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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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Heritage, Conservation and Pedagogy - Abeer Gupta

Abeer Gupta, anthropologist and filmmaker, is Co-Director of the Achi Association, India and director of Krishnakriti Foundation.

The Challenges of Staging Communalism in These Times - Komita Dhanda

This talk was presented on December 6, 2017 as part of The Idea of India – Bangalore chapter, hosted by and at Vidyashilp Academy

Gaps, Erasures and Silences: How the Arts provoke History - Arundhati Ghosh

This talk was presented on December 6, 2017 as part of The Idea of India – Bangalore chapter, hosted by and at Vidyashilp Academy.

Collective History and Identity - Anam Zakaria

Anam Zakaria is an author, development professional, psychotherapist and educationist.

Culture and School - Padma M. Sarangapani

Padma M. Sarangapani is Professor of Education, The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.