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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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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.

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.