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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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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.

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