1857: Reading between Narratives
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History for Peace
- Dec 29, 2021
- 27 min
1971: Political Realities and People's Memories - Diven Nagpal
A classroom resource that sets a detailed outline of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
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History for Peace
- Dec 29, 2021
- 5 min
Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Life and Times - A Classroom Resource
A classroom resource exploring the many facets of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, drawing from a conversation between Salima Hashmi and Kavita Panjabi.
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History for Peace
- Dec 29, 2021
- 20 min
Forgotten Histories: Hyderabad’s Annexation to India - Sreemoyee Mukherjee
A resource on Operation Polo—its contexts and aftereffects. Based on a History for Peace talk by Yunus Lasania.
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History for Peace
- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
Special Release: The Preamble App
An application that invites you to critically engage with the Preamble through a teaching resource.
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History for Peace
- Oct 9, 2021
- 15 min
Art of Looking: Engaging with Art Critically, Creatively and Contextually - Angel Roy Thomas
Download the complete module here: Looking at art is not a straight-forward process involving sight only, but is imbued with our...
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History for Peace
- Oct 9, 2021
- 1 min
Witness to Loss: S.L. Parasher's Partition Line Drawings
by Rajosmita Roy Download the complete module here: You can access the recording from which this module emerges here:...
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History for Peace
- Oct 9, 2021
- 1 min
The Preamble: A Brief Introduction—A Classroom Resource, Mayukhi Ghosh
Download the complete module here: This classroom module has been developed by Mayukhi Ghosh for History for Peace in collaboration with...
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rajosmita218
- Oct 8, 2021
- 25 min
Lost in Transition: A Narrative of Non-Existence - Puja Bose
A module tracing the predicament of the indigenous Buddhist Chakma refugees from former East Pakistan, now stateless in Arunachal Pradesh.
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History for Peace
- Oct 8, 2021
- 23 min
Some Facts and Perspectives on the Partition - Suchandra Bose
A module based on a talk by Rajmohan Gandhi that closely and diversely lays out the context of the 1947 Partition.
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History for Peace
- Oct 8, 2021
- 11 min
Amrita Pritam and the Pain of the Partition - Sanjukta Bose
A module that looks at varied responses to the event of Partition, through poetry.
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History for Peace
- Oct 8, 2021
- 19 min
Partitioning Women in the World of Men: A Study of Qurratulain Hyder's Works - Diptarka Datta
A module exploring the 'long shadow' of the Partition on its survivors, through the years, via select literature by Qurratulain Hyder.
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History for Peace
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Revisiting 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War through Art: Teaching Resources
Recently, we concluded a workshop series for high school teachers based on the research Sushrita Acharjee worked on for History for...
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History for Peace
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Liberation War in Images: Photography - A Classroom Resource
Click here to read Sushrita's entire research document. Click below to download the PPT. This PPT is ideally complemented with a...
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History for Peace
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Liberation War in Images: Paintings - A Classroom Resource
Click here to read Sushrita Acharjee's complete research document. Click below to download the PPT. ACTIVITIES Below are three artworks...
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History for Peace
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
1971: Songs of Liberation - A Classroom Resource
Click here to read Sushrita's entire research document. Download the PPT by clicking below. ACTIVITIES This could be turned into a group...
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History for Peace
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
The Lasting Impact of Collectible Ephemera - A Classroom Resource
Click here to read Sushrita's entire research document. Click below to download the PPT. POSTERS IN THE HISTORY CLASSROOM Click on each...
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History for Peace
- Jul 12, 2021
- 5 min
Your History gets in the way of my Memory
*Cover image courtesy: Nalini Malani, The Rebellion of the Dead, 2017. Sourced from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nalini_Malan...
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History for Peace
- Jul 12, 2021
- 6 min
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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History for Peace
- Jul 12, 2021
- 8 min
Pre-Partition India: A Rich, Creative Legacy
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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