Casteist Carcerality: Everyday Policing of 'Habitual Offenders' in India - Nikita Sonavane

This lecture was delivered as part of the seventh annual History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Justice' in Calcutta, 2023.

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Queerness as 'Art': Naveen Kishore’s ‘Performing the Goddess’ as a Pedagogic Tool

A resource discussing the need to embed subaltern perspectives of queerness into the South Asian classroom through the analysis of a film

'Humanity Dehumanised': The Bengal Famine of '43 and Chittaprosad

A classroom module looking at the Bengal Famine of '43 and the arts.

1857: Reading between Narratives

'The 1857 Uprising holds centrality in framing our imagination of the making of the modern Indian nation historically. It is emphasized...

Queerness as 'Art': Naveen Kishore’s ‘Performing the Goddess’ as a Pedagogic Tool

A resource discussing the need to embed subaltern perspectives of queerness into the South Asian classroom through the analysis of a film

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Teaching History for Peace

The overarching goal of education for peace is to raise awareness and take action to liberate our schools and consequent cultures from...

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Teaching the Constitution: Caste Bias and Discrimination in Everyday Life - A Lesson Plan

This lesson plan was introduced to 28 teachers from ICSE and CBSE schools based in Kolkata at a History for Peace workshop on June 28,...

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Teaching the Indian Constitution: Fundamental Rights, Resistance and the AFSPA - A Lesson Plan

A lesson plan on teaching the constitution, focussing especially on AFSPA and fundamental rights.

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The Idea of Belonging | Chapter 2, Coimbatore | 5, 6 October 2024

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The Idea of Belonging: 1, 2, 3 August, Calcutta

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The Idea of Justice: Conference in Shiv Nadar School, Noida, 13 and 14 May

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