Doing History - Doing Law
Fri, 10 Apr
|Dharam Bhawan
An interactive session with Shahrukh Alam 10 April 2026 | 5 pm onwards C-13 Dharam Bhawan, South Extension I, Housing Society, Delhi 110049 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2dknnzme
Time & Location
10 Apr 2026, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Dharam Bhawan, C-13, Gurudwara Rd, South Extension I, Housing Society, Block C, New Delhi, Delhi 110049, India
About the Event
A historian relies on her sources; a court of law relies on the evidence presented to it.
However, when sifting through evidence, it is also important to think about the story, or the case, one is trying to prove. Are we leading evidence to establish guilt? To prove innocence? To what end?
Second, how is evidence collected?
And finally, is evidence even important, if we think we know that somebody is guilty? There could be instant punishment without going into procedure and proof.
This talk examines the processes of the court of law and how it parallels the craft of the historian.
Shahrukh Alam is a constitutional lawyer, human rights activist and an advocate at the Indian Supreme Court.