This lecture was delivered at the 'What is History' regional conference held in Bulandshahr in October 2024. A Personal Journey with History Before I begin, let me briefly refer to the background that animates this paper. Although I am not a historian, in this presentation, I put before you certain concerns relating to history. Currently, I teach Gender Studies and my background is in the field of Cultural Studies. While I am not trained as a historian, I have always been interested in...

History for Peace is undertaking a new public history initiative with interactive sessions and workshops on the historical craft. This public history series aims to take conversations about history outside the classroom, to expand the consciousness of citizens and to create a critical public sphere.

This lecture was delivered as part of the History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Democracy' hosted at St Kabir Public School, Chandigarh on May 5 and 6, 2023. Today we will discuss about how children think and how their minds operate. Then I’ll move on to some everyday sociology. And then in the last section, I will do a bit of what you might call following Dr Ambedkar’s physiology of society—why the blood doesn’t flow through Indian society the way it flows through a healthy body...

This lecture was delivered as part of the History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Democracy' hosted at St Kabir Public School, Chandigarh on May 5 and 6, 2023. The 75th anniversary of Indian Independence is a landmark event in the history of our democracy. India had long been an important exception to the notion that democracy can only take root in rich countries. Defying the odds, India introduced a full-fledged democracy in a multi-religious, hierarchical society traumatized by...

This conversation was part of the History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Democracy' hosted at Delhi Public School, Ludhiana on November 12 and 13, 2022. Arvind Narrain: Working as a lawyer, particularly as a lawyer focusing on human rights issues, the Constitution is the document we go back to. During conversations with Dr Thapar in the past, she has very clearly indicated that the Constitution is a document for and to which she has a great deal of concern and attachment. I was...