented on August 16, 2017 as part of the 3rd annual History for Peace conference, The Idea of India, Calcutta. Million Mutinies The Bir Khalsa is but one narrative among many in India waking to a smaller world and may help us...

Camera as Witness (Part II) : High Noon in Lucknow, Ryan Lobo

This illustrated talk was presented on August 16, 2017 as part of the 3rd annual History for Peace conference, The Idea of India, Calcutta. ‘High Noon in Lucknow’ is a series of photographs I made of museums and memorials in Lucknow. I made photographs of monuments across...

1 2 3 … 7 Next »