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A Tiny Book that Captures Powerful Idea(s) of India
Two internationally renowned public intellectuals, historian Romila Thapar and literary theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak met in 2017 and conversed about The idea of India and how it has evolved historically. The conversation was published as a book, seven years later in 2024. Writer and academic Zahira Rahman reviews the book highlighting its insights and historical relevance.
“Borders only become borders when cartographies come into existence” – Professor Romila Thapar
Notes from the open-house organised by “History for Peace”...
Is Mob Lynching to Become the Norm in India, Now?
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Roundtable with Romila Thapar
We spoke to historian Romila Thapar in an attempt...
Indian Civilization Unlikely to have been Characterised by One Religion: Romila Thapar
History revisited'Why can't we think of civilisation as a...
Idea Exchange: Romila Thapar Answers Gopal Guru on Dharma and the Past
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Historian Dr. Romila Thapar replies to Prof. Gopal Guru's...
Religion-based Nationalism is back in Full Force: Romila Thapar
Image: The Hindu In the 1960s we were confident that...
Culture and what it tells us about our Past
It is indeed an honour for me to have...
What Secularism is and Where It Needs to Be Headed
In speaking about Indian society and the secular, let...
To Question or Not to Question? That is the Question
Deciding on a topic for this lecture has been...