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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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Getting Past the “Top Dressing”: Ambedkar and his Dhamma in the Classroom: Gita Anjali

This lecture was part of the History for Peace conference titled 'The Idea of Democracy' hosted at Delhi Public School, Ludhiana on November 12 and 13, 2022. In a now famous speech delivered while presenting the draft Constitution to the Constituent Assembly on 4 November 1948, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar said the following: “Constitutional morality is not a neutral thing. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on...

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Memory and the Idea of Belonging - Priyanka Seshadri

This lecture was delivered at the Idea of Belonging Conference in Coimbatore on 5, 6 October 2024.

Memory, Recognition and Reconciliation: Cultivating the Sense of Belonging - Priyadarshini Vijaisri

This lecture was delivered at the Idea of Belonging Conference held in Coimbatore on 5, 6 October 2024.

Who Belongs and Who Decides?: Countering Majoritarian Narratives in Sri Lanka - Shamara Wettimuny

This lecture was delivered at the annual History for Peace conference on the 'Idea of Belonging' held in Calcutta, 2024.

The Illusion of Belonging - Karen Donoghue, Kanato Chophy and Monideepa Banerjie

This conversation was part of the annual History for Peace conference on the 'Idea of Belonging' which took place in Calcutta, 2024.

Belonging and Erasure: Muslim Lifeworlds in Contemporary India - Angana P. Chatterji

This lecture was delivered at the annual History for Peace conference on the 'Idea of Belonging' held in Calcutta, 2024.