Voices

The History for Peace project serves as a platform for discussion, debate and the exchange of ideas pertaining to teaching and learning of history for peace and understanding.

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MYTH, HISTORY AND HISTORICAL TRADITIONS: UNDERSTANDING EARLY INDIAN LITERARY SOURCES - KANAD SINHA

This lecture was a part of the 'What is History' regional conference held in Chandigarh in October 2025. Just before me, Professor Supriya Varma––my teacher at JNU who taught us archaeology––delivered a lecture. In archaeology we study material remains. As we have been discussing social media and the popular reception of history over the last couple of days, we may also notice that in the public perception of history, the difference between history and archaeology is often confused. This is...

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White Pepper,Black Pepper : An interactive session on thinking like a historian - Neha Pradhan Arora

Neha Pradhan Arora is an educator who has been working with schools and communities for the creation of meaningful learning experiences.

What Can Take The Place Of A Single, Teachable, Usable Past? - Janaki Nair

Janaki Nair is Professor of Modern Indian history at the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India.

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

Can History Contribute To Peace? Krishna Kumar

Krishna Kumar is an educationist and former director of NCERT. He is also a children's author.

Biography as History - Jerry Pinto

Jerry Pinto is a poet, award-winning novelist and translator who lives in Mumbai.