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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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Belonging and the ‘Other’ in Early India - Aloka Parasher Sen

This lecture was delivered at the Idea of Belonging Conference held in Calcutta in August, 2024

Violence of Caste and Dance of Democracy - Suraj Yengde

Suraj Yengde delivered this talk at the Idea of Democracy Conference at Chandigarh, 2023

The Question of Cultural Injustice and Political Injustice - Apoorvanand

Apoorvanand delivered this talk at the annual History for Peace conference 2023 'The Idea of Justice' in Calcutta We are here once again....

Learning Status—and the Rarity of Justice - Krishna Kumar

Krishna Kumar delivered this talk at the annual History for Peace conference 2023 'The Idea of Justice' in Calcutta Friends, no matter...

The Question of Ethics - Romila Thapar, Ranjit Hoskote and Naveen Kishore

This conversation was held at the annual History for Peace conference 2023 'The Idea of Belonging' in Calcutta.