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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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To Be or Belong? - Apoorvanand

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

State, Citizenship and the Idea of Belonging - Kannan Gopinathan and Kham Khan Suan Hausing

This conversation took place at the annual History for Peace conference on 'The Idea of Belonging' held in Calcutta on 1, 2 and 3 August 2024.

Constitution and the Politics of Belonging in India - Zoya Hasan

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

Experience of Justice and Injustice - Sundar Sarukkai

This lecture was delivered at the History for Peace regional conference on the 'Idea of Justice' held in Noida on the 13th and 14th of May 2024.

The Idea of Justice - Nivedita Menon

This lecture was delivered at the Idea of Justice Conference in Noida on 13th May 2024.